Department of Information and Communications Technology(DICT)

Hi! I'd like to request

1) The percentage of land mass in the Philippines with GSM coverage
2) Number of Filipinos with internet access
3) Speeds of said connections
4) Any pertinent maps and graphs

Thank you!

December 12, 2016

Dear Coby,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Nov 30, 2016 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Internet/GSM Access in the Philippines.

Response to your request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have the information you have requested. Kindly address your request to the National Telecommunications Commission, who should be able to address some, if not all, of the information requested. 

For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to the DICT Secretary Rodolfo A. Salalima. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,
DICT FOI Officer