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Internet is widely use
around the globe. Almost every person around the world knows what internet is
and each of those who knew uses it. But, despite the high cost of investment
over this imperceptible object, Philippines seems to have poor quality speed
internet.
According to the report
made by GMA News Online on May 19, 2015- “The Philippines has the second
slowest average download speed among 22 Asian countries, according to a study
on consumer Internet speeds as of May 2015” ; Making Afghanistan only 1.12 Mbps slower.
Internet metrics
provider “Ookla” found out in its household download index, that the
Philippines which is placed 176th out of 202 countries worldwide,
only got an average download speed of 3.64 Mbps (megabytes per second). In
which globally the average download speed is 23.3 Mbps making it closely eight
times faster than what we have.
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| This turtle is even faster than Philippines' internet speed.. GIF Source: https://www.distractify.com/the-truth-about-turtles-1197926374.html |
In relation with this
issue, whistle blower of the controversial $329 million National Broadband
Network (NBN)- ZTE deal during former President Gloria Arroyo’s term, engineer
Rodolfo Noel I. Lozada, counselled the government to pursue a national
broadband project to resolve Internet lowly speed in the country.
“That is
similar to how government had built the public roads and highways during the
agricultural and industrial era. It is a must for the government to provide for
a big digital highway that allows very fast and free public transport of
digital products and goods.” Lozada said
in a statement.
He said
that with an NBN in place, private service providers- which delivers internet
to the Filipinos- will be restricted to providing a pay-per-use arrangement the
last mile connection to the end users and local loop connection to the NBN. Lozada
added that NBN caters a very fast and low cost Internet service to the entire
nation, to both cities and rural barangays. He also criticized the insufficiency
of government support in catering a national broadband network.
Apart from having a slow download
speeds, the Philippines also offers the most expensive Internet connections in
the world. A study showed that Philippine Internet consumers spend $18.19 (₱ 848.66) per
Mbps compared to the standard of $5.21 (₱ 243.08) per Mbps worldwide. This
puts the country at 161st out of 202 countries.
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