Senator Grace Poe noted that during a Senate virtual hearing on Thursday, an official from the National Telecommunications Commission was not able to participate due to “technical issues.” Read:
“Napaka-incompetent talaga ng regulator natin, I’m sorry to say, pero hindi lang naman yan sa administrasyon na ‘to. Marami diyan carry over from the past. ‘Yung NTC dapat talaga, yan ang inaatupag nila… Iba ang inaatupag e,” she added.
Poe said her committee could direct telco companies to submit a report on efforts they are undertaking to improve the internet connectivity in the country.“Kahit hindi ito trabaho ng lehislatura pero dahil nga meron nga tayong malaking krisis ngayon at hindi natutugunan ng NTC ang kanilang trabaho, siguro kami na lang ang magpapa-report directly, monthly dito sa mga telecommunication company kung ano na yung kanilang nagagawa,” she said.
Compared to Vietnam and Indonesia, which have 50,000 and 70,000 cell towers, respectively, the Philippines has less than 20,000, the senator said.She noted telco companies would supposedly need to secure 25 permits before they can put up one cell tower. “Ang nagiging problema diyan, walong buwan and kailangan at 25 permits ang pinipirmahan bago makatayo ng isang cell tower. Kaya ang bagal-bagal,” the senator said.“Meron na tayong batas yung Ease of Doing Business na talagang dapat pinapaikli yung mga permits na ganyan. Ang aking pakiusap sa ahensya na nagbibigay ng permit, wag nang patagalin ‘yan. Makikita na lang natin yung ibang teachers o yung ibang estudyante pumupunta sa kung saan sila makakakuha ng signal,” she added.
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