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                    [Title] => First Pacific, Lopezes seal revised Meralco deal
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The Lopez Group and Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd. (FPC) have entered into an amended agreement which will prevent the sale or transfer of the Lopezes’ voting common shares in Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) for a period of three years, except in favor of FPC subsidiary Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC).

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The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has imposed more stringent service performance standards on cellular mobile telephone service (CMTS) operators in a bid to ensure the quality and reliability of telecommunications services in the country.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 448480 [Title] => PLDT to consolidate its cellular business under Smart [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - Telecommunications leader Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is consolidating its cellular business under Smart Communications, in a bid to maximize revenue streams and eliminate any lingering regulatory issues relating to having two cellular wireless subsidiaries.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 399433 [Title] => Piltel seeks permit for nationwide data network [Summary] =>

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.’s wireless subsidiary Pilipino Telephone Inc. (Piltel) has sought from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) as well as provisional authority to construct, install, operate, and maintain a nationwide data communications network and to provide data.

[DatePublished] => 2008-09-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 23326 [Title] => PLDT sees P34-B net income this year [Summary] =>

Telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) expects to register a core net income of at least P34 billion for the whole of 2007,...

[DatePublished] => 2007-10-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 374912 [Title] => Piltel now debt-free [Summary] => After many years of being saddled with huge debts, cellular company Pilipino Telephone Inc. (Piltel) has made its final prepayment of around $235 million last Dec. 4, making the company completely debt free.

Of the amount, around $161 million was owed to parent company Smart Communications and the remainder to third parties. The $235 million represents the balance of Piltel’s total outstanding restructured debt after the initial payment of $176 million was made on June 5, 2006.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 349176 [Title] => Smart, Piltel add 2.06-M mobile phone subscribers in first half [Summary] => Despite tougher times, Smart Communications Inc., the wireless subsidiary of telecommunications leader Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), managed to grow its subscriber base as it reported total cellular subscribers of 22.47 million as of end-June this year.

Company officials reported that Smart and its wholly owned subsidiary Pilipino Telephone Inc. (Piltel) added approximately 1.57 million cellular subscribers in the second quarter of 2006. For the first six months of the year, total net additions reached about 2.06 million subscribers.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 343404 [Title] => Globe seeks revocation of Piltel franchise [Summary] => Ayala-owned Globe Telecom is calling for the revocation of the congressional franchise given to Smart Communications’ subsidiary Pilipino Telephone Inc. (Piltel) as well as all authorizations and frequencies granted to Piltel for non-operation or non-use.

Globe, which had opposed before the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Smart’s all-day texting 258 promo, said Piltel and Smart are still two different carriers with different congressional franchises and NTC authorizations and frequencies.
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Core earnings, as adjusted for foreign exchange revaluation, stood at P1.9 billion, up 33 percent from P1.4 billion while reported net income increased three percent to P2.2 billion.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => First Pacific, Lopezes seal revised Meralco deal
                    [Summary] => 

The Lopez Group and Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd. (FPC) have entered into an amended agreement which will prevent the sale or transfer of the Lopezes’ voting common shares in Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) for a period of three years, except in favor of FPC subsidiary Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC).

[DatePublished] => 2009-11-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 484282 [Title] => NTC tightens rules on cellphone operations [Summary] =>

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has imposed more stringent service performance standards on cellular mobile telephone service (CMTS) operators in a bid to ensure the quality and reliability of telecommunications services in the country.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 448480 [Title] => PLDT to consolidate its cellular business under Smart [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - Telecommunications leader Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is consolidating its cellular business under Smart Communications, in a bid to maximize revenue streams and eliminate any lingering regulatory issues relating to having two cellular wireless subsidiaries.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 399433 [Title] => Piltel seeks permit for nationwide data network [Summary] =>

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.’s wireless subsidiary Pilipino Telephone Inc. (Piltel) has sought from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) as well as provisional authority to construct, install, operate, and maintain a nationwide data communications network and to provide data.

[DatePublished] => 2008-09-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 23326 [Title] => PLDT sees P34-B net income this year [Summary] =>

Telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) expects to register a core net income of at least P34 billion for the whole of 2007,...

[DatePublished] => 2007-10-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 374912 [Title] => Piltel now debt-free [Summary] => After many years of being saddled with huge debts, cellular company Pilipino Telephone Inc. (Piltel) has made its final prepayment of around $235 million last Dec. 4, making the company completely debt free.

Of the amount, around $161 million was owed to parent company Smart Communications and the remainder to third parties. The $235 million represents the balance of Piltel’s total outstanding restructured debt after the initial payment of $176 million was made on June 5, 2006.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 349176 [Title] => Smart, Piltel add 2.06-M mobile phone subscribers in first half [Summary] => Despite tougher times, Smart Communications Inc., the wireless subsidiary of telecommunications leader Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), managed to grow its subscriber base as it reported total cellular subscribers of 22.47 million as of end-June this year.

Company officials reported that Smart and its wholly owned subsidiary Pilipino Telephone Inc. (Piltel) added approximately 1.57 million cellular subscribers in the second quarter of 2006. For the first six months of the year, total net additions reached about 2.06 million subscribers.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 343404 [Title] => Globe seeks revocation of Piltel franchise [Summary] => Ayala-owned Globe Telecom is calling for the revocation of the congressional franchise given to Smart Communications’ subsidiary Pilipino Telephone Inc. (Piltel) as well as all authorizations and frequencies granted to Piltel for non-operation or non-use.

Globe, which had opposed before the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Smart’s all-day texting 258 promo, said Piltel and Smart are still two different carriers with different congressional franchises and NTC authorizations and frequencies.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 341770 [Title] => PLDT sees P32-B earnings this year [Summary] => Telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) expects core earnings this year to reach P32 billion, only 10 percent higher than last year’s P29 billion, even as company officials revealed yesterday that PLDT’s new wave of investments will require capital expenditures of around $1 billion over the next three to four years.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 336336 [Title] => Piltel sustains earnings streak, nets P2.2B in Q1 [Summary] => Wireless phone operator Pilipino Telephone Inc. (Piltel) continued its profit streak as it posted a net income of P2.2 billion in the first quarter of 2006, compared to P2.18 billion in the same period last year.

Core earnings, as adjusted for foreign exchange revaluation, stood at P1.9 billion, up 33 percent from P1.4 billion while reported net income increased three percent to P2.2 billion.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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