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DICT, InfiniVAN tie up for infrastructure sharing
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will bid out a P3 billion contract to supply over one million SIM cards with monthly data to public school students across the Philippines.
The Bayanihan SIM Project aims to provide connectivity to students in 360 public schools, particularly those in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas.
Successful bidders must activate data services within 45 days for underserved areas or 240 days for previously unserved areas requiring infrastructure development.
Each student will receive a data bundle of 25 GB per month for 12 months upon SIM registration and activation.
The service provider must ensure advanced mobile services like 4G, LTE, or 5G and integrate fiber, microwave, and satellite solutions for continuous connectivity.
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