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Globe says Laguna, Cavite service fully restored after Taal disruption

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 01:03 PM

Ashfall earlier prevented Globe from fueling up generator sets that would serve as backup power for its transmission towers, the Ayala-run telco said. Read more »

The country's third telco player will make municipalities in the country future-ready

ANCX
Updated as of Jan 12 11:15 PM

It hasn't even started taking in subscribers yet, but DITO Telecommunity is already making waves. It just signed an agreement with the League of Municipalities of the Philippines to connect barangays all over the Philippines. Read more »

PLDT, Globe, Dito form phone number portability 'clearing house'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 09:33 AM

PLDT Inc, Globe Telecom and Dito Telecommunity tapped Floria-based Syniverse for the "clearing house" tasked to ensure the "smooth implementation" of phone number transfers, PLDT said in a disclosure. Read more »

Globe says service in Boracay restored

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 12:12 PM

Globe Telecom said Sunday it restored services in tourist island Boracay after it was lashed by Typhoon Ursula (Phanfone), which struck on Christmas Day and killed at least 41 people.   Read more »

DND to submit agreement between AFP, Dito to Senate

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 01:30 AM

The Department of National Defense (DND) will submit to the Senate before the end of the month the memorandum of agreement (MOA) entered into by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Dito Telecommunity, formerly Mislatel, the third telco player in country, for the setting up of communications towers inside military camps.  Read more »

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

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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'

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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 »