So WHY the Internet is slow?

- The Philippines is an archipelago of seven thousand plus island and building telecommunication sites are quite difficult. Also, it is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, there are many faults that may cause earthquakes and it is a natural path of typhoons.

- Bureaucracy at its finest! to be able to build a cellular site an ISP has to secure permits from the smallest level of government (barangay) up to highest departments of the government. Not to mention the corruption within the government.

- Still uses old technology such as xDSL for the most part of the country. New technologies are limited to the highly developed cities.

NO COMPETITION!

Problems:









- With the infrastructure problems, it is hard for startups to build telecom facilities.





- High fees from the government. The government collect high fees and taxes that's why foreign Internet Service Providers are reluctant in investing in the Philippines





- THE OLIGARCHS, they control most of the prices and the government cannot even regulate the prices. Due to the high demand, the ISPs are exploiting its customers with its poor service.













Hope that the problems regarding the poor Internet Service in the Philippines will be solved soon because it will help a lot of Filipinos (especially those with loved ones overseas) and the Philippine Economy.





A fast and reliable internet service will surely help the Philippines to promote itself for tourism and business that will give a boost to the economy. Might save the Philippines from poverty!









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