Smart, DepEd provide internet connection to a million teachers听听听
SMART COMMUNICATIONS, Inc. has partnered with the Department of Education (DepEd) on a project听that will bring听a million public school teachers听online.听
The connection will be听through SIM cards with Smart Giga Study plans, which is funded听under听the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act听or听Bayanihan II.听听
The SIM cards will be distributed to the teachers for use in online teaching and student interactions amid coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) restrictions, the wireless arm of PLDT, Inc. said in a press release on Wednesday.听听
鈥淭he Department has procured the sim cards and connectivity load from our external partner for all the teaching and non-teaching personnel to ensure ease in communication and unhampered delivery of services amid the crisis,鈥澨鼶epEd Undersecretary Alain Del B. Pascua said.听听
The SIM cards will be linked to CuroTeknika Helpdesk, which will manage monthly load disbursement to the teachers. The data package gives users access to productivity tools such as the Google Suite and Microsoft 365.听听
鈥淲e are committed to delivering solutions for the Department of Education so that they may continue supporting the faculty of government learning institutions across the country,鈥澨齋mart Communications President and Chief Executive Officer Alfred S. Panlilio said.听听
Hastings Holdings, Inc., a unit of PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund subsidiary听MediaQuest听Holdings, Inc., has a majority stake in听大象传媒听through the Philippine Star Group, which it controls.听鈥 Jenina P. Iba帽ez听
