Local firm MGS Construction, the eighth company to express its intent to be one of the common tower providers in the country, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Monday, February 11.
Globe has earlier said it is looking at divesting all or part of its tower assets to independent tower companies as part of its network expansion and optimization plan.
The current debate on the new major player?s franchise validity would not hinder the government?s plan to accelerate the build-up of more telecommunications infrastructure, the Department of Information and Communications (DICT) said on Wednesday, Jan. 30.
Local firm Transpacific Broadband Group International (TBGI) is eyeing to create a subsidiary that will build cell site towers to be offered to telcos for common use under lease.
The DICT said common tower providers and telecommunication firms need not worry about securing permits for telecommunication towers as the agency will take care of that concern.
The DICT said common tower providers and telecommunication firms need not worry about securing permits for telecommunication towers as the agency will take care of that concern.
Nigeria's IHS Towers and Malaysia's Edotco Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the DICT on Thursday, January 17, while China Energy Engineering Group is set to ink the same deal on Friday, January 18.
Under the draft memorandum circular crafted by presidential adviser on ICT Ramon Jacinto, a maximum of two independent tower companies may be registered by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in the first four years of the implementation of the policy.
