Internet Speed[edit]
As of 2015, the Philippines has the slowest internet speed in Southeast Asia and one of the slowest in Asia. Not only was it one of the slowest but also one of the most expensive in Asia.[23] On average, Filipinos pay about ₱ 1,995.00 a month (approximately $40 USD/month) for a 5 Mbit/s DSL connection.[24] A 1 Gbit/s Fiber optic connection is also being offered by Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) in only selected villages and subdivisions within the country for ₱ 20,000.00 a month ($429 USD/month) which is so expensive compared to the internet cost of neighboring countries like Singapore, where a 1 Gbit/s Fiber optic connection only costs $59.99 SGD or approximately ₱ 1,990.00 a month, around the same cost of a 5 Mbit/s DSL connection in the Philippines.[25][26] In its State of the Internet Q3-2014 report, Akamai Technologies said the Philippines ranked 105th in terms of average connection speeds.[27] Philippines had an average internet speed of only 2.5 Mbit/s.[28] In February 2014 OpenSignal, a company that specializes in wireless coverage mapping, issued a report saying that the Philippines had the poorest and slowest LTE broadband internet access and coverage in the world.[29][30]