House Asst. Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro on Saturday, July 10 warned that the United States’ move to ban the China Telecom (Americas) Corp.(CTC) could affect the operations of local telecommunications newcomer Dito Telecommunity Corporation (Dito). Rep. France...
DITO Telecommunity, the country's third player, has expanded its coverage in 17 more areas and is now available in a total of 140 cities nationwide, the telco today (July 1) announced. "Following our June 12 announcement of DITO being commercially available in 123 cities as a means to commemorate...
DITO CME, the communications, media, and entertainment arm of the Udenna Group, and CloudSwyft, a Philippine-based global education technology firm, are collaborating with Alibaba Cloud, to upskill Filipinos via the LUNA Academy online education platform. Hero_Banner_1 Alibaba Cloud will equip LUNA...
Some individuals and online stores are illegally re-selling Globe At Home WiFi modems with DITO Telecommunity stickers and passing them off as DITO modems. Globe Telecom Inc. today (June 14) warned the public about the scam. "This is done through the unauthorized unlocking of the Globe device,...
DITO Telecommunity Corporation, the country’s third major player in the telecommunications industry, Friday, (June 11) announced they are approaching the one-millionth subscriber mark a few weeks after their Metro Manila entry. To commemorate the 123 years of Philippine independence tomorrow,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday expressed frustration at the government’s lack of attention to calls to conduct a security audit on Dito Telecommunity, saying the National Security Council (NSC) should pursue one in the interest of the Filipino people. Hontiveros reiterated the entry of Dito...
The country's third telco, DITO Telecommunity, is currently ironing out issues on phone compatibility, speed, and signal coverage. “We are continuously working with handset manufacturers to certify and test more DITO-ready phones with 4G VoLTE and 5G technology," according to DITO Chief...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, May 26 urged the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to monitor the complaints against Dito Telecommunity Corporation. Hontiveros said the DICT should demand the China-owned third telecommunications company in the Philippines to step...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, May 25, warned that amendments to the Public Service Act (PSA), which would allow 100 percent foreign ownership of public utilities, could pave the way for China to own critical infrastructure in the Philippines. China, Hontiveros said, could use this as leverage...
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....
The country's third major telecommunication company can operate for another 25 years based on a new law signed by President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Republic Act No. 11537 allows Mindanao Islamic Telephone Company Inc., currently known as Dito Telecommunity...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, May 14 reiterated her call for the National Security Council (NSC) to pursue a security audit against Dito Telecommunity, especially amid China’s increasing presence in the West Philippine Sea. Hontiveros said there is a great necessity for the NSC, as well as...