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Retail Asia17/06/2019

The Philippines’ Department of ICT has published the rules and regulations for the new common tower provider regime with the goal of building or converting at least 2,500 common towers across the nation. The rules will pave the way for deployments in properties owned by the departments, other government agencies, and hard-to-access areas identified by […]

Retail Asia28/05/2019

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Singapore-based shared fiber network provider HyalRoute has signed an agreement with the Philippines’ Department of ICT to invest up to $2 billion expanding to the market. The company’s subsidiary Philippine Fiber Optic Cable Network (PFCON) signed a memorandum of understanding with the department committing to deploy the network in various phases between 2019 and 2028. […]

Retail Asia17/04/2019

A Philippines’ House of Representatives committee will next week hold a hearing on the government’s common tower policy to address the industry opposition and potential legal hurdles of the proposal. The House Committee on ICT will look into the status of the Department of ICT’s common tower policy during a hearing scheduled for Monday, committee […]

Retail Asia10/04/2019

The Philippines’ Department of ICT (DICT) has signed a partnership agreement with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) aimed at fast-tracking the deployment of free Wi-Fi access in public places. Under the agreement, the UNDP will provide support for the government’s Pipol Konek – Free Wi-Fi Internet Access in Public Places Project. The UNDP will […]

Retail Asia29/07/2016

The Philippines’ Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), operators, private organizations, media partners and other government agencies have started testing the nation’s new 911 emergency hotline. The new emergency hotline will be rolled out nationwide on August 1. The new service was made possible by an agreement signed by the the different government agencies […]

Retail Asia20/07/2016

The chief of the new Philippines Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has ordered the inventory of used and unused telecoms spectra. In his first public speaking engagement and media interview since assumption into office on July 1, DICT Secretary Rodolfo Salalima said frequency is a scarce public resource and the patrimony of the […]

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Philippines publishes common tower rules

HyalRoute to invest up to $2b in Philippines fiber project

Philippines’ House to hold common tower hearing

Philippines taps UNDP to accelerate free Wi-Fi rollout

Philippines prepares for nationwide rollout of 911 hotline

Philippines’ new ICT chief orders spectrum audit