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ICT department calls for increase in budget for government-owned broadband network

(Eagle News)–The Department of Information and Communications Technology is calling for an increase in its 2021 budget, noting the need for a government-owned broadband network. In a statement, the department said  the additional  P18 billion would allow for the completion of the  network under the National Broadband Program. The approved budget for the program under the National Expenditure Program was P902 million. The DICT noted that it was hightime the government prioritized ICT programs as […]