SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to “crack the whip if you must” on telecommunications companies to speed up the construction of new cell towers to finally address the country’s connectivity needs.

“All the needed mechanisms are already in place to expedite the construction of telecommunication towers to improve internet services following the enactment last year of the Bayanihan To Recover As One Act (Bayanihan 2). I see no reason why we continue to suffer from unstable and unreliable internet connectivity,” Gatchalian said in a statement on Saturday.