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Globe Telecom profits soar in first 9 months of 2019; PLDT profits drift

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Posted at Nov 07 11:39 PM

Competition further intensifies between the Philippines' two biggest telecom players, with both firms neck and neck on expanding overall market share. Read more »

Third telco DITO says investments to exceed $6-B plan

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Updated as of Nov 04 03:45 PM

DITO, a consortium composed China Telecom and Dennis Uy’s Chelsea Logistics and Udenna Corp, will invest more than the initial $6 billion (P302 billion), DITO chief technology officer Boy Santiago said. Read more »

NOW Corp inks 5G deal with Korean firm in bid to be 4th major telco

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Posted at Oct 28 07:43 PM

NOW Corp said it has inked a deal with South Korea's largest telco to roll out 5G services in the Philippines and "leapfrog" other service providers.  Read more »

Poste ng kuryente, telco sa Pasay bumigay; mga establisimyento naperwisyo

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Posted at Oct 24 04:34 PM

Isang poste kung saan nakakabit ang mga kawad ng kuryente at linya ng telepono ang bumigay at humambalang sa Airport Road, Pasay nitong Huwebes ng madaling araw.  Read more »

Telco firm: Handset prices need to come down to see wider 5G adoption

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Posted at Oct 22 10:45 PM

Globe Telecom president and CEO Ernest Cu said that the company is still waiting for handset makers to release affordable 5G phones. Read more »

Globe: Expect service interruption in Western Mindanao

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Posted at Oct 09 09:46 PM

The telco firm said its customers in Western Mindanao could temporarily be unable to use mobile data and broadband internet. Read more »

Ilang negosyo, subscribers nabulaga, nalito sa 'landline migration' ng telcos

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Posted at Oct 06 05:51 PM

Malaking bulto ng problema ang inter-network calls, ayon sa National Telecommunications Commission. Read more »

Metro Manila landline numbers migrate to 8-digits from 7 on Oct. 6

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Updated as of Oct 04 03:46 PM

Telecommunication providers and other business establishments have announced the migration to 8-digit landline numbers from 7 digits effective Oct. 6 in compliance with the directive of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). Read more »

3rd telco DITO inks deal with 2 key partners to support rollout

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Posted at Oct 03 05:48 PM

Third telco DITO Telecommunity on Thursday said it has signed deals with 2 key partners for services "crucial" for their rollout.    Read more »

Not just military bases: DITO wants to build towers in police camps to 'hasten rollout'

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Posted at Sep 19 07:24 PM

MANILA – Third telco player DITO Telecommunity is seeking approval to build facilities inside police camps nationwide to "hasten rollout" of services, its spokesperson said Thursday.   Read more »

'Safeguards are there': AFP allays fears of Chinese spying in PH military camps

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Updated as of Sep 19 11:42 AM

MANILA - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) allayed fears that national security would be compromised once China-backed telecommunications player Dito Telecommunity put up facilities in its military camps. Read more »

Palace confident no security breach in PH military, Chinese telco deal

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 04:35 PM

Malacañang is confident that security measures were upheld in the Philippine military’s deal with Chinese telco firm DITO Telecommunity Corp. to construct facilities inside military camps. Read more »

Reklamo ng ilang motorista: mga poste ng kuryente, telco nakaharang

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Updated as of Sep 17 10:56 PM

Ito ay sa harap ng puspusang clearing operations sa mga kalye sa bansa. Read more »

AFP deal with China-linked third telco won't risk national security: DICT official

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Posted at Sep 17 06:28 PM

The government has safeguards to ensure the Philippines' national security isn't compromised by the operations of the third major telco inside military camps, an official said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Chinese-linked DITO vows to comply with PH rules in military bases deal over espionage fears

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Updated as of Sep 17 11:18 PM

Third telecommunications player DITO Telecommunity on Tuesday said it would comply with all government requirement as a "Filipino company" after signing a deal to build facilities within military bases. Read more »

Will Dito Telecommunity expose Philippines to unhampered espionage?

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 01:30 AM

MANILA—The third telco seeking to penetrate the Philippine market is a Filipino company. Its new name has been changed to further represent this fact. Read more »

Lorenzana: AFP-Dito deal, bubusisiin

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Posted at Sep 17 12:59 AM

Walang alam si Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana sa kasunduan para makapaglagay ng pasilidad ang telecommunications company na may kaugnayan sa China sa loob mismo ng ilang kampo ng militar. Read more »

AFP allays espionage fears over deal with China-backed telco firm

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Posted at Sep 16 10:14 PM

AFP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Edgar Arevalo says the deal will still be scrutinized by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.   Read more »

'Mga pasilidad ng 3rd telco sa military camps baka magamit sa pag-eespiya'

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Posted at Sep 13 07:58 PM

Nababahala ang isang senador sa pagtatayo ng pasilidad sa loob ng mga kampo ng militar ang third telco na may kaugnayan sa isang Chinese comapny. Read more »

Mga pasilidad ng Dito Telecommunity itatayo sa loob ng kampo ng AFP

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Posted at Sep 13 01:02 AM

May mga nangangamba sa posibleng epekto nito sa seguridad ng bansa dahil ang kompanyang magtatayo at magpapatakbo ng mga pasilidad ay pagmamay-ari ng gobyerno ng China. Read more »