Cellular communications tower in the background of the city and beautiful sunset in summer. Stock Photo
MANILA, Philippines — Faster issuance of permits by the local government units (LGUs) has paved the way for improved telecommunication infrastructure in the country as more cellular towers and fiber-optic networks have been established nationwide.
This developed, according to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), amid President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive last July 2020 for swift processing of LGU permits so additional cellular towers would be built to improve communication and connectivity in the country.
There has been a significant increase in the issuance of LGU permits from July 2020 to April this year, it noted.
“The country now has a total of 24,614 cellular towers to date,” NTC said. “Globe has 10,941 towers. Smart has 10,433 and DITO has 3,240.”
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It added that as of January to April 2021, 2,789 LGU permits have already been issued to telcos, which is a 294% increase compared to a total of only 1,636 LGU permits issued in 2019.
NTC also said the increase in the number of issued LGU permits translated to an increase in the number of cellular towers built across the country.
