Red tape gets in the way, says Globe
Bureaucratic red tape in the telecommunication sector has a price tag, and it is steep.
View ArticleWeak regulation a drag to entry of foreign telcos
NEW FOREIGN players may continue to shun the Philippines’ lucrative telecommunications sector as the country’s weak regulatory environment favoring powerful incumbent players is considered a “major...
View ArticleImpact Telecom launches new unlimited calling to PH
DENVER, Colorado — Impact Telecom, a leading provider of international long distance services and voice and messaging solutions, is now offering unlimited calling to the Philippines with its new...
View ArticleCompetition agency to probe telcos
Presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s stern warning for the two dominant telecommunication companies to shape up has emboldened the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) as it vowed to look...
View ArticleAfter SMC telco buyout, PLDT-Globe duopoly continues
Two is still the magic number in the local telecommunications space after Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Globe Telecom on Monday sealed a massive deal to acquire a budding rival’s...
View ArticlePLDT urges standard permit system for data highway
PLDT Inc. wants national and local government regulations streamlined, saying this will hasten the deployment of a broadband infrastructure.
View ArticlePLDT, Globe ink pact to lower cross network calling rates
Industry giants PLDT Inc. and Globe Telecom finally agreed on Monday to lower access charges for domestic voice calls between their networks, described as among the highest in the region. The...
View ArticleSmart sets network expansion in Metro Manila
PLDT Inc.’s Smart Communications announced a major network expansion in Metro Manila in a bid to improve services—with special focus on high-speed mobile internet.
View ArticleForeign firms invited to break telco duopoly
The Philippines said its door was now wide open to new foreign telco players, translating into a broad policy for the first time since President Duterte launched criticisms against the industry duopoly...
View ArticleNTC to telcos: Stop collecting fees for paper bill delivery
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has prohibited telecommunications companies from charging fees for paper bill delivery.
View ArticleSmartphone market to stay cool this year – IDC forecast
International Data Corporation (IDC) projected on Wednesday that global smartphone sales would cool this year before heating up with help from new 5G networks and India's vibrant market.
View ArticleDICT chief threatens to resign over 3rd telco roadblocks
The head of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), fed up with government delays in the selection of a new major telco player, has issued an ultimatum.
View ArticleSamsung Electronics posts $9.9B Q2 net profit, down 0.1%
Seoul, South Korea – Samsung Electronics on Tuesday reported a 0.1 percent dip in its second quarter net profit from a year earlier, blaming slower sales of smartphones and display panels for the drop.
View ArticleSouth Korean tycoons pay tribute to late Samsung chief
SEOUL — South Korea’s billionaire business leaders lined up Monday to pay respects to the late Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee, for decades the country’s richest and most powerful...
View ArticleDito says telco network is ready as 1st audit begins
MANILA, Philippines — Telecommunications startup Dito Telecommunity said on Thursday it expects to pass the mandated audit of its network that begins this week. This will be the first official test of...
View ArticleThird telco Dito’s franchise bid reaches Senate plenary
MANILA, Philippines — The franchise renewal of Dito Telecommunity as well as several other telco and broadcast franchise bills have reached the Senate floor for plenary deliberations. “We recognize...
View ArticleFrench telecoms tycoon Niel buys 2.5% stake in Vodafone
LONDON -French billionaire telecoms executive Xavier Niel, the founder and majority owner of Iliad, has bought a 2.5-percent stake in Britain’s Vodafone through an investment vehicle. The vehicle –...
View ArticleEdgePoint open to acquiring more PLDT cell towers
EdgePoint Infrastructure is open to acquiring more tower assets of Manuel Pangilinan-led PLDT Inc. as it ramps up its local portfolio, banking on the growing demand for connectivity in the country....
View ArticleAnti-red tape body vows to speed up telco permits
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (Arta) is pushing for more reforms to speed up the permitting process for telecommunication companies, as the number of fixed and wireless infrastructure build-out...
View ArticleSIM card registration law: A litmus test for PH telcos
The main agenda of SIM (subscriber identity module) card registration is to curb the proliferation of text scams. But there appears an unintended repercussion: it can further heat up the already...
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