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Globe says 129 towers built in Visayas in Jan-Sept

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Posted at Dec 26 12:45 PM

Globe Telecom on Monday said it has built 129 new cell towers in the Visayas in the first nine months of this year as it continues to aggressively roll out services in these regions. Read more »

DICT eyes raising budget utilization to at least 70 pct

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 05:49 PM

DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy on Friday said he aims to raise the budget utilization of the agency after being flagged by lawmakers. Read more »

DITO says spending P50-B despite parent's canceled SRO

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 03:32 PM

DITO Telecommunity said it plans to spend over P50 billion for its network rollout in 2022 despite the scuttled share sale of its parent DITO CME. Read more »

DITO hits 4 million subscriber mark

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Posted at Nov 09 11:55 AM

Third telco DITO Telecommunity hit the 4 million subscriber mark as of Nov. 8 as its country-wide expansion continued, it said Tuesday. Read more »

Globe, DepEd sign deal for 26 new cell sites in select Cebu schools

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Posted at May 14 05:59 PM

Globe Telecom said Friday it signed a deal with the Department of Education - Division of Cebu Province for the construction of 26 new cell sites. Read more »

Globe Telecom says net income up 11 percent in Q1, cites 'very good' network conditions

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Posted at May 07 04:22 PM

Globe Telecom said Friday its net income for the first quarter of 2021 hit P7.3 billion or higher by 11 percent compared to the same period last year as it professes its “unwavering” commitment to serve consumers during the pandemic. Read more »

DITO early adopters in Davao report fast downloads, initial interconnection problems

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Posted at Mar 22 03:42 PM

Some users in Davao City who bought DITO sim cards said the new telco provides fast mobile download speeds but also reported initial problems connecting to other telco networks.  Read more »

Third telco DITO says may offer broadband services next year

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Posted at Mar 02 06:06 PM

DITO Telecommunity on Tuesday said it might start offering broadband service in 2022.  Read more »

DITO to launch commercially on March 8 starting with Davao, Cebu

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 23 01:33 PM

DITO Telecommunity said Tuesday it would launch commercially on March 8 starting in Davao and Cebu, its chief technology officer Adel Tamano said. Read more »

Telco tower builder says completes 5th common tower, Globe to get first dibs

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Posted at Feb 23 11:09 AM

IETI said the new tower is the fifth project it has completed but is the first that was built to suit the specifications of a client, which is Globe. Read more »

'We have to see how they play the game': Globe plays down impact of DITO

Nika Lazo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 10 05:41 PM

Globe is unfazed by the incoming telco player DITO Telecommunity which is set to launch in March -- seeing no significant impact and no change in prices. Read more »

Globe net income down 16 pct to P18.6 billion in 2020

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Updated as of Feb 10 10:53 PM

MANILA (UPDATED)- Globe Telecom saw a 16 percent drop in net income last year to P18.6 billion versus P22.3 billion in 2019 due to lower revenues and depreciation charges amid the pandemic. Read more »

Globe to ramp up 4G LTE rollout in key tourist destinations this month

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Posted at Feb 03 06:40 PM

Ayala-led Globe Telecom is set to ramp up 4G LTE network rollout in key tourist destinations this February. Read more »

Udenna Infrastructure bags P10-billion tower, fiber optic deal with third telco DITO

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Posted at Oct 07 11:12 AM

Udenna Infrastructure Corp said Wednesday it signed a P10 billion deal for the construction of DITO Telecommunity's cell towers and the roll out of fiber optic cables. Read more »

Third telco DITO assures facilities won't be used to obtain 'classified' information

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Posted at Sep 09 01:00 PM

Third telco player DITO Telecommunity said Wednesday its equipment, devices and structures to be constructed within military camps would not be sued to obtain classified information from the armed forces. Read more »

Streamlining permits under Bayanihan 2 to help 'dramatically' increase telco towers: Globe

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Updated as of Aug 24 12:06 PM

A provision under the Bayanihan 2 that streamlines the permitting process in building telco towers will help "dramatically" increase cell sites in the country, Globe Telecom said Monday.  Read more »

1,502 applications for cell tower construction permits approved: Año

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Updated as of Aug 11 11:49 AM

Nearly 2,000 applications for permits of telco firms to build cell towers have been filed, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año Monday said, as the Philippines tries to fast-track construction of cell sites after President Rodrigo Duterte sought better connectivity services by the end of the year. Read more »

'Incompetent talaga': Poe blames NTC for slow internet in the Philippines

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Posted at Jun 26 10:43 AM

Sen. Grace Poe on Friday blamed the National Telecommunications Commission's "incompetence" for the slow internet speeds in the Philippines, saying the agency has not pushed for the construction of cellular towers in the country. Read more »