The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) launched on Friday the National Broadband Plan in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to address internet problems in the country, a department official said on Friday.

“The National Broadband Plan is to accelerate the deployment of fiber optic cables and wireless technologies to improve internet speeds and costs,” Eliseo Rio, DICT undersecretary for special concerns, told The Manila Times.

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