The proof of the pudding

DESPITE the misgivings of netizens on the sale of San Miguel Corp. (SMC)’s telecommunications business to the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Globe Telecoms (Globe), one positive outcome of the controversial deal is that a big block of the 700 MHz band will finally be put into good use.

That’s because for the past three decades or so, the 700 MHz band has been unutilized or, at the very least, underutilized.