The country’s third telecommunications player DITO Community on Tuesday announced that it will comply with all government requirements as a Filipino company after signing a deal with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to build facilities within military bases.
In a statement, DITO – the consortium of Dennis Uy’s Udenna Corp. and Chelsea Logistics with state-owned China Telecom — said it understood that the deal it signed with the AFP is still subject to the approval of Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.
This comes after the Defense chief said that he has yet to approve the agreement signed by DITO and the AFP last 11 September since he was out of the country for an official business. The deal has drawn concerns over possible Chinese espionage.
“As a Filipino company, DITO Telecommunity will of course comply with all government requirements…,” DITO chief administrative officer Adel Tamano said, adding that both PLDT Inc. and Globe Telecom had signed the same deal.
Tamano also noted that the AFP is also a “bastion of patriotism” that will never allow itself “to be used by a foreign power” against the country’s national interest.
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The third player – formerly known as Mislatel – has a cybersecurity plan and complies with the country’s foreign ownership laws and according to Tamano, there is no need to fear in using Chinese electronics provider Huawei since both PLDT Inc. and Globe have engaged the services of the Shenzhen-based company.
DITO received its license to operate in July and is expected to begin commercial operations by 2020.
