House exec backs preferential treatment for 3rd telco player 129 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Ellson QuismorioA House official has no problem at all when it comes to the Duterte administration’s preferential treatment for a third telecommunications (telco) player in the Philippines. “Public interest dictates the preferential treatment. At present, the 23-year-old Philippine Public Telecommunications Policy Law treats Internet access as a “value-added service” rather than a basic service. Tags: duopoly, Foreign ownership, Manila Bulletin, NTC, preferred treatment, Rep. Luis Campos Jr., telco

Source: Manila Bulletin February 11, 2018 08:15 UTC