SECTOR: Corruption and Good Governance
SONA YEAR: 2022
deploy digital connectivity across islands
PROMISE STATUS - DATE: In progress as of 07/16/2024
- Total number of Wi-Fi sites across the country as of March 31, 2024 — 13,272: 12,909 located in public places and 363 used in state universities and colleges.
- Phase 1 of National Fiber Backbone (NFB) Program launched by DICT last April: the 1,245 kilometer cable network runs from Laoag, Ilocos Norte to Roces, Quezon City.
- Phase 2 and 3 of National Broadband Plan (connecting Metro Manila to Southern Luzon by end of 2024) are only 37% complete as of March 31, 2024.