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More property owners should offer lease-free for telcos – advocacy group

An advocacy group has called on property owners to lift the lease fees for the installation broadband connectivity of telecommunications as more Filipinos need...

Open internet access

Only around 33 percent of Filipino households have access to fixed—or wired—internet, according to a World Bank report. If that’s accurate, then we have...

Consumer group says internet now a basic necessity, calls to lift lease fees for telcos

A consumer group has called on the government to suspend the lease fees for telecommunications companies, saying that internet connection in the digital era...

‘Liberal attitude’ towards Internet use hinders effective social media monitoring — PTFOMS

The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) has reported difficulty in monitoring the number of media outlets operating on social media, citing the...

China tightens grip over internet during key political meeting

China has intensified efforts to block software that enables internet users to access banned websites during a top political meeting this week, a leading...

Internet out: India deploys shutdowns in name of security

With the world's largest biometric ID database, a pioneering digital payment system for daily transactions and a flagship space and satellite programme, India knows the...

Easements for internet connectivity should be lease-free

"Updating obsolete policies in the emerging digital economy should be proactive, comprehensive, and inclusive" Access to fast broadband is not a luxury, it’s a lifeline...

Canada firm on online news act, but ‘optimistic’ of Google buy-in

Canada "will not back down" in the face of tech giants' opposition to a new law requiring companies like Google and Meta to pay...

Amazon launches test satellites in challenge to Musk’s Starlink

Amazon launched two satellites on Friday as part of its plan to deliver the internet from space and compete with Elon Musk's Starlink service. The...

Use of internet, its pros and cons

“When the Philippine Foreign Affairs Department files a protest against China, China simply just ignores it” I have been watching movies on Netflix where internet...

Consumer group urges gov’t to set up connectivity rating for internet

Consumer advocacy group CitizenWatch Philippines said the government should work with the private sector in establishing an easy-to-understand connectivity rating system that will serve...

Connectivity metrics for all public and private establishments

This means everybody inside an institution’s area of operations will have quality broadband access to all digital services they need to be productive According to...

Speaker proposes sovereign wealth fund, bullish on internet speed boost

Speaker Martin G. Romualdez has proposed the creation of a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) to maximize the profitability of investible government assets for the...

Amend the National Building Code to integrate digital connectivity

"Making things harder for telcos to do their mandate to expand their services is a disservice to the people that property management is supposed...
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