ni Ronalyn Seminiano Reonico | October 14, 2020
Isinusulong ni Senator Lito Lapid ang Senate Bill No. 1880 na kapag naisabatas ay hindi na mae-expire ang mga internet data na hindi nagamit sa lahat ng internet service providers (ISPs).
Saad ni Lapid, “Through this scheme, unused data allocation from internet data packages or promos will not expire but will instead carry over to succeeding months until the end of the year.
“If at the end of the year, there are still remaining unused data allocations, the same will be converted into rebates, which in turn, may be used for future subscriptions.
Subscribers will definitely get the full value of the money they have spent in paying for these packages and promo.”
Sa pamamagitan nito ay maiiwasan ng mga subscribers ang panghihinayang sa mga megabytes o gigabytes data ng package o promo na na-expire lang.
Aniya pa, “This situation is quite unfortunate in light of our current data-hungry, internet-based world, especially for the poor who are forced to allocate their meager financial resources for internet subscriptions.”
Upang mapagtibay naman ito, iminumungkahi rin ni Lapid ang P1 million multa sa mga ISPs na hindi susunod dito at maaari ring mabawi ang kanilang lisensiya at prangkisa kapag naulit ang pagsuway.
Umaasa naman si Lapid na maisasabatas ito lalo na sa panahong lalong kailangan ang internet ng mga manggagawa at estudyante.
Aniya, “This transformation has brought to the fore the gaps and weaknesses of our country’s internet infrastructure and capabilities.
“It is therefore imperative that the government enact and implement policies, measures and strategies to address this connectivity problem and provide interventions that will improve our citizens’ experience with the quality of services offered by Internet service providers (ISPs), and telecommunications companies operating in our country.”