MANILA, Philippines — Telco giant Globe Telecom Inc. has started accommodating discussions with independent common tower providers while it waits for a clearer picture on the government’s rules for its shared telecommunications infrastructure policy. So we’re waiting for regulation before proceeding with that, but in the meantime, conversations with tower companies continue,” Globe chief finance officer Rizza Maniego-Eala said. We always maintained the position that to us, the more people to build towers the better,” Globe president Ernest Cu said. “Then there will also be independent tower companies that will build on their own. The DICT is set to sign MOUs with three more international tower providers this week to bring the total pool to 11.

Source: Philippine Star February 17, 2019 16:01 UTC