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New Antenna Farm

New Network Operations Center

Philcomsat is proud and at the same honored to be part of this program of the DICT. We’re working together to give what many Filipinos deserve during these times. Let’s do this DICT! Let’s work together in providing fast, reliable and cost-efficient free wifi for every Filipino.

https://dict.gov.ph/dict-vsat-20-times-faster-5-times-cheaper-than-previous-foreign-contractors/?fbclid=IwAR2sAzGnwlfkFWULHFf2lIFSHniUrm6_zOpMD_XjLwn-CVcwOjxWpj7xO-k

DICT VSAT: 20 times faster; 5 times cheaper than previous foreign contractors | DICT The DICT’s Free Wi-Fi for All Program aims to provide not just free but also faster Internet speeds for the benefit of the Filipino people. Thus, in its deployment of free Internet sites through the Free Wi-Fi for All Program in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs), it employed ...

Why are we going to let taxpayers pay 6 times more for a free public wifi that is 10x slower?

Let the truth be told. DICT’s Free Wifi is faster and a lot cheaper per Mbps than UNDP’s Free Wifi. It should therefore be allowed to continue and empower more ordinary Filipinos to enjoy better online experience.

The DICT’s Free Wifi at 2.0 Mbps is 10 times faster than UNDP’s Free Wifi which can only provide 0.2 Mbps. That means DICT’s Free Wifi gives more value to the taxpayer’s money.

It also means that the people who will use it will have a better online experience. Especially now in the time of the pandemic when people spend more time online not just for keeping in touch with friends or entertainment but more importantly, they depend on the internet for their work or livelihood and their children’s’ education.

Every DICT Free Wifi site has three access points compared to only one by UNDP. Each of the DICT’s Free Wifi access points can even provide 10 times faster internet speed to users.

This means that DICT’s Free Wifi really gives more value. More people can use it on a per site basis because it has more access points. And with its faster speed, it provides better user experience, allowing people to do more online for work, education and entertainment.

Many school kids from poor homes are depending on the free wifi program of the government. They can never be able to study and learn well if we put a limit to their data usage. An average video call uses 270 MB per hour. So how can 50 to 100 MB be enough data allowance for one student? It’s not even enough for a student to finish a one hour online class.

Let the Filipino people get the Free Wifi they deserve. Let them get the DICT Free Wifi.

We should not put a limit to the online experience of ordinary Filipinos. They deserve to get more. Especially during these times when their kids are studying online and people are doing many transactions online every single day. The DICT’s Free Wifi project should be continuously implemented. With its faster speed and unlimited usage, it’s what the Filipinos deserve.