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State-run China Telecom Corp could become the Philippines' third telecoms player, officials of the Southeast Asian nation said on Sunday, as the government looks to stir up competition in an effort to boost notoriously poor services. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte last month offered China the "privilege" of challenging a longstanding duopoly that has frustrated consumers because of slow and intermittent internet and mobile phone services.
"The Chinese government selected China Telecom to invest in the Philippines upon invitation by President Duterte during the bilateral meeting last Nov. 16,"
Eliseo Rio, secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology, told Reuters.
Chinese companies could not operate alone in the Philippines and would need to partner with a local company.
The government is now looking at who will partner with China Telecom on a 60-40 basis, Rio said.
The Philippine constitution's 40 percent cap on foreign ownership of domestic telecoms companies has kept interest from multinationals at bay in the market of more than 100 million people.
Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the state-owned Chinese company should partner with a reputable Philippines company with an existing telecoms franchise.
"The government is fast-tracking this because consumers are getting annoyed with dropped calls and slow internet connections," Andanar said in a radio interview on Sunday.

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