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Legacy phones unsupported as Dito's high tech bites back

By Ramon Royandoyan | March 10, 2021 - 6:40pm

Old phones may not be compatible to Dito's services.

Business

LIVE: Senate hearing on Dito franchise

December 7, 2020 - 11:31am

The company said in October that it had already put up 1,532 cell towers and was hoping to have put up more than 2,000 by...

Business

Dito: No delay in network rollout

By Richmond Mercurio | February 13, 2020 - 12:00am

Third telco player Dito Telecommunity said there are no delays in its network rollout, assuring the public that it is capable of meeting its commitments as a new major telecommunications player.

Business

Who’s to blame for slow internet

By Boo Chanco | February 13, 2019 - 12:00am

Even if all goes well, the so called third telco won’t be able to provide the kind of competition we need to make the existing duopoly treat us more kindly… not any time soon.

Business

Aboitiz, 2 other firms join common tower pool

By Catherine Talavera | February 9, 2019 - 12:00am

A unit of the Aboitiz Group became the latest entrant in the pool of potential common telco tower builders while two others...

Business

DICT assures 3rd telco legal issues unlikely to affect common towers

By Richmond Mercurio | February 2, 2019 - 12:00am

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has assured that its plan to accelerate the construction...

Business

Open access data transmission

By Boo Chanco | January 30, 2019 - 12:00am

Our hopes are focused on the third telco delivering enough competition to make the current duopoly provide better services...

Business

The more the merrier

By Mary Ann LL. Reyes | January 20, 2019 - 12:00am

Let market forces decide how much the market can accommodate.

Business

PT&T pins hope on SC

By Mary Ann LL. Reyes | November 28, 2018 - 12:00am

Just recently, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) confirmed the consortium of Mindanao Islamic Telephone Co., Udenna Corp., Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp., and China Telecommunications Corp. as the...

Business

Biased selection?

By Boo Chanco | November 28, 2018 - 12:00am

I would expect a ratings agency as well regarded as Fitch to go beyond the optics in making conclusions. But it claimed in a statement that there was bias in the selection of the Mislatel/China Telecom consortium...

Business