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AsiaAsia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Equal Access of Women in ICT
2222-26 October 2001, Seoul, R.O.Korea
Name of Country
Capital
Area
Coastline
36,289 kilometers
Climate
Terrain
Language
Religion
Population
3.3 %
Currency
Peso (PhP)
D O T C
OTHER
GOVERNM ENT
A G E N C IE S
CO N G RESS
T E L O F
R A D IO & T V
BROA DCAST
NETW ORK
P R IV A T E
NETW ORKS
P U B L IC
NETW ORKS
N T C
IN D U S T R Y
A S S O C IA T IO N S
E Q U IP M E N T
M ANUFACTURERS
& S U P P L IE R S
C A R R IE R S
C A R R IE R
V O IC E
C A R R IE R S
RECORD
C A R R IE R S
OTHER
S E R V IC E
C A R R IE R S
DOTC
NTC
TELOF
Telecommunications Office
It is the operating arm of the government, providing telecommunications
facilities in areas where no such services are available. It also maintains
the telecommunications network backbone.
Head : Assistant Secretary Delia R. Hoy-Ganaden
I.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Department Circular No. 93-273 "Domestic Satellite Policy" (June 14, 1993)
This Circular opened the domestic satellite communications service market to
competition.
5.
6.
Republic Act No. 7925 and its Implementing Guidelines (March 1, 1995)
An Act to Promote and Govern the Development of Philippine
Telecommunications and the Delivery of Public Telecommunications Services.
This act is also known as the "Public Telecommunications Policy Act of the
Philippines."
The objective of the government is to develop and maintain a viable, efficient,
reliable and affordable technologies, as a vital tool to nation building and
development. This act encourages network operators, among others to extend
basic services to areas not yet served.
7.
9.
10.
11.
Republic Act No. 8792 - "Electronic Commerce Act" (June 14, 2000)
"An Act Providing for the Recognition and Use of Electronic Commercial and
Non-Commercial Transactions, Penalties for Unlawful Use thereof, and Other
Purposes." This Act is also known as the "Electronic Commerce Act."
The Act aims to facilitate domestic and international dealings, transactions,
arrangements, agreements, contracts and exchanges and storage of information
through the utilization of electronic, optical and similar medium, mode,
instrumentality and technology to recognize the authenticity and reliability of
electronic data messages or electronic documents related to such activities and
to promote the universal use of electronic transactions in the government and by
the general public.
B.
Service Providers
Below is a list of telecommunication services and corresponding number of
operators providing such services.
TELECOM SERVICE
Local Exchange Carrier Service
Cellular Mobile Telephone Service
Paging Service
Public Trunk Repeater Service
International Gateway Facility
Satellite Service
International Records Carrier
Domestic Record Carrier
Very Small Aperture Terminal
Public Coastal Station
Radiotelephone
Value-Added Service
C.
OPERATORS
77
5
15
10
11
3
5
6
5
12
5
156
Sector Statistics
The following are sector statistics showing growth rate for selected
telecommunications services.
1.
Fixed Lines
Teledensity (per
100 Persons)
8.07
10
4.66
5
1.17
2.01
0
1992
1996
1998
2000
Year
No. of Subscribers
9 10 11
Operators
Legend:
Operator No.
1
2
Operator
PLDT
DIGITEL
5
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
2.
BAYANTEL
ISLACOM
GLOBE TELECOM
SMART
PT&T
PILTEL
PHILCOM
ETPI
OTHER OPERATORS
4,000,000
2,000,000
1,733,652
6,000,000
6,454,359
2,849,880
8,000,000
1,343,620
No. of Subscribers
1997
1998
1999
2000
Year
EXTELCOM
3%
ISLACOM
3%
SM ART
44%
GLOBE TELECOM
40%
3.
A.
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
2000
1999
1998
1997
No. of Subscribers
Year
b.
LBNI
8%
5%
UTS
CORONA 0%RA DI OM A RI NE
4%
3%
0%
NEXTEL
51%
5%
CONTEL
10%
WORLDWIDE
14%
c.
1997
600
1998
1999
400
2000
200
0
AM
D.
FM
TV
CATV
DTU
Telecommunication Entities
"Article IV. Telecommunication Entities" of the Republic Act 7925, categorizes the
telecommunication entities as follows:
1.
2.
Inter-Exchange Carrier
It is an entity, sometimes referred to as carrier's carrier or national backbone
network operator, authorized to install, own and operate facilities which connect
local exchanges within the Philippines and to engage in the business of interexchange national long distance services.
3.
International Carrier
It is an entity primarily engaged in the business of providing transmission and
switching of any telecommunications service between the Philippines and any
other point of the world to which it has an existing correspondent or prospective
interconnection agreements.
4.
6.
E.
II.
A.
ITECC was formed through the merging of the National Information Technology
Council (NITC) and the Electronic Commerce Promotion Council (ECPC). Executive
Order 18, dated May 25, 2001, signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
restructured ITECC with President Arroyo acting as its chair.
ITECC was established to function as the primary planning and policy body on
development, promotion and application of national ICT and e-commerce initiatives.
The Council is composed of ten (10) members from government and eight (8) members
from the private sector.
Below are the five Sub-committees of the ITECC with their corresponding lead
agencies. Each committee is co-chaired by a private sector representative.
1.
by the Department of
Focus Areas:
2.
3.
4.
5.
III.
IV.
PENDING BILLS/REGULATIONS
A.
Bills on Cable TV
The bill aims to bring the Philippine Cable Television Industry at par with its
global counterparts and encourages foreign participation in the local industry
through capital infusion and technology transfer.
B.
Bills on Interconnection
The bill aims to penalize officers and personnel of Public Telecommunications
Entities that Refuse or Fail to Interconnect their Facilities to those of other
Telecommunications Operators.
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This project has been undertaken by the Department with funding assistance
from the ITU.
It has involved the preparation of three key deliverables namely:
1.
2.
3.
B.
To provide innovative training for high level personnel in the public and
private sectors in policy and regulation.
To make use of latest available technology and introduce knowledge
management into the training.
To provide an important component of capacity building for developing
countries in Asia and Pacific region.
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