Homeowners, local govts blamed for slow internet services

THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) blamed anew homeowners’ associations (HOAs) and local government units for the dismal mobile and internet services, saying that red tape and continued refusal in the issuance of permits remained a major impasse in improving telco services in the country.

During the agency’s budget hearing on Thursday, DICT Secretary Rodolfo Salalima said that there weren’t enough cell sites to enable telco operators to sufficiently support mobile data growth in the Philippines.