{"id":132772,"date":"2017-11-21T01:02:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T06:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=132772"},"modified":"2017-11-21T01:02:13","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T06:02:13","slug":"duterte-offers-china-to-operate-3rd-telco-player-in-ph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/21\/duterte-offers-china-to-operate-3rd-telco-player-in-ph\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte offers China to operate 3rd telco player in PH"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and People’s Republic of China State Council Premier Li Keqiang share a light moment after they make their joint press statement following the signing ceremony of various memorandum of understanding (MOUs) in Malaca\u00f1an Palace on November 15, 2017. (ROBINSON NI\u00d1AL JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

President Rodrigo Duterte has offered China the \u201cprivilege\u201d to operate as a third key player in the telecommunications industry to break the current duopoly in the country, Malaca\u00f1ang said on Monday.<\/p>\n

In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the offer was made during Duterte\u2019s meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, noting the \u2018seriousness\u2019 of the president about the entry of a third telecommunications carrier.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the bilateral talks between President Duterte and the Chinese Premier, President Duterte offered to the People\u2019s Republic of China the privilege to operate the third telecom\u2019s carrier in the country,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

This came after the Philippine government officially sealed a deal with a Facebook affiliate to build the \u201cLuzon Bypass\u201d of the Pacific Light Cable Network which will provide bandwidth of two terabits per second – equivalent to the current capacity of the duopoly operators today.<\/p>\n

The spokesman also said the president gave instructions that all applications be filed and acted upon directly by the Office of the Executive Secretary.<\/p>\n

Last week, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and American social media giant Facebook inked a landing party agreement to build a high-speed internet infrastructure in the Philippines.<\/p>\n

Roque said the pact with Facebook should have been signed as early as December 2016 if not only DICT Secretary Rodolfo A. Salalima \u201cprevented the earlier breakup of the duopoly by delaying the use of satellites as viable option.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of now, Globe Telecom, Inc. and PLDT, Inc. are the only service providers in the country.<\/p>\n

Also at present, the Philippines has one of the slowest and most expensive internet speed in Asia Pacific, paying $40.96 for 13.41 Mbps.<\/p>\n

The country also ranked 69th<\/sup> out of 77 countries when it comes to long-term evolution (LTE) availability and 74th<\/sup> out of 77 nations in terms of LTE speeds, according to a report released by coverage wireless mapping company OpenSignal this month.<\/p>\n

However, Roque said that with end of telecom\u2019s duopoly because of the entry of a new player, consumers will already attain \u201cbetter telecommunications.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI repeat, the announcement is that duopoly, that telecom\u2019s duopoly is about to end with the entry of the Facebook subsidiary as well as the offer by the President of the People\u2019s Republic of China to operate the third telecom\u2019s carrier,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, the good news is, the consumers can look forward now to better telecommunications, not just in terms of cellular technology but also in terms of internet speed as well as access. This is the latest instance of the President proving that he has the political will to do what is necessary to benefit the Filipino people,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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