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Singil sa 'paper billing,' iimbestigahan sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 11:15 PM

Inamin ng Department of Trade and Industry at Bangko Sentral na hindi nila maaaring ipatigil ang paniningil ng telecommunication at credit card companies sa mga billing na nakaimprenta sa papel. Read more »

Third telco selection may have to wait until July - DICT

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 08:23 PM

MANILA - The selection of the country's third major telecommunications company may have to wait until July, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said Tuesday.    Read more »

Paniningil para sa mga nais ng paper bill, bawal nga ba?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 21 09:08 PM

Kokontrahin ng DTI at DICT ang paniningil sa mga kostumer na paper bill ang gusto.  Read more »

Release of telco selection rules postponed

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 11:24 AM

The government postponed the release of guidelines for the selection of the telecommunications company that will challenge the dominance of PLDT Inc and Globe Telecom, the official in charge of the process said Monday. Read more »

PLDT returns frequency for third telco

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 11:01 AM

PLDT Inc has returned one of its frequencies to the government as the country prepares for the entry of a third telco player, Department of Information and Communications Technology officer-in-charge Eliseo Rio said Saturday. Read more »

Chikka to stop free text messaging service

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 08 09:35 AM

Chikka, the homegrown messaging platform that pre-dated touchscreen phones and the social media boom, said it would stop its free text messaging service at the end of March. Read more »

NTC summons Globe, mobile content provider over alleged load theft

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 07:30 PM

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has summoned Globe Telecom and mobile content provider Got Deals Mobile Inc. to attend the investigation into an alleged prepaid credit theft, which went viral on social media.   Read more »

Iwas 'nakaw-load': Telcos urged to notify users of credit deduction

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 06 11:13 AM

Telecommunications firms should notify prepaid subscribers of all mobile load deductions real-time, Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV said Tuesday.  Read more »

73 Chinese nationals sent back to Beijing for telecom fraud

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 08:59 PM

MANILA - Authorities have deported 73 Chinese nationals arrested for telecommunications fraud and violation of Philippine immigration laws after the Bureau of Immigration (BI) declared them as undesirable aliens. Read more »

Pagsumite ng bids para sa ikatlong telco, naurong sa Mayo 24

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 10:10 PM

Naurong sa Mayo 24 ang nakatakdang pagsumite ng bids para sa mga interesado maging bagong major telecommunications player. Read more »

Third telco bid submissions moved to May 24

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 02:01 PM

The government will accept bids for the establishment of a third telecommunications company on May 24, pushing back its target by nearly 2 months, officials said Tuesday. Read more »

DICT to hold forum on revisions to contract for third telco

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 23 08:25 PM

The government will hold another public forum on February 27 to discuss possible revisions to the contract that would determine the selection of the Philippines' third telecommunications firm, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said Friday.  Read more »

Third telco by March 'physically impossible,' Palace says

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 03:32 PM

Setting up a third telecommunications player by March is "physically impossible" as the selection process is still underway, Malacañang said Thursday. Read more »

Duterte: Indian company eyeing 3rd telco slot

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 01:00 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said an Indian company has shown interest to be the third telco player in the Philippines. Read more »

China Telecom's options: Third force or partner with Globe, PLDT

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 02:44 PM

China Telecom can partner with either Globe Telecom or PLDT Inc or help establish a third player, should it decide to push through with its investment in the Philippines, a regulator said Thursday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Maaaring epekto ng ikatlong telco sa bilis ng internet

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 09:51 PM

Wala pang isang araw ay natupad na ang hiling ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na maibalik sa gobyerno ang ilang frequency mula sa PLDT na nais niyang ipagamit sa papasok na ikatlong telco. Read more »

Duterte, ayaw maantala ang pagpangalan sa ikatlong telco

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 11:39 PM

Hindi pumayag si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na iurong pa hanggang Mayo ang pagpangalan sa ikatlong telecommunication company na inaasahang makatutulong sa pagpapaganda sa serbisyo ng internet sa bansa.  Read more »

Duterte wants no delay in third telco search: spokesman

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 12:52 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte denied the request of a Cabinet office to move the selection of a third telecommunications company to May, his spokesman said Tuesday. Read more »

PLDT outlines P50-billion capital spending this year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 03:30 PM

PLDT Inc on Monday outlined how it planned to spend a record P50 billion this year to aid its shift to digital services. Read more »

PLDT, Globe challengers seek more time to firm up businesses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 09:10 AM

Telecommunications companies seeking to challenge Globe Telecom and PLDT Inc want to push back the deadline for their proposals to the middle of the year, a cabinet official said Monday. Read more »