Globe Telecom Inc. presented a list of regulatory reforms they wished President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would address to sustain the country’s digital transformation.
The telecom arm of the Ayala Group unveiled its list a day before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would deliver his second State of the Nation Address on Jan. 24.
It expressed hope the government would ensure the timely electrification of ICT infrastructure, particularly cell towers, so that telcos could provide life-enabling connectivity to more areas.
Globe called for the rationalization of the 26-year-old Spectrum User Fees to enable an unhampered shift to advanced network technologies. It said the SUF penalizes greater use of more spectrum-efficient 4G and 5G and other fixed wireless access technologies.
Globe also pushed for a law that requires developers to allocate space for telco infrastructure and amendments of the National Building Code and/or its IRR to require the mandatory provision of telecommunications infrastructure in developments.
It also called for the passage of law that would penalize the use of e-wallets as conduits for money laundering and other scams as digital financial transactions continue to grow.