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PLDT vice president for national retail marketing Joaquin San Agustin said they were able to maintain card sales of FonKard despite mobile phone proliferation and deployment of global system for mobile communications (GSM)-based payphones.


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In a presentation to media, PLDT vice president for national retail marketing Joaquin San Agustin said the estimated 2001 yearend subscriber base also represents an increase of over 100,000 subscribers, 95 percent of which is prepaid.


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"The strong take-up of the service by PLDT subscribers proves that Teletipid has been widely accepted as an affordable convenient alternative access to postpaid landline telephone service," PLDT senior vice president for customer services Claro Carmelo Ramirez.


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"The strong take-up of the service by PLDT subscribers proves that Teletipid has been widely accepted as an affordable convenient alternative access to postpaid landline telephone service," PLDT senior vice president for customer services Claro Carmelo Ramirez.


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PLDT’s phone card services not affected by cellphone popularity

January 4, 2002 - 12:00am

Despite the strong take-up of cellular phones, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.’s (PLDT) phone card services, such as Touch Card, FonKard and Teletipid prepaid cards, continued to grow last year. PLDT...

Business

PLDT eyes 68% share in fixed line business

December 28, 2001 - 12:00am

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) expects to end the year with a total of 2.1 million subscribers representing an overall market share of 68 percent in the fixed line business. In a presentation to media,...

Business

Teletipid wins 105,000 customers in 1 year

September 12, 2001 - 12:00am

Teletipid, the country’s first pre-paid landline service has gained over 105,000 customers in Greater Metro Manila and provincial areas as of Sept. 5, just one year after it was launched by telecommunications...

Business

Smart’s GSM Switch 2 in Cebu inaugurated

August 23, 2001 - 12:00am

Telecommunications leader Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) inaugurated yesterday Smart’s GSM Switch 2 in Cebu, thereby empowering the city to become an Information and Communications Technology...

Business