MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is proposing an increase in the penalties imposed on telecommunication companies for their failure to deliver apt internet speeds. 1831 or the proposed Better Internet Act which states that telecommunication companies shall provide to their subscribers 80 percent of their advertised speed available at 80 percent of the time. Senator Panfilo Lacson, who sponsored the budget of the DICT, said that based on the Public Service Act, service providers are imposed a P200 fine for every day of violation. “Kailangan ng legislation kasi ‘yung P200 per day saklaw ito ng batas sa Public Service Act. We have to amend the Public Service Act to increase the penalty to be incurred by those telcos that fail to deliver the allowable internet speed,” Lacson said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 20, 2020 04:30 UTC