by Joseph B. Zambrano

BAGUIO CITY,Wednesday March 23 - In line with its mandate to promote and protect the consumers of public telecommunications services, the National Telecommunications Commission recently conducted a consultation among service provides of a minimum speed of broadband connections.


Among the participants in the consultations held in Teachers Camp are internet service providers of Skycable, Mt. View, PLTD, Globe, and Digitel.


The NTC told the broadband service providers to specify the minimum broadband internet connection speed and service reliability and the service rates in their offers to consumers.



Subscribers shall be properly informed of the internet connection being offered them.


According to NTC commissioner Gamaliel A. Cordoba, failure on the part of the broadband service provider to comply will mean the filing of appropriate administrative charges against the internet service provider.
“Ang ganda ng advertisement ng mga service provider para ma-akit magsubscribe ang mga users pero pag-nakaconnect na ay ang bagal naman ng speed ng internet,” Cordoba said.


"We should protect the interest of the consumers, they pay so much and they should get their money’s worth," Cordoba said.

There is an increase in demand for internet usage and the business is getting lucrative, these companies should not shortchange their customers, Cordoba added.


NTC authorizes a healthy competitive environment and further defines the role of the government fair free, efficient and responsive market to stimulate growth and development of the telecommunications facilities and services. *(PIA CAR)