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Leading integrated telco company PLDT Inc. PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. Smart are heeding the governments call to improve connectivity nationwide boosting the countrys competitiveness and enabling seamless access to government services. We support the governments thrust to connect our countrymen and make sure that no Filipino is left behind as the world becomes more digital said PLDT and Smart President and CEO Alfredo S. Panlilio. Our continuous network investments are proof of this long-standing commitment to provide more Filipinos access to fast reliable and affordable internet enabling them to participate in the ever-growing digital economy wherever they may be in the country. We are also prepared to assist in the governments digitalization efforts empowering its vision of an agile bureaucracy that is responsive to the needs of the public he added. In his first State of the Nation Address President Marcos said he is tasking the Department of Information and Communications Technology to deploy nationwide digital connectivity through the National Broadband Plan the common tower program and the Broad Band ng Masa project which will connect Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas GIDAs using a combination of submarine fiber optic cables terrestrial networks and satellite technology. Mr Marcos also mentioned using digital innovations to improve governance by digitizing archives and records and harmonizing data across agencies with the help of secure but accessible data centers. The President has also laid down his priority legislation to include the E-Governance Act and Internet Transaction Act. To support these PLDT has continued expanding the reach and capacity of its fiber infrastructure enabling the company to offer fiber-to-the-home services across the Philippines reaching upland areas like Bontoc and islands like Romblon. Boosting the countrys ambition to become the Asia Pacific regions most promising hub for hyperscale investments PLDT through its ICT arm ePLDT is leading the capacity build with the construction of its 11th and largest hyperscale data center to-date the VITRO Sta. Rosa while also augmenting capacities in existing sites such as VITRO Makati 2 Paranaque and Clark. PLDT also continues to invest heavily in increasing international capacity through the Jupiter Cable System PLDTs 16th submarine cable system which serves as an international highway for global data traffic to reach the Philippines. It is expected to exponentially boost the countrys international capacity to the United States and Japan propelling the countrys digital economy. Smarts value-packed data offers have also connected workers to their hybrid workplaces and students to their online classes. Underpinning these services are PLDT and Smarts integrated fixed and wireless networks. As of end-March 2022 PLDT has extended its fiber infrastructure to 803000 kilometers. This infrastructure also supports Smarts mobile network. Smart has deployed around 76600 total base stations nationwide supporting its 3G 4GLTE and 5G customers. The PLDT Group continues to invest in its network having spent 518.5 billion for the last 10 years up to 2021. Network-related initiatives made up the bulk of the 89 billion spend for 2021. Capex guidance for 2022 is 85 billion.
