Mindanaotoday.com | PLDT, Smart reinforce support for Davao City’s underground cabling project, enhancing customer experience
LEADING integrated telco PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) c
In a recent ceremony at Magsaysay Avenue in Davao City, PLDT and Smart representatives joined government officials, representatives of
The project requires DLPC and all telecommunication companies to convert their respective overhead lines to an underground system.
Davao City Administrator Atty. Francis Mark Layog thanked the utility companies for partnering with the city government to realize their goal of wire-free streets. “The underground cabling project is a clear testament of a public and private partnership that is undertaken with the welfare of the citizens in mind. Once completed, the project can boost businesses in Chinatown and further drive our city towards progress and development. Let us all continue to work together on initiatives and efforts towards a cleaner, safer and sustainable Davao City.”
As PLDT continues to deploy its extensive fiber infrastructure all over the country, which was at more than 1.1 million kilometers as of end-June 2023, the Group is also pushing initiatives that impro
“PLDT and Smart will continue to support this Underground Cable Project of our local governmen
These cable clean-up and asset protection initiatives reinforce the Group’s commitment as one of the founding members under the Digital Infrastructure group of the Government-mandated Private Sector Advisory Council, with programs such as GoDigital Pilipinas aimed at expanding access to digital technologies.
This particular engagement wit
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