“We have been meeting with our stakeholders from the telco sector to pinpoint the bottlenecks and areas of improvement. In fact, the solutions for concerns gathered during our numerous consultations will be featured in our upcoming Telco Summit 2022,” Arta Secretary Ernesto Perez said on Monday. He was referring to the forum scheduled on Dec. 6, where stakeholder representatives from both the public and private sector are expected to attend.
In 2021, Arta said the three major telcos in the country had been able to secure a total of 68,711 permits. But Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. have secured 68,000 additional fixed and wireless permits in Cavite, Batangas, Laguna and Palawan just from October to November of this year.“Arta welcomes this huge accomplishment of PLDT and Smart Inc.