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MANILA, Philippines — Globe Telecom Inc. urges the government to take connectivity into account as it reviews the decades-old National Building Code, particularly by setting standards that would make it easier for telecommunications companies to deploy network infrastructure.
This comes after Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon ordered last April a comprehensive review of the nearly five-decade-old code to align it with modern engineering standards, urban development trends, and climate-related risks.
In a statement over the weekend, the Ayala-backed telco said it was high time to recognize connectivity as a “fifth utility” alongside electricity and water by requiring buildings to be “fiber-ready” from the outset.
“We support the government’s efforts to update the National Building Code and are optimistic that connectivity will be considered as a standard utility in how buildings are designed and constructed,” Globe president and CEO Carl Cruz said.
