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Mislatel moves start of commercial operations to early 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 03:05 PM

The tentative 2021 schedule was estimated "under the consideration" that its CPCN will be awarded by March, Chelsea Logistics, a member of the Mislatel consortium along with Udenna and China Telecom, said in a disclosure to the stock exchange.  Read more »

South Korea's Shinheung Telecom joins PH tower-building

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 11:50 AM

This deal could help the local telecommunication sector, said director of Business Group Won Kil Kim, adding that South Korea has over 200,000 towers compared to 17,000 in the Philippines.  Read more »

Failon Ngayon: Aberya sa online shopping, saan maaring ireklamo?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 11:19 PM

Sa mga naiistress sa pagsho-shopping, meron nang online shopping kung saan maaari mo nang mabili halos lahat ng uri ng produkto! Talaga namang convenient ito para sa mga shopper pero paano kung sa pagsho-shopping mo online o sa pagtanggap mo ng mga produktong binili mo ay magkaroon ng aberya? Paano na? Read more »

Task force vs delikadong online challenges, binuo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 12:47 AM

Bumuo ng task force ang ilang ahensiya ng gobyerno para masusing imbestigahan ang mga sinasabing delikadong online challenges. Read more »

Pagkalat ng 'Momo Challenge' sinisilip na ng PNP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 28 11:14 PM

Inatasan na ni Philippine National Police chief Director General Oscar Albayalde ang anti-cybercrime group ng PNP na maghanap na ng solusyon para mapigilan ang pagkalat ng online game na "Momo Challenge" sa bansa. Read more »

Online challenge, tinitingnan sa kaso ng batang namatay sa overdose

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 28 11:20 PM

Nagbabala ang mga awtoridad sa kumakalat ngayong challenge sa social media na maaaring bumubuyo sa mga bata na saktan ang kanilang sarili. Tinitingnan ito ng magulang ng 11 anyos na batang namatay.  Read more »

Franchise transfer bogs down Mislatel rollout

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 11:07 PM

The 90-day post qualification period for third telco Mindanao Islamic Telephone Co. Inc. or Mislatel has lapsed but the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said the bid is still valid. Read more »

DICT meets with common tower providers and telco operators

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 07:07 AM

DICT acting Secretary Eliseo Rio described the policy as a paradigm shift as it will open opportunities for tower builders, create more cell sites across the country, bring down costs of operating a telco, and eventually lower rates of network subscription. Read more »

Aboitiz InfraCapital in talks with telco providers for common tower projects

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 11:14 AM

Aboitiz InfraCapital has begun discussions with telecommunication firms to address coverage gaps after it was recognized by the government as a potential common tower builder, its vice president said Thursday. Read more »

Another telco tower builder approved by DICT

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 09:25 PM

Filipino-owned MGS Construction Inc is the 8th company to sign a memorandum of understanding with the DICT. Read more »

Aboitiz infra unit signs on as potential telco tower builder

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 03:14 PM

Aboitiz InfraCapital will be allowed to secure contracts with telecommunications operators under its memorandum of agreement with the Department of Information and Communications Technology DICT, its parent firm told the stock exchange. Read more »

DICT seals 7th common tower deal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 11:13 PM

The Department of Information and Communications Technology sealed another common tower deal, this time, with one of the country's biggest conglomerates, Aboitiz Group.  Read more »

Mislatel needs ratified Congress resolution before telco service rollout: DICT

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 06:41 PM

The certification will serve as a "go signal" for Mislatel to start the rollout of its 5-year commitment, Rio told reporters.  Read more »

Congress can 'cure' Mislatel franchise issues, says official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 12:30 PM

If Mislatel completes all the post-qualification requirements before Feb. 7, including a Senate resolution in favor of its franchise, the National Telecommunications Commission can transfer frequencies to the third telco. Read more »

'Mga Pinoy pinakababad sa internet sa buong mundo'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 08:34 PM

Lubhang nabawasan ang bilang ng mga Pilipinong gumagamit ng texting o SMS, base sa isang pag-aaral. Read more »

Fewer Filipinos sending texts as most shift to online messaging: DICT

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 03:16 PM

MANILA - Fewer Filipinos are communicating via text messaging as most cellphone users in the country have switched to online chats and messenger apps, Department of Information and Communications Technology Acting Secretary Eliseo Rio said Saturday.   Read more »

Globe seeks to address 'severe' cell sites lack

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 28 05:47 PM

The Philippines should address its “severe lack of cellular sites," which only has 17,850 compared to 90,000 in Vietnam, 34,300 in Pakistan and 30,000 in Bangladesh, said Globe’s chief technology officer Gil Genio. Read more »

Mislatel franchise was not revoked, says DICT acting chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 26 09:40 PM

The franchise of Filipino-Chinese consortium Mislate was not revoked, the head of the Department of Information and Communications Technology said Saturday. Read more »

Poe rejects Duterte adviser’s plan to restrict cell-tower construction

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 06:21 PM

Limiting the construction of cellphone towers goes against the government's goal to provide better telco services, Senator Grace Poe said Thursday. Read more »

PLDT 'open' to leasing facilities from tower companies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 11:06 AM

PLDT said it would continue to invest in building its network while evaluating how it could work with tower companies. Read more »