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DICT vows to follow Duterte order to name 3rd telco by December

Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, in an interview with Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, said that he will be taking over the decision on the selection of the third telco player if this will not be resolved at the soonest possible time.

IBPAP picks new batch of tech startups for ‘TakeOff’

Mounted in partnership with the DICT, "TakeOff" regularly chooses 10 startups and helps them with their business expansion.

DICT exec shares digital parenting tip: Be your kid?s first Facebook friend

As Facebook friends or Twitter followers, parents should not stalk their kids or leave daily comments. It is enough that they get to know who their other social media friends are, what they post, what they?re looking at, their interests, and others.

DICT eyeing to hold bidding for 3rd telco player in October

Among the companies that have expressed their intent to bid as a third telco player are PT&T, Now Corporation, Converge ICT, TransPacific Broadband Group, and Easy Call Communications Philippines.

Globe’s cell tower company gets SEC nod; DICT to accredit 2 tower firms

Towers built by the company may also be leased to existing and new telcos to further improve their services amid government efforts to encourage the entry of a new player in the industry.

COA report hits NTC’s awful record in resolving complaints

The audit report came just a few days after the COA released a report severely criticizing the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for its dismal implementation of the government's free WiFi program.

DICT produces first batch of business analysts for BPO sector

The 22 scholars underwent a nine-week training course and completed five modules that cover topics identified by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd).

Despite failures, gov’t allots extra P1.2B for free WiFi project

In an audit report last month, the COA sternly criticized the DICT for its disastrous implementation of the government?s free public WiFi program and raised doubts over its ability to finish the P6.507-billion project this year.

DICT inks deal with NEA to tap electric coops for fiber Internet

DICT acting secretary Elisio Rio is expected to announce the agreement with the NEA on Aug. 6.

DICT transfers glitch-hit gov’t websites to Makati data center

One of the agencies badly affected by the malfunction is the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), whose core system will now be hosted in an undisclosed site in Makati City.
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