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
Bayantel won’t give up bid for 3G license
Bayan Telecommunications, Inc. was denied in its bid to acquire a license to operate 3G (third generation) mobile service by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). But Bayantel is fighting for the 3G license and vows to file a motion for reconsideration before the Court of Appeals (CA). The Lopez-owned telecommunications company said it would exhaust [...]
August 25, 2009
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Tags: 3G, 3G license, Bayantel, CA, mobile technology, NTC, PLDT, telco, telecommunications · Posted in: Announcement, Government, Law, Philippine business news, Philippines
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
