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Duterte to third telco: Provide 'fast, reliable' service

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Posted at Jul 22 06:10 PM

Dito Telecommunity, composed of Davao tycoon Dennis Uy's Udenna Corp and China Telecom, is mounting a challenge to the dominance of PLDT Inc and Globe Telecom. Read more »

Third telco Dito likely to pursue 'aggressive' pricing to gain market share: Fitch

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Updated as of Jul 16 10:02 AM

New telecommunications player Dito (formerly known as Mislatel) is likely to pursue an “aggressive” pricing strategy on its first few years of operations, in a bid to gain market share, Fitch Ratings said Tuesday. Read more »

From Mislatel to Dito, why the name change?

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Posted at Jul 09 10:04 PM

The reason behind the name change is not as complicated as some may have assumed, company spokesman Adel Tamano said. Read more »

Dito, formerly Mislatel, gets license to operate as third telco player

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Updated as of Jul 09 08:39 AM

It's all systems go for the Dennis-Uy led Mislatel consortium as it finally received on Monday its license to operate as the Philippines's third telco player. Read more »

Gov't offers 2,500 sites for common towers: DICT chief

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Updated as of Jun 25 12:30 PM

At least 23 local and foreign providers have expressed interest to build common towers in the country, DICT officer-in-charge Eliseo Rio told DZMM radio. Read more »

Third telco may accept subscribers as early as 4th quarter: DICT

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Updated as of Jun 17 09:16 PM

The third major telco player may be ready to accept subscribers as early as the fourth quarter of this year, the Philippines' IT minister said on Monday.  Read more »

Tentative release of Mislatel's certificate to operate set on July 8: Rio

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Updated as of Jun 17 07:13 PM

Third telecommunications player Mislatel may be able to acquire its certificate to operate from the National Telecommunications Commission by July 8, an official said.  Read more »

PH telco regulator orders firms to assist consumers on phone unlocking

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Posted at Jun 07 01:36 AM

The country's telecommunication regulator takes further steps to level the playing field in the local sector as it awaits the entry of a third major player. Read more »

Mislatel's permit to operate may be released by end of June: NTC

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Posted at Jun 06 05:03 PM

MANILA - Third telecommunications provider Mislatel may obtain its permit to operate by the last week of June or the first week of July if all requirements would be completed in the coming weeks, an official said Thursday. Read more »

Third telco Mislatel fulfilling regulator requirements

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Updated as of May 23 01:23 PM

The National Telecommunications Commission is asking for certain documents before Mislatel could secure telecommunications frequencies and a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, Mislatel said in a statement.   Read more »

Congress OKs transfer of Mislatel's ownership

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 01:52 AM

Congress has approved the transfer of ownership of Mislatel—the country’s 3rd telecom industry player.   Read more »

Udenna Corp, China Telecom sign $5.4-billion deal for third telco Mislatel

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Updated as of Apr 26 10:31 PM

Dennis Uy's Udenna Corp., and Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp. signed the agreement with Chinatel in Beijing last April 25 to formalize their "mutual undertakings and obligations" to become the country's third telco provider, the company said in a statement. Read more »

Gov't may allocate frequencies to possible 4th, 5th telcos - regulator

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Updated as of Mar 27 03:11 PM

The government will crack down on the use of radio frequencies, which could be redistributed to possible fourth and fifth telecommunication players, a regulator said Wednesday.    Read more »

SolGen urges SC to junk PT&T petition vs 3rd telco bidding

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 04:00 PM

The Office of the Solicitor General has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss a petition filed by the Philippine Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (PT&T) seeking to reverse its disqualification from the selection for the third telco in November last year. Read more »

Mislatel moves start of commercial operations to early 2021

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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 »

Mobile number portability makes switch to third telco easier: senator

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 08:56 AM

The Mobile Number Portability Act, signed recently by President Rodrigo Duterte, is meant to spur competition as dominant players PLDT Inc and Globe Telecom brace for the entry of China Telecom-backed Mislatel, said Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. Read more »

Fast connection needed

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 12:54 AM

The government said everything is on track with the 5-year rollout plan for a faster connection despite a delay because of franchise and ownership of the designated third telco, Mislatel.  Read more »

'No delay' in Mislatel's third telco rollout, spokesman says

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Updated as of Feb 20 11:47 AM

Mislatel's commercial operations are set to begin in the first quarter of 2020.  Read more »

Mislatel needs 'official' act from both Senate, House: DICT

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Posted at Feb 19 12:40 PM

The officer in charge of the DICT, Eliseo Rio, said he agreed with Sen. Grace Poe that the Senate resolution need not be approved in a bicameral conference with the House. 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 »