In a public briefing, DICT Assistant Secretary and spokesman Renato Paraiso said the agency is scheduled to roll out the two phases by March or early in the second quarter.
"What the government plans, through the DICT led by Secretary Ivan Uy, is to complete the connectivity from the farthest north to the last province in the south. This is where the middle and last miles of the government will be connected to the National Fiber Backbone so we can provide service to local governments, especially to those we call Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas. This is in response to the call of the President that no one will be left behind in the digital divide," Paraiso said.
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