Senator Bato Dela Rosa has vowed to make sure that the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will fulfill its promise to provide adequate and efficient service to all internet users in the country, currently estimated at 89 million, within the next three years, or by January 2025.
He made the pledge on Wednesday during the interpellation on the 2022 proposed budget of the DICT, which he sponsored, amounting to P10.6 billion.
During the hearing, senators learned that there are currently 25,213 macro cell towers and around 127,000 small towers in the country, translating to around 3,500 users simultaneously using each of the macro cell tower.
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) added that the ideal number of internet users per cell tower is 500, and to achieve the ideal ratio, there is a need for around 150,000 additional cell towers aside from the existing 25,213 to cater to all 89 million Filipino internet users.
“The immediate plan, Mr. President, is to increase the number of micro towers since mas mabilis itong gawin para ma-compensate ‘yung lacking numbers ng malalaking towers, ng macro towers,” Dela Rosa said.
“With the cooperation of the telcos [telecommunications companies], maybe within three years, ma-achieve natin ‘yang [ideal] ratio,” he said.
“We have more favorable conditions right now kaya masasabi natin na medyo madali o mabilis ‘yung pag-construct ng mga tower,” Dela Rosa said.
“Dati-rati, imbes na 200 days ‘yung processing ng permits, ngayon ay 15 to 16 days na lang, and from 30 permits na kinakailangan noon, ngayon ay 13 na lang. Kaya mabilis na po…the situation is kinder to us,” he said.
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