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At the same time, 79 additional Free Wi-Fi hotspots were also launched in Surigao del Norte last March 09.

The appointment of Ali Atienza and promotion of Emmanuel “Manny” Caintic brings to six the number of undersecretaries at the DICT, although Republic Act No. 10844 or the law that created the DICT, provides for only three undersecretaries.

Based on Dito’s commitment, their services as the new major player in the telco industry can be expected to be available nationwide by mid-2021.

Common tower operator ISOC edotco Towers Inc. announced on Monday, Feb. 22, that it has completed its first build-to-suit site in Cavite which it put up for Globe Telecom.

The Philippine government said it is closely monitoring the performance of local telcos as the country moved up to the 86th spot in the global mobile Internet speed rankings in January 2021 based on an Ookla report.

The Department of Justice has recommended for the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to penalize ISPs for failing to fulfill their duties under Republic Act No. 9775 or the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009.

The DICT said it will also provide desktop computer packages to the LGUs and schools in the Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi (BASULTA) area.

The Central Business Portal is being developed and deployed in phases, with the initial phase centered on an online, unified business application process.

The national government is launching the Central Business Portal (CBP), an online one-stop shop for registering businesses, on January 28, Thursday, via Facebook Live.

The Anti-Red Tape Authority reminded LGUs to automate their transactions before June 17, 2021, by putting up the electronic Business One-Stop Shop or e-BOSS, which uses the Electronic Business Permitting and Licensing System or eBPLS developed by the DICT to allow the public to perform government transactions online.