IN a bid to boost broadband connectivity in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas , the Department of Information and Communications Technology said on Wednesday that it would issue a circular to require the independent common tower companies to focus in rural areas.
This includes both the physical and digital components necessary for the information and communications technology systems to function effectively, Paraiso said.'This is where the telcos and independent common towers companies play a big role in helping the government to expedite the info-structure buildup if their cell stations would be erected in GIDAs,' he said.