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Globe station offers free calls, WiFi in Abra after quake

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Posted at Jul 27 04:27 PM

Globe Telecom said it has deployed a station offering free calls, charging and WiFi in Abra to assist residents in areas hit by the magnitude 7 earthquake. Read more »

NOW Telecom 'negotiating' lease of towers, telco facilities

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Posted at Jul 22 02:02 PM

NOW Corp on Friday said its unit NOW Telecom and SBA Towers Philippines signed a memorandum of understanding as part of its telco expansion plans. Read more »

PLDT urges consumers to report intentional cable cutting

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 12:54 PM

PLDT Inc on Thursday urged users to report intentional cable cutting that could disrupt telco services. Read more »

PLDT readies equipment, personnel as Agaton barrels Visayas, Mindanao

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Posted at Apr 11 09:19 AM

PLDT Inc said Monday it has prepared its personnel and mission-critical equipment such as emergency generators in Visayas and Mindanao in preparation for tropical storm Agaton. Read more »

Smart fully restores services in Palawan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 12:16 PM

Smart Communications has fully restored its communication services in Palawan which were damaged by typhoon Odette in December, PLDT Inc said Thursday. Read more »

Globe keeps 49 free calls, charging stations in Odette-hit areas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 09:05 AM

Stations assisting in victim relief and recovery are available in selected areas in Palawan, Bohol, Cebu, Leyte, Surigao, and Dinagat Islands. Read more »

PLDT says wireless service 91 pct restored in Visayas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 02:33 PM

PLDT Inc on Thursday said at least 91 percent of wireless services have been restored in the Visayas while 67 percent of fixed services are back up. Read more »

Globe says network services fully restored in Iloilo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 04:54 PM

Globe Telecom's network services in the province of Iloilo are fully restored as of Tuesday, the company said. Read more »

PLDT restores services in more areas in Visayas, Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 03:49 PM

PLDT Inc and wireless unit Smart Communications have restored services in more areas in provinces hit by typhoon Odette as of Dec. 24, its chairman Manny Pangilinan said Friday. Read more »

Globe and DITO Telecommunity begin interconnected services

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Posted at Apr 19 02:52 PM

Globe Telecom said Monday their consumers would now be able send SMS and make domestic mobile calls to DITO subscribers and vice versa following the successful interconnection service between the two telcos.  Read more »

More customers to enjoy 4G LTE services in select provinces next month: Globe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 11:02 AM

Globe Telecom said Friday more customers would enjoy improved services in Pampanga, Batangas, Laguna and parts of Cavite next month following an aggressive network modernization that upgraded services to 4G LTE.    Read more »

Third telco DITO to 'spend on towers rather than K-Pop stars': official

Jessica Fenol and Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 02:55 PM

Popular Korean actors and K-pop stars are unlikely to endorse third telco DITO Telecommunity as the company would rather spend on towers and network expansion, its chief administrative officer Adel Tamano said Tuesday. Read more »

PLDT, Globe restore mobile services in parts of Catanduanes, other areas in Bicol

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 06:38 PM

The country’s two main telcos said Wednesday they have restored telecommunications services in parts of Catanduanes, as well as in other parts of the storm-ravaged Bicol region.   Read more »

Globe to 'push forward' with expansion plans as home broadband foothold widens

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Posted at Aug 12 02:34 PM

Globe Telecom said Wednesday its home broadband business made "remarkable gains" in the first half, as most Filipinos were forced to stay at home due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »