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(File photo) MANILA - A member of Congress has appealed for the rollout of additional cell towers and signal relay stations in the countryside, saying that rural communities are getting left behind in terms of access to high-speed internet connectivity badly needed to achieve greater economic productivity. Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan of 4Ps Party-list made the plea in separate letters addressed to PLDT Inc. president Alfredo Panlilio, Globe Telecom Inc. president Ernest Cu, and DITO Telecommunity Corp. president Ernesto Alberto. "The current density of cell towers and/or signal relay stations in the rural areas makes it hard for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to access the internet," Libanan told the chief executive officers of the country's three major telecommunications companies. "It is strongly requested that your good company immediately establish, commission and activate more cell towers in the countryside to afford our MSMEs adequate