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.
The pilot project implementation is scheduled on November-December 2018 to light up portions of the 6,154-kilometer dark fiber network of National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and showcase high-speed internet to Government Network (GovNet) and Pipol Konek Free Wi-Fi in Public Places beneficiaries.
The partnership deal came after Rio criticized earlier this year the NGCP after it came up with a "open letter" to Pres. Rodrigo Duterte wherein it blamed the DICT for the delay in the rollout of the broadband project of the national government.
