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Third telco Dito's entry to foster 'healthy competitive environment': Globe

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Posted at Jul 16 01:47 PM

Globe Telecom on Tuesday said it welcomed the entry of third telco player Dito Telecommunity, formerly known as Mislatel. 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 »

S&P affirms PLDT rating, notes revenue to be affected by third telco Dito

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Posted at Jul 15 04:12 PM

S&P Global Ratings on Monday affirmed PLDT’s BBB+ rating but warned that at least 40 percent of its revenue is now exposed to competition due to the entry of third player Dito Telecommunity (Mislatel).  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 »

Government issues IRR for mobile number portability act

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Posted at Jun 18 10:56 PM

Major telco firms in the Philippines are given 6 months to implement the Mobile Number Portability Act.  Read more »

Cellphone number puwede nang permanente sa subscriber

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Posted at Jun 18 08:09 PM

Puwede nang maging permanente sa subscriber ang kanyang mobile number kahit pa magpalipat-lipat ng network provider.   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 »

Dissecting Data: Where to build common telco towers in PH

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Posted at May 28 04:05 PM

ABS-CBN's Data Analytics analyzed the existing telco towers and their locations to determine where the new common towers should be built. Warren De Guzman presents the findings.  Read more »

DICT releases final rule on common towers

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Posted at May 27 11:12 PM

The Department of Information and Communications Technology released the final rules on the accelerated roll-out of common towers in the Philippines.  Read more »

Huawei ban to have 'little impact' on Philippine telcos: gov't

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Posted at May 23 03:25 PM

The government also has "tools" to protect the country's cyberspace from threats to national security, Department of Information and Communications Technology said in a statement. 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 »

Huawei devices on Globe, PLDT, Smart unaffected by trade woes, telcos say

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Updated as of May 20 08:04 PM

Globe Telecom and PLDT assured their subscribers on Monday that their services and Huawei devices would not be affected by the US trade ban on the Chinese telecoms giant. Read more »

CityMall to lease out 50 rooftops for common telco towers

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Updated as of May 16 04:19 PM

ALT-Global Solutions Inc, one of the chosen common telecommunication companies by the Department of Information and Communications (DICT), would lease 50 CityMall rooftops for telco towers, DoubleDragon said in a disclosure to the stock exchange.    Read more »

Telcos told to ensure uninterrupted service on election day

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Posted at May 12 02:30 PM

The NTC said all public telecommunications entities must deliver uninterrupted services during the May 13 polls, with priority given to the Comelec. Read more »

Quake, road mishap to cause Globe service disruptions in Visayas, Mindanao

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Posted at May 04 03:44 PM

Globe Telecom issued an advisory Saturday to warn of a possible service interruption for users in Visayas and Mindanao after two of the company's fiber optic cables were cut. 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 »