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With the completion of Phase 1 of the much-touted National Broadband Plan (NBP), Sen. Grace Poe said the Filipino people are looking forward to the government's promised 200 megabits per second (Mbps) Internet speed for state agencies and departments.

Officials said RED Fiber does not intend to compete with current broadband providers such as PLDT, which is a sister firm under the MVP Group.

Globe Telecom CEO Ernest Cu made the statement in response to the comment made by PLDT and Smart Communications chair Manny V. Pangilinan that the country’s overall Internet speed is being “pulled down” by other broadband providers.

The fiber broadband firm has named Christine Renee Blabagno as deputy chief finance officer and lawyer Laurice Esteban-Tuason as corporate compliance officer.

The proposed bill seeks to liberalize the local ICT industry by lowering barriers to market entry, fast-track and lower the cost of deploying broadband facilities, promote infrastructure sharing, and make spectrum management more fair and transparent.

With Converge FlexiBIZ, SMEs can take advantage of a fiber connection that allows businesses to experience higher Internet speeds during a pre-set time of the day, depending on their chosen plan of FlexiBIZ Daytime or FlexiBIZ Peak.

Among the ICT-related projects being implemented under the “Build, Build, Build” (BBB) program include the Luzon Bypass Infrastructure Project and the National Broadband Program.

Smart will be utilizing Cignal’s VSAT technology as a broadband backhaul in areas that are difficult to reach through land-based networks.

In addition, new subscribers can also enjoy their first month completely free when they apply for any Converge plan from December 12, 2020 to January 31, 2021.

The lack of broadband connectivity is seen as one of the biggest hurdles for telemedicine to fully take off in the Philippines. Telemedicine, defined as...