It's not unknown in Asia and the whole world that Philippines is one of the only 4-5 countries with the SLOWEST internet speeds and MOST EXPENSIVE rates. President Duterte knows this is not right and only adds burden to the poor Filipino people. Since he was Mayor in Davao, he has experienced it himself apart from a deluge of complaints from Davaoeños regarding both Smart and Globe's poor service. Now that he is President, he will have none of it. He has hundreds folders and computer files as evidence of both network's falling short on good customer service and competitive rates. By end of the month, he will open his doors for a intensive and extensive talk regarding Telstra's wide variety of internet and mobile service offerings for the Philippines. By mid-August, Duterte would have already inked a deal with Telstra and would start immediately installing their own towers and using Smart and Globe's as well. Duterte further said that providing poor service and charging the people with expensive rates is equivalent to corruption that is why he is very serious about inviting Telstra into the country. It is curious to note that earlier this year, former President Noynoy did not help Telstra in pushing through their plan in partnering with San Miguel Corporation becuase of disagreements in commercial arrangements. San Miguel Corp., is owned by the Cojuangcos and, of course, Noynoy is a Cojuangco. SMC had plans to roll out its own telecommunications company. That's probably why they gave Telstra a hard time coming with a win-win agreement.
