philippine isps

Sentator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada suggests internet service providers (ISPs) and telecommunication companies to process automatic refunds should they experience service interruptions. The goal of this bill is to mandate that public telecommunication companies (PTEs) and ISPs create a system that would allow them to immediately reimburse or modify the bills of their postpaid and prepaid users whenever there are service interruptions. "This measure intends to implement fair charging of services of telcos and ISPs to the consumers. One of the reasons why we experience a sorry state of internet in the Philippines is because of the lack of competition. Why are there only 2-3 ISPs now – because they are the telcos. Back then 20 years ago, the telcos did not know about the Internet so independent ISPs could buy leased lines to the US ISPs and then domestic leased lines and dialup lines for customers. They also started buying larger international lines and selling IP transit to companies and other ISPs, with economies of scale that were unavailable to non-telco companies. So the 2000s were the period of consolidation when the non-telco ISPs were being killed. Read more in our articles including "Senator Estrada wants ISP and telcos to give automatic refunds on interruptions" and "Why are there very few remaining ISPs in the Philippines?".