FILE PHOTO: A telecommunication tower. Image from NTC website
MANILA, Philippines 鈥揂head of Tropical Storm Karding, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has mandated that telecommunications companies take measures to ensure service in affected areas.
鈥淵ou are hereby directed to ensure that there are sufficient number of technical and support personnel and standby generators with extra fuel, tools, and spare equipment in the areas forecast to be affected by tropical depression 鈥楰arding鈥�,鈥� said NTC Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba in a memorandum issued Thursday.
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Telecom firms are also required to keep the NTC apprised of their progress every six hours as they rush to restore service in Karding-affected areas.
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Cordoba further instructed them 鈥渢o deploy Libreng Tawag and Libreng Charging Stations in strategic areas that will be affected by the typhoon,鈥� and to coordinate closely with local government units.
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