THE criticism that has greeted the government’s provisional selection of a third telecommunications provider is, at least at this point, unjustified. Having waited years for the prospect of better internet communications service to become a reality, the country should give this latest development a chance before condemning it.

On Wednesday, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) declared the Mislatel Consortium as the country’s provisional third telco, as it was the one among the three bidders that passed the detailed evaluation after it completed all the requirements.