Developing Story
Philippines Subsea Cable Governance Gap
The Philippines' telecom industry is warning that slow regulatory approvals and fragmented oversight of underwater cable repairs could undermine the country's ambitions to become a regional digital hub.
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## Overview
The Philippines' telecom industry wants the country to become a regional digital hub anchored by stable underwater cables, but slow approvals, limited monitoring, and fragmented oversight threaten that ambition (SCMP, October 19).
## Key Details
- PLDT, the Philippines' largest telecommunications company, called for greater inter-agency cooperation and reforms at a forum on archipelagic governance for subsea cables (SCMP, October 19).
- Industry executives and analysts warn that slow approvals for repairs and limited monitoring could undermine the country's digital hub goals (SCMP, October 19).
## Why It Matters
Underwater cables carry the vast majority of global internet traffic; regulatory gaps in a key Southeast Asian archipelago nation have implications for regional connectivity resilience, especially amid rising incidents of cable damage and geopolitical tensions over subsea infrastructure.