Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Tuesday, Nov. 25, disputed the claim of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) that its personnel underwent proper training in Israel in 2023 for the use of two major components of the agency’s ICT Modernization Project, the GSM Active and Passive Monitoring...
The telecommunications industry is urging the government to ensure strong safeguards for consumers under the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) to be crafted for the Konektadong Pinoy Act, which recently lapsed into law. The bill, also known as the Open Access in Data Transmission Act,...
The industry-wide alliance of the country’s leading telecommunications operators is seeking to expand its membership to include government and law enforcement agencies amid rising threats to network infrastructure, primarily cyberattacks and theft. In a statement, Pangilinan-led PLDT Inc. said...
The country’s leading telecommunications group is calling on the government to establish a validated database to verify a person’s identity, instead of the proposed in-person appearance for SIM (subscriber identity module) registration. Last month, the National Telecommunications Commission...
Telecommunications service provider Philippine Telegraph and Telephone (PT&T) Corp. is eager to resume trading on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) within the first half of the year as it nears regulatory approval. PT&T President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) James...
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) will study the prospect of requiring personal appearance for SIM (subscriber identity module) registration in a bid to crack down on individuals selling their identities. In a statement on Tuesday, March 11, the NTC acknowledged that...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has cancelled and set aside the P48.5 million in local franchise taxes assessed for collection by the Cagayan provincial government against Smart Communications, Inc. for the years 2011 to 2015. “We find that petitioner’s (Smart Communications) franchise...
The competition in the country’s free television industry has severely weakened since the non-renewal of ABS-CBN Corp.'s franchise in 2020, according to a new study by the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC). The study titled “Blocktiming Practices in the Philippine Free TV Industry.”...
Mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) lets you unleash the power of the Ultimate AI companion as it now accepts pre-orders for the latest Samsung flagship smartphones – the Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung Galaxy S25+, and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra – on Smart Postpaid and Smart...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III warned the public against holiday-themed scams, urging Filipinos to remain vigilant against fraudulent schemes proliferating during this gift-giving and online shopping season. He emphasized the importance of heeding the National...
Smart Communications and PLDT Enterprise are joining forces with Ericsson to explore and deploy Mobile Private Networks (MPN) tailored for the manufacturing sector, aiming to boost efficiency and automation . In a statement, the companies detailed the partnership, saying the goal of leveraging...
Telco providers have suffered from outages wrought by the wrath of typhoon "Kristine" even as the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) had sought to quickly repair damaged facilities and restore services. In a statement, the NTC said public telecommunications entities (PTEs) such as...
