DICT ordered NTC to monitor MNOs and ISPs amid COVID-19 situation in the Philippines.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) ordered the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to monitor mobile network operators (MNOs) and internet service providers (ISPs), adding that they must provide ample bandwidth and signal availability that was based on their respective service level agreements.
This, as the DICT issued a memorandum to the NTC, saying that the NTC must ensure that telecommunication services across government and private sectors must be consistent amid COVID-19 public health emergency.
The department also highlighted the importance of ICT during the public health emergency, including:
- continuance of key government operations and functions through remote online activities for the rendition of public services
- the continuity of economic activities in the private sector, including the business, banking, and finance, among others
- the promotion of alternative learning platform for all stakeholders in the education sector.
Prior to this, DICT Secretary Gregorio B. Honasa II stated that the department was striving, through the NTC, “to ensure the availability of adequate Internet and mobile connection to all sectors of the Philippine population so they may leverage on the advantages of ICT during these trying times.”
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