The DICT disclosed that it is about to sign another agreement with cable operators for them to serve as a viable last mile connectivity in the different parts of the country.
Presidential adviser for ICT Ramon Jacinto and Globe Telecom legal counsel Froilan Castelo had a heated discussion on the issue of independent cell tower companies in a public forum.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
The 22 scholars underwent a nine-week training course and completed five modules that cover topics identified by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd).
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.
