The measure mandates the DICT, in coordination with the DOTr and other concerned agencies, to provide free Internet access in land transportation and roll-on/roll-off (roro) terminals nationwide.
DICT acting secretary Eliseo M. Rio Jr. reportedly said he will quit his post if he is outvoted by the oversight committee for the entry of the third major telecommunications player in the country.
A party-list lawmaker has criticized the DICT for the offline government websites that contributed to the confusion brought about by the "mis-suspension" of classes on Monday, July 9.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is standing by its decision that it is unwise to hold an auction for the entry of a new major telco player.
Telco industry stakeholders have expressed their preference for highest committed level of service (HCLoS) as model for the selection of a new major telco player over auction during a public consultation conducted by the department.
An MoU was inked by the DICT with the Internet Society on multi-stakeholder governance and the co-development of the Philippine National ICT Ecosystem Framework (NIEF) 2022.
The government will launch a synchronized effort to promptly deal with consumer complaints on telco services such as those involving data privacy violations, text scams, vanishing load, unauthorized charges, defective product, and denial of subscription plan activation.
