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Category:Video cardsMANILA, Philippines – The public may soon be allowed to use internet cafes and other business establishments like hotels and restaurants as new mobile phone base stations, giving customers an option to access the internet in some parts of the country.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology is currently in the process of finalizing rules for the use of such technology, said Department Spokesperson Col. Tom Acuña.
"Let me explain to you the concept of this," Acuña said during the daily Cabinet meeting. "Say you're in a certain area in Manila where you cannot really get a signal. And if we can put a signal through to that area that you can connect to the internet, you can access the internet."
"Those will be in hotels, or can be used in coffee shops, or any other establishment that has a Wi-Fi connection," he added.
The ICT has already approved rules for the use of these mobile phone base stations and they will be issued soon. They will be dubbed as E-Cell Base Station (ECBS) licenses.
It would also require the companies to secure an infrastructure license (IL) before they can actually start installing their base stations.
"When a company is going to set up base station of that type, they will be allowed to use any infrastructure that is already operating, provided they give notice, acquire the necessary licenses and pay whatever fees are required of them," Acuña said.
Business establishments that offer Wi-Fi connection would be required to pay a fee of P75,000 for their installation, he said.
He said the ICT would notify all possible applicants, who will be further subjected to the Commission on Elections' qualifications.
A permit will also be needed before one can apply to be a mobile phone base station operator.
The mobile phone base station operators will be subject to a P3.5-million fee for every base station.
Acuña said the ICT will also be making a proposal to the Commission on Information and Communication Technologies to allow internet cafes to use the country's cellular networks to provide internet access. be359ba680
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