TO meet surging demands for fast and reliable connectivity, digital infrastructure watchdog Telecom Tower Watch has called for a new regulatory body that will oversee the development of a nationwide digital infrastructure.
In a statement, Telecom Tower Watch said: “Congress must update obsolete laws and regulations to be digital ready and to be responsive to new technologies that are essential in developing a thriving digital economy.”
Telecom Tower Watch is an independent advocacy project of consumer group CitizenWatch Philippines that, in partnership with the Department of Information and Telecommunications, is pushing for the fast expansion of an integrated national digital infrastructure.
The group said that “Republic Act RA 3846 regulating radio communications and the proposed Open Access in Data Transmission bill when passed into law will require telecommunications companies to secure separate franchises for voice and digital data services even when both operations utilize the same network infrastructure.”
In a statement during a recent virtual meeting, Globe Telecom Inc. senior legal counsel Ariel Tubayan said the National Telecommunications Commission must be strengthened to implement the objectives of the Open Access in Data Transmission bill.
