Telecommunications News
[OPINION] A new telco duopoly
11 October, 2018 at 08:00
At best, the proposal of Ramon Jacinto, a presidential adviser, to limit the number of telco tower operators to two is misguided. It is a brazen attempt at rent-seeking.
DICT seeks P2-B budget for Nat’l Broadband...
8 October, 2018 at 15:57
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is seeking to secure additional budget for the roll-out next year of the National Broadband Project…
Villanueva hails ratification of bicam report on...
4 October, 2018 at 13:00
Senator Joel Villanueva on Wednesday hailed the Senate ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed law which will allow employees in the private sector to telecommute or work-from-home.
‘Serious’ query from Vodafone about 3rd player...
4 October, 2018 at 11:03
THE UK’s Vodafone Group PLC has discussed with the government the possibility of participating in the selection process for the telecommunications industry’s so-called “third player”…
3rd telco required to invest P140-B minimum...
24 September, 2018 at 17:00
At last, the government yesterday (September 21, 2018) released the final rules on the selection of the country’s third telco player, which will be required to invest a minimum of P140 billion to a maximum of P240 billion over a five-year period.
DICT needs to reclaim unused frequencies for...
26 August, 2018 at 12:36
Pending legislation, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will take an administrative track to solving what stakeholders deemed as a spectrum mess in the telecommunications sector.
Gatchalian urges passage of telco bills to...
26 July, 2018 at 15:00
Senator Win Gatchalian on Wednesday urged Congress to prioritize the passage of three bills that would allow for the entry of more players into the Philippine telecommunications sector.
[VIDEO] CNN Philippines Presents: Building for the...
7 June, 2018 at 14:07
The so-called Golden Age of Infrastructure is upon the Philippines. It is a period of sustainable growth expected to create more jobs, more opportunities and cut poverty.
[OPINION] Priority emergency powers
3 May, 2018 at 14:00
Two weeks ago I talked about speeding up infrastructure. But what is also needed is the emergency powers President Duterte requested, but which Congress has not acted on.
[VIDEO] 3rd telco to be named before...
2 May, 2018 at 11:09
3rd telco to be named before year-end: DICT ANC Business Nightly | April 27, 2018 The third major telco player is now only expected to be named
‘Third player’ selection will not wait for...
8 March, 2018 at 12:00
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will not wait for the passage of the law allowing for higher foreign investment in the telecommunications industry, and will stick to its timetable for naming a third player by midyear.
[OPINION] How to build infrastructure
1 March, 2018 at 11:49
The Duterte administration has recognized the failure of past administrations to build infrastructure. So it has, wisely, put infrastructure at the forefront of the President’s agenda: Build, build, build.
[OPINION] Leapfrog
8 February, 2018 at 15:00
DICT Acting Secretary Eliseo Rio Jr. is confident the third player they will select to compete with our telco duopoly will not be hampered by the fact that Globe and Smart/PLDT already control 70 percent of the frequencies.
Palace rejects DICT request to extend deadline...
7 February, 2018 at 10:49
President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected the request of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to extend the deadline in selecting the third telecommunications player in the Philippines.
