#cell sites

Furthermore, the DICT and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) shall prepare a comprehensive locational plan that identifies the sites for the construction and establishment of ICT infrastructure and facilities in accordance with the comprehensive land-use plan and zoning ordinance of each local government unit. Globe has surpassed its cell site builds in the first nine months of 2021, up 82 percent versus the same period last year. Globe has stated that they have built 1,080 new cell sites as of September 2021, up from 593 in January to September 2020. Globe has said there are 340 new cell towers built in Metro Manila and 230 in North Luzon. At least a hundred or more new cell towers were also installed in South Visayas and Mindanao. Presidential Adviser on Economic Affairs Ramon “RJ” Jacinto has recently announced that the government is implementing a common tower policy which will prohibit local telecommunications companies (telcos) from building cellular towers by the first quarter of 2019. Boston, Massachusetts-based American Towers Corporation has already showed interest to build cellular towers for free. On the other note, the government will still allow local telcos to keep their existing cell sites but they have the freedom to sell them to Tower Corporation. Read more in our articles including "House approves bill allowing cell sites in subdivisions, villages" and "Globe's 2021 cell tower builds are up 82% more vs 2020".