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PLDT core income surges 13% to P27.1 billion in 2019
Manny Pangilinan says PLDT's capital expenditure will be hiked to P83 billion in 2020 to further boost services and infrastructure
How much time is acceptable for a telco to fix a bad connection?
Transparency on details about their support teams might diffuse tension in a customer, and lessen the stress of the workers involved
Globe Telecom’s Pebbles Sy-Manalang on what it’s like being a woman in tech
And why the IT industry is the best place to be these days
Telcos ordered to unlock phones for free after contract ends
Customers can soon ask telcos to unlock postpaid phones for free once the lock-in period is over
PLDT says on track to hit P26-billion core profit for 2019
PLDT's core income grows by a decent 6% to P7.2 billion in the 1st quarter of 2019
Globe to pilot 5G in June 2019
Globe says the commercial pilot launch this June will be for home subscribers outside Metro Manila
Why is Huawei controversial?
The United States has been very vocal with its fears that the Chinese company may be an international security threat. Why the fear?
8,851 subscribers affected as Globe sends personal data to wrong recipients
Globe experiences a 'wrong-send'
PLDT, Globe subscribers to get 8-digit telephone numbers in March 2019
The 8-digit format ensures a sufficient resource pool to cater to the rapid growth of landline customers in major cities
DICT orders NTC to make phones unlockable after initial lock-in period
The memorandum order provides telco subscribers with the option to switch among compatible service providers after initial lock-in period has been completed
No 3rd telco player by November? 'I'll take over,' says Duterte
If there will be further delays, President Duterte warns he'll invite interested parties to submit their position papers to him, and he will make his choice in 'about 30 minutes'
LIST: Companies vying for Philippines' 3rd telco spot
At least 7 foreign and 5 local companies are gunning to be the next major telco player
LOOK: DICT draft rules on selection of 3rd telco player
The Department of Information and Communications Technology releases the draft guidelines ahead of the public hearing on its proposed selection process on August 23
Interconnection rates will be lowered to welcome third telco – Duterte
President Duterte says that by lowering interconnection rates, incoming players can have access to existing networks at a much lower cost
PLDT says Bello claim on contractor ownership 'fabricated'
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III alleges that many of PLDT's service contractors are owned by its own executives
All Globe prepaid load valid for 1 year starting July 5
'Effective July 5, 2018, all Globe prepaid load, including those with denominations below P300, will carry a one-year expiration period,' Globe announces
Smart posts speeds of 14.97 Gbps in latest 5G tests
The tests lay some of the groundwork for future 5G networks in the Philippines
U.S. Senate votes to reimpose ban on China's ZTE, shares plunge
A Senate measure proposes an outright ban on the government buying products and services from ZTE and another Chinese telecoms firm, Huawei
AT&T closes mega-merger with Time Warner
The news comes just two days after a US federal judge approved the deal, delivering a stinging rebuke to President Donald Trump's administration in its first major antitrust court case
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PLDT to give up Cure frequencies 'at no cost'
(UPDATED) This comes after President Rodrigo Duterte publicly threatened to send tax auditors to telecommunications companies demanding payment for returning radio frequencies to the government
DICT delays rule on 1-year expiration for prepaid load worth less than P300
(UPDATED) The new rule applies to prepaid load worth P300 and above starting January 6. Load worth less than P300 will only be covered by July 5.
If China telco deal doesn't pan out, PH to tap other telco players
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque raises the possibility that China Telecom may find unacceptable the constitutional limitations on foreign ownerships of telco companies
Roque fumes at telcos for bad signal in his house
President Duterte's new spokesman says the signal in his house is so bad, he is forced to take media calls in his garage, clad in his bathrobe
Ericsson steps up restructuring on new quarterly loss
We are not satisfied with our underlying performance with continued declining sales and increasing losses in the quarter says CEO Borje Ekholm as the share price drops 10 in Stockholm
PLDT, Globe payment to SMC can preempt court rulings, says gov't
On May 30 PLDT and Globe complete the P69 1 B payment to San Miguel PCC says this is meant to preempt the appellate court and Supreme Court rulings
Smart Communications to spend P1B on Wi-Fi boost
Smart says its Wi Fi public hotspots are undergoing upgrades in all 4 terminals of NAIA and the airports in Davao Iloilo Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental
PH gov't loses P250M yearly with embargo of 700MHz – Globe
Existing operators and new entrants are drawn to the 700 MHz frequency band to unlock the growth potential in the Philippines relatively unsophisticated market
The future of 700 MHz band remains unclear
The future of the prized 700 megahertz frequency remains unclear with 3 of the country s largest corporations exhausting all means to get hold of the band
Phoenix Semiconductors suffers slump demand, delays Clark expansion
As a result of the slump demand Phoenix Semiconductors Philippines delays expansion of its manufacturing facility at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga
Villar to NTC: Persuade telcos to help protect public vs text scams
Senator Cynthia Villar says she will file a bill seeking the mandatory registration of prepaid SIM cards
Telcos: We're not to blame for 2013 transmission woes
A telco official says In our system we didn t get any alarm during elections Our system was perfect Could it be the fault of Smartmatic?
Telcos to explain expensive but slow Internet at NTC hearing
The end goal is for a law that would identify broadband as a basic service so that the government could regulate it
PLDT completes network upgrade ahead of schedule
PLDT said customers should already be feeling the benefits of faster more reliable service when they text talk or surf Rival Globe meanwhile will finish its own network upgrade next year
