Globe expands prepaid e-load outlets
Globe Telecom expanded its prepaid load retail network by partnering with more supermarkets and convenience store chains. Globe recognizes that more and more subscribers are opting to buy cellphone load credits via electronic loading (e-loading) than prepaid cards or internet loading. That is why it ties up with biggest names in the retailing business to [...]
July 15, 2011
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Tags: 7-Eleven, Consumers, e-load, electronic loading, Globe, marketing, prepaid load, prepaid subscriers · Posted in: Business News, communications, Consumers, e-commerce, marketing, Philippine business news, Philippines, Products, Technology
Globe to give away free loads
Globe Telecom will give away free loads to their prepaid subscribers in areas affected during the network interruption last Monday. Globe and Touch Mobile subscribers experienced difficulty or inability to send text messages, make calls, or surf the net starting 1 p.m. last Monday, May 9. The reason for the disruption was because Globe’s sub-sea [...]
May 12, 2011
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Tags: communications, Customer Service, free loads, Globe, load credits, mobile telephone, network interruptions, SMS, tropical storm Bebeng · Posted in: Announcement, communications, Consumers, Corporations, Customer Service, marketing, money, Philippine business news, Philippines
PLDT downplays monopoly of telecom market
The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) assured the public that its acquisition of Digitel Telecommunications Philippines Inc. would benefit consumers and the local telecommunications industry in general. The company also downplayed fears that the PLDT-Digitel merger would hinder competition in the local telecommunication industry. PLDT’s Manny Pangilinan said that the PLDT group will officially [...]
April 17, 2011
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Tags: Ayala, business news, Digitel, Globe, merger, monopoly, Philippines, PLDT, price control, telecommunications · Posted in: communications, Corporations, Customer Service, finance, investments, Philippine business news, Philippines
More interconnection with rival firms, eyed by Globe
In its effort to serve its clients better, and at the same time expand its network to reach more subscribers, Globe Telecom Inc. is planning to strike more interconnection agreements with rival communications companies. The Globe’s plan to land more interconnection deals was announced by the company saying it was in talks with Philippine Long [...]
September 11, 2010
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Tags: Bayantel, communications, Customer Service, Digitel, Globe, interconnection, Philippines, PLDT, telephone companies · Posted in: Announcement, communications, Consumers, Customer Service, marketing, Philippine business news, Philippines, Products
Globe puts up first mobile microfinance bank
Globe Telecommunications, Inc., together with sister company Ayala Corp., is all set to put up the Philippine’s first mobile microfinance banking unit. That is because the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas approved the Globe and Ayala’s entry into the banking industry. The new bank, will be called “BPI Globe Banko, A Savings Bank” will be using [...]
October 12, 2009
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Tags: Ayala, Banks, BPI, BPI Globe Banko, BSP, Business, business loans, capitalization, entrepreneur, financing, funds sources, Globe, Loans, microfinancing, mobile financing, NGOs, Philippines, SMEs · Posted in: Announcement, banking, Employment, finance, investments, Loans, money, Philippine banks, Philippine business news, Philippines
Globe and Smart reduced call rates for the weekend
The two major mobile telecommunications company in the Philippines, Globe and Smart reduced their call rates this weekend – October 3 to October 4, 2009. Globe and Smart lowers call rates to three per minute. Globe users will enjoy the reduced rates starting 12:01 a.m. of October 3 up to 11:59 p.m. of October 4. [...]
October 2, 2009
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Tags: communications, Globe, mobile telephone, Philippines, reduced call rates, signal, Smart, Talkand Text, TNT, Touch Mobile, Typhoon Ondoy, victims · Posted in: Announcement, communications, Corporations, Philippines, promotions
Telecoms extend validity of cell phone credits
Here’s good news to all prepaid subscribers like me: The expiration of prepaid load credits will be finally extended. The telecommunications companies have agreed to a government order to extend the validity of prepaid load credits, although they have asked for time to carry out the changes. The extended validity of load credits is as [...]
July 16, 2009
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Tags: cell phone load credits, communications, Digitel, Globe, load extension, mobile, mobile companies, NTC, Smart, telecommunications · Posted in: money
