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PLDT to provide 'push-to-talk' smartphones to COVID-19 hospitals

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Updated as of Apr 02 12:40 PM

PLDT Inc said Thursday it would deploy smartphones with “push-to-talk” feature for faster communication between the Department of Health and COVID-19 hospitals. Read more »

House passes bill allowing foreign ownership in telco, transport sectors

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Posted at Mar 12 01:35 AM

Local and foreign business groups hailed the House of Representatives' move of approving a bill that would allow foreign control of telecommunications and transportation companies. Read more »

'Racehorse' PLDT sets record capex in 2020 to sustain data growth

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Updated as of Mar 05 03:41 PM

Net income reached P22.5 billion in 2019, PLDT said in a disclosure to the stock exchange. Core income grew 13 percent to P27.1 billion, it said. PLDT spent P61 billion in capital expenditures in 2019 for network expansions and transformation programs, it said. Read more »

DITO can meet third telco deadlines despite coronavirus: official

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Updated as of Mar 03 04:39 PM

The joint venture between tycoon Dennis Uy's Udenna Corp and China Telecom pledged to put in place up to 37 percent coverage with 27 mbps data speed by July. Read more »

DICT chief: Rollout of DITO Telecommunity may be delayed due to COVID-19

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Posted at Feb 26 11:57 PM

The Department of Information and Communications Technology is ready to give DITO Telecommunity more leeway in hitting its rollout targets amid logistics delays created by the coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

Senate OKs on final reading bill allowing 14-day detention for suspected terrorists

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 06:57 PM

The Senate on Wednesday approved on third and final reading a bill allowing "suspected" terrorists to be arrested without warrant and detained for up to 14 days. Read more »

DITO works around coronavirus impact on China Telecom

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Updated as of Feb 21 12:23 PM

There "is some delay" in sourcing materials such as fiber, equipment and technology from China due to the COVID-19 outbreak that originated from its city of Wuhan in Hubei province, chief administrative officer Adel Tamano told DZMM.    Read more »

DITO Telecommunity to begin commercial operations by March 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 12:09 AM

The Philippines' incoming third major telco player, DITO Telecommunity, clarified that its services will be available by March 2021, and not by July this year. Read more »

DITO says it has enough resources to challenge PLDT, Globe

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 03:41 PM

DITO, a consortium of Dennis Uy's Udenna Corp, Chelsea Logistics and state-run China Telecom, is "confident" that there is enough resources to rollout a total of 5,000 towers, its chief administrative officer Adel Tamano said.    Read more »

Third telco DITO 'leaning heavily' on Chinese partner, allays cybersecurity fears

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 02:20 PM

China Telecom has been "doing business here for a long time," providing services to other players, DITO chief admnistrative officer Adel Tamano said, allaying cybersecurity fears.  Read more »

Treat us like something between a telco, newspaper: Facebook's Zuckerberg

Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 04:19 PM

Online content should be regulated with a system somewhere between the existing rules used for the telecoms and media industries, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told global leaders and security chiefs on Saturday. Read more »

Third telco DITO says no delay in roll-out of services

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Posted at Feb 12 04:53 PM

DITO Telecommunity's roll-out of services will not be delayed, a member of the consortium behind the telco said on Wednesday after a newspaper reported that it was having problems building new telco towers. Read more »

DITO says ready to roll out telco service by July

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Posted at Jan 29 04:17 PM

DITO has committed to cover 37 percent of the country and deliver 27 megabits per second internet speed within its first year of operations.  Read more »

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

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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

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 »