(The Philippine Star) | Updated April 28, 2017 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines -
The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has expressed its full
support for the government’s national broadband program by using the fiber
optics network in the transmission grid to improve the internet speed in the
country.
“NGCP fully supports
the government’s efforts in creating a national broadband plan for the
Philippines. We look forward to seeing DICT’s plans come into fruition as
having a stable internet connection is now a very important productivity tool,
and keeps the whole country connected,” the grid operator said.
NGCP said it has been
in close coordination with the Department of Information and Communications
Technology (DICT) and the Department of Energy (DOE) for a possible partnership
to bring high-speed internet nationwide.
“Under the current
administration, talks have been ongoing for the past six months. We’ve given
the DICT and DOE all the information they need to put this project forward.
We’ve informed them that the current transmission facility will be able to
support the broadband network envisioned by the government,” NGCP president and
CEO Henry Sy Jr. said.
“NGCP’s wide fiber
optic network and related resources are sufficient to support this priority
program under President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. We are just waiting
for details from our government partners,” he said.
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