Rules regarding mobile broadband advertised speeds to be out by November

Rules covering minimum speeds for services advertised as “mobile broadband” will be released by November, the Philippines’ telecommunications regulator said on Tuesday, September 15, as it finalizes a draft that will integrate feedback from several groups. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is looking at a minimum advertised speed “slower than fixed broadband’s 256 kbps (kilobytes per second)” for mobile broadband services, its regulations director Edgardo Cabarios said on the sidelines of a public hearing in Quezon City on Tuesday. These draft rules came after the NTC on August 13 signed Memorandum Circular No. 07-08-2015, stating that “fixed-line broadband,” such as DSL, fiber, and cable must have data connection speed of at least 256 kilobits per second (kbps) – the standard of the International Telecommunications Union.

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