The Philippines should join the growing list of countries mandating the registration of pre-paid subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to put an end to the prevalence of deceptive modus and online scams, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Wednesday. “Hangga’t walang batas na magpaparusa sa mga...
President Duterte has signed into law the 25-year franchise extension for DITO Telecommunity Corporation, the country's third telco. The President signed Republic Act No. (RA) 11537 yesterday, May 18. DITO Chief Administrative Officer Adel Tamano thanked President Duterte for signing the law....
Ruffa Gutierrez On the first anniversary of ABS-CBN shutdown, Actress Ruffa Gutierrez recalled how heartbroken she was when the broadcast network signed off on May 5, 2020. "Throwback to May 5, 2020. My post : At a time wherein millions are dying, losing their jobs and struggling to make ends meet...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and the country’s internet service providers (ISPs) have agreed to join hands to block online piracy sites. The alliance was proposed by IPOPHL Director General Rowel S. Barba at...
After a delay of sixteen years, NOW Telecom Company has cleared its final hurdle as a 5G provider when the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) the other day issued an order of automatic approval for the frequencies it needs. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)'s “obstinate refusal to...
PLDT Inc. and telco newcomer DITO Telecommunity Corporation today, Feb. 23, announced they have forged a deal to construct a transmission facility interconnecting their subscribers. Their interconnection hub will be completed by end of next month, in time for the commercial operations of DITO....
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) today (February 22, 2021) announced that Dito Telecommunity Corporation passed its first technical audit. The third telco even surpassed the required minimum average broadband speed set at 27 megabits per second (Mbps), according to independent...
The Philippines moved 25 places, from number 111 in global mobile internet speed rankings in January 2020 to number 86th last month, according to latest data from Ookla. For fixed broadband, the country’s average download speed was recorded at 32.73 Mbps. The country...
With the surge in demand for data, PLDT Inc. and wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are allocating between P88 billion to P92 billion capital expenditure in 2021, PLDT Chief Revenue Officer and Smart Communications President and CEO Alfredo S. Panlilio announced over the...
Telecom regulators urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to amend right-of-way (ROW) rules so telcos can roll-out infrastructure faster and speed up Internet connections. Specifically, both the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the National...
Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (PT&T) is joining the 5th generationn (5G) bandwagon, the telco announced during its Virtual Annual Stockholders Meeting held last Friday (September 25, 2020). Already, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) allocated 200 MHZ of High Band...
