MANILA, Philippines — One of the country's major telecommunications company said Monday that it welcomes the possible entry of a third player in the local market as it stressed that efforts to improve telephone and internet services were hampered by permitting and right-of-way issues. China Telecom's possible entry came on the heels of Duterte's invitation to China to invest in the local telecoms market during his bilateral meeting with Li Keqiang, China's premier. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1The senior official said that Globe is ready to compete with another telecoms player, especially if this would result in more active participation in developing the industry. Crisanto added that any government support that would help expand or improve existing telecoms facilities would benefit the industry and the country as a whole. During his first months in office, Duterte warned Globe and rival Smart to improve their services or he would open the local market to international players.

Source: Philippine Star December 18, 2017 14:27 UTC