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Policy overhaul needed for better broadband, says advocacy group

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 11 05:46 AM

An advocacy group believes that the Philippines needs to overhaul its policy and regulatory environment on telecommunications to ease the entry of new technologies that will allow faster and cheaper internet access. Read more »

OPINION: Sen. Leila de Lima’s “Debt Trap” Resolutions

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Jun 30 09:45 AM

Indeed, there is much wisdom in what the former American President John Adams (successor to George Washington) said in 1826, long after his term. “There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.” Read more »

DICT, NGCP, TransCo sign deal on internet connectivity

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 05:53 PM

The DICT, NGCP, and TransCo signed an agreement on Friday for a national broadband plan that will help accelerate internet connectivity nationwide. Read more »

PLDT core income up in first quarter amid digital pivot

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 04:00 PM

MANILA - PLDT on Thursday disclosed that its core income grew 13 percent to P6 billion in the first quarter of the year on service revenues of P36.7 billion as its home and enterprise broadband services continued to expand.  Read more »

DICT to hold forum on revisions to contract for third telco

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 06 04:14 PM

The government will hold another public forum on February 27 to discuss possible revisions to the contract that would determine the selection of the Philippines' third telecommunications firm, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said Friday.  Read more »

Palace approves 25-year franchise extension of NOW Telecom

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 23 04:43 PM

Malacañang on Friday confirmed it has approved a 25-year extension of the franchise of NOW Telecom, one of the firms vying to become the third telco player in the Philippines.    Read more »

Choosing an Unlimited Broadband Plan: 3 Things You Should Consider

Moneymax.ph
Posted at Feb 23 09:46 AM

Think you aren’t getting your money’s worth with a consumable broadband service? Switching to an unlimited broadband plan could be a better choice for you.  Read more »

Third telco by March not 'hard set deadline' - DICT

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 07:16 PM

The selection of a third telecommunications company by March is not a "hard set deadline," the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Gov't should build ICT infra, but not become new telco, say analysts

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 01:30 PM

The government should provide the backbone for another telecommunications company but should not aim to be another telco, two ICT reform advocates said on Wednesday.  Read more »

US regulator unveils plan to end 'net neutrality'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 02:42 AM

The dispute over net neutrality has been the subject of several court battles, with backers arguing rules are needed to guard against powerful broadband firms acting as "gatekeepers" that can punish rivals. Read more »

PT&T says in talks with 8 Chinese firms for broadband deal

Reuters
Posted at Nov 21 06:26 PM

Philippine Telegraph & Telephone Corp PTT.PS is talking to eight Chinese companies, mostly in telecoms, to form strategic partnerships as it aims to become a major player in the domestic telecoms market, its chairman said on Tuesday. Read more »

Gov't to build 250,000 wifi spots and 47,000 cell sites: DICT

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 26 07:06 AM

The government is looking to install 250,000 free wifi access points all over the country and build 47,000 more cell sites as part of the National Broadband Plan.  Read more »

PH internet speed improves after Duterte call: Speedtest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 02:51 PM

Internet speeds for both mobile and fixed broadband in the Philippines improved in September, after President Rodrigo Duterte called on telecommunications companies to improve their services, according to industry monitor Speedtest Global. Read more »

OPINION: Who interfered with Salalima?

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Sep 25 01:59 PM

Information and Communications Technology Secretary Rodolfo Salalima’s resignation is just a whiff that tells the public of something rotten inside the Duterte organization. Read more »

PLDT says internet services restored

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 06:09 PM

PLDT Inc said internet services in some areas of Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Laguna, and Mindanao are now back to normal after an earlier slowdown. Read more »

PLDT, Globe fixing slow internet due to tripped cable

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 08:18 PM

PLDT Inc and Globe Telecom said Tuesday they rerouted data traffic after 2 successive typhoons tripped an undersea cable system in Hong Kong and slowed internet connections in the country.    Read more »

Duterte signs law on free internet in select public places

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 08:06 PM

MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday signed into law Republic Act 10929 on free internet access in public places. Read more »

Sky launches new broadband plan for businesses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 10:25 PM

Skybiz, the enterprise solutions arms of Sky, has launched a new broadband plan for home-based businesses or start-ups.    Read more »

House approves Globe Innove's franchise extension

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 08:24 PM

The House of Representatives has approved on 3rd and final reading the franchise extension of Globe's Innove Communications. Read more »

NGCP, DICT to fast-track national broadband plan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 02:09 AM

The government is working double time to improve the country's internet infrastructure.  Read more »