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Upon Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri’s motion, the committee passed House Bill No. 7332, which seeks to grant the telecommunications firm a 25-year legislative permit “to construct, establish, install, maintain and operate wire and/or wireless telecommunication systems in the country.” “Congratulations to our resource persons…And also to Dito Telecommunications and all the other franchises, congratulations,” Senator Grace Poe, committee chairperson, said before adjourning the public hearing.
She confirmed it later in a text message: “Dito in particular is approved on the committee level.” Dito was recognized as the Philippines’ third major telecommunications player in 2018 to break the duopoly of Smart Communications and Globe Telecom and improve communications and internet services in the country.
President Rodrigo Duterte has fervently wanted to give the country s two-player telecoms industry a shake-up.
The combination of Smart and Globe has been called one of the world s most durable duopolies. Duterte, known as a populist, threatened the country s telecoms sector with privatizations in his last state of the union address.
Then there were three: Filipino operators Smart and Globe now have a new, China-backed, sister to contend with.
And just to subtly underscore the point, Dito launched its mobile services first in Cebu and Davao – the president s home region.
Duterte, soon after coming into power in 2016, announced the country s separation from the US, and closer ties with China.
Technical audit for DITO’s commitments begins By TED CORDERO, GMA News
Published January 7, 2021 5:29pm The technical audit to determine whether or not telecommunications duopoly challenger DITO Telecommunity Corp. has met its committed level of service began on Thursday, January 7, 2021. In a statement, DITO said it has sent a document to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) notifying the regulator of its readiness for the first annual audit of its committed level of service. The telco said the chosen independent auditor, R.G. Manabat & Co. - an affiliate of KPMG, an international audit firm - is set to test the connectivity and internet speeds in various areas to ensure that DITO complies with its requirement to cover 37% of the population and provide a minimum average internet speed of 27 megabits per second (Mbps).
DITO taps retired colonel to head cybersecurity; hires 8 more ex-AFP officers By TED CORDERO, GMA News
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