A citizen advocacy group is supporting pending legislation at the House of Representatives that would amend the 47-year-old National Building Code of the Philippines so that it would become more responsive to the broadband connectivity demands of a digital economy.
“We call on legislators to prioritize the amendment of the Building Code to include telecommunications and broadband network connections to be installed with the same stature as water and electricity facilities which are already integrated early in the design stage and free of lease payments,” Abejo said.
“For obvious reasons, the law at that time did not cover broadband connectivity,” Abejo said. “But now we have to adapt to the times and adjust to the growing demand for 24 by 7 access to wired and mobile broadband connection.”