Philippines - Telecommunications Infrastructure

Synopsis

The Philippines telecommunications sector has witnessed substantial investment in infrastructure, driven initially by the Service Area Scheme (SAS) for fixed-line development in the 1990s and, more recently, by the burgeoning mobile telephony market. The fixed-line strategy, however, has resulted in a massive under-utilisation of infrastructure, with only a 50% occupancy of installed fixed-line capacity. This obviously raised serious questions about the SAS process and other policy decisions. This report provides an overview of the local, national and international infrastructure that has been put in place.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Telecommunications infrastructure
  
  • 2.1 Overview
    
  • 2.2 National telecom network
    
    • 2.2.1 Service Area Scheme (SAS)
      
    • 2.2.2 Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity
      
    • 2.2.3 National long-distance
      
    • 2.2.4 Payphones
      
  • 2.3 International infrastructure
    
    • 2.3.1 International gateways
      
    • 2.3.2 Submarine cable networks
      
    • 2.3.3 Satellite systems
      
    • 2.3.4 Carriers’ Carriers
      
    • 2.3.5 Common carriers
      
  • 2.4 Infrastructure developments
    
    • 2.4.1 Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
      
    • 2.4.2 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
      
    • 2.4.3 Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) services
      
    • 2.4.4 Next Generation Networks (NGNs)
      
• 3. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1994 - 2007
• Table 2 – Total SAS lines installed by operators at target date – end-2002
• Table 3 – Fixed lines installed versus lines in operation and penetration rate – 1995 - 2007

• Exhibit 1 – Major submarine cables with landing points in the Philippines - 2008