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Gov't confirms Mislatel as third telco

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 04:51 PM

Mislatel, the consortium composed of China Telecom and Davao tycoon Dennis Uy, moved closer to establishing a challenge to PLDT Inc and Globe Telecom. Read more »

Path clear for Mislatel's confirmation as new telco player: Rio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 02:16 PM

Mislatel had pledged to provide internet connection speeds to nearly as fast as Singapore.  Read more »

Rio says palace assured him he can lead DICT until Jan 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 11:06 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Officer-in-Charge Eliseo Rio said Monday that Malacañang has assured him that he can lead the agency until January 2019. Read more »

Rio competent to run DICT, online rights group says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 05:48 PM

Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) officer-in-charge Eliseo Rio has the capacity and competence to run the agency and implement the reforms needed, an online rights group said Sunday. Read more »

Senators wish Honasan luck at new post

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 05:12 PM

Several senators wished the former military official good luck as he takes on the new role. Read more »

Honasan accepts offer to be next DICT chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 01:53 PM

Senator Gringo Honasan on Friday accepted the chief executive's offer to name him as the Secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology. Read more »

Duterte confirms offering Honasan DICT post

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 10:22 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday confirmed that he offered the post of secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to Senator Gregorio Honasan. Read more »

Rio says no notice yet if to be replaced as DICT chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 03:31 PM

MANILA - Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) officer-in-charge Eliseo Rio on Thursday said he has yet to receive notice that he would soon be replaced by Senator Gringo Honasan as the agency's chief. Read more »

Why Mislatel was chosen as provisional 3rd telco

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 03:35 AM

MANILA - Mislatel Consortium provisionally won the bidding for the country's 3rd major telecommunications player because it offered the highest committed level of service, a Cabinet official overseeing the search said Wednesday. Read more »

Honasan to be appointed DICT chief next week: Sotto

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 07 01:35 PM

MANILA - Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Wednesday confirmed Senator Gringo Honasan's appointment as Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary.  Read more »

Top third telco contender may be named on Wednesday: DICT

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 07:45 AM

The top contender for the country's third telco slot may be known as early as Wednesday, after bid documents are opened, a Cabinet official overseeing the search said. Read more »

Bidding for third telco player to begin next week: NTC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 03 11:56 AM

The bidding for the Philippines' third telecommunications player will begin on November 7, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said Saturday. Read more »

DICT partners with Kaspersky Lab to boost cybersecurity

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 04:14 AM

The MOU between the DICT and Kaspersky Lab aims to boost cybersecurity defenses and to spread awareness on good Internet habits, especially among the youth. Read more »

Third telco search: Potential bidders up to 10

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 01 12:40 AM

The 10th participant, who initially wished to remain anonymous, bought the documents worth P1 million at the headquarters of the National Telecommunications Commission. Read more »

Third telco to spur economy in remote areas: DICT chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 11:46 AM

Some 40 percent of the country is either unserved or underserved by the 2 telecommunications giants, Department of Information and Communications Technology officer-in-charge Eliseo Rio said. Read more »

NOW Telecom seeks 'fair process' in third telco search

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 07:41 PM

NOW Telecom on Wednesday said its case against the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) was not filed to delay the selection of the country's next major telecommunications player but to ensure a fair and transparent process. Read more »

Will 3rd telco in Philippines named by November?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 11:48 PM

Despite legal challenges, government aims to stay on course in selecting the country's third telco player. Read more »

'Ikatlong telco, posibleng pangalanan sa Nobyembre'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 10:26 PM

Sa Nobyembre posibleng mapangalanan ng Department of Information and Communications Technology ang third major telco player pero nanganganib itong maantala ulit dahil sa kasong kinahaharap ng kagawaran. Read more »

Bidder's suit against NTC may delay search for 3rd telco: DICT

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 06:08 PM

The Department of Information and Communications Technology said on Monday the selection process for the Philippines' third major telecommunications company may be delayed by a suit lodged by NOW Telecom against the National Telecommunications Commission. Read more »

Gov't seeks 'equitable redistribution' of telco frequencies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 12:31 PM

Globe and PLDT hold a majority of available frequencies, leaving the as yet unnamed player with less than a third, Department of Information and Communications Technology officer-in-charge Eliseo Rio told a Senate hearing. Read more »