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Retail Asia07/08/2016

The Philippines’ Court of Appeals has approved an application from the nation’s two major operators to consolidate their legal challenge against the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) over their acquisition of the telecoms assets of conglomerate San Miguel Corporation. Both Globe and PLDT have petitioned the court to compel the PCC declare the San Miguel transaction […]

Retail Asia04/08/2016

Philippine service provider PLDT has opened the country’s biggest data center at major business district Makati City. The new facility has been built to serve a wide range of organizations, particularly those handling vital data such as banks, business process outsourcing (BPO) firms, IT and content providers and government institutions. Set up by PLDT subsidiary […]

Retail Asia29/07/2016

The Philippines’ Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), operators, private organizations, media partners and other government agencies have started testing the nation’s new 911 emergency hotline. The new emergency hotline will be rolled out nationwide on August 1. The new service was made possible by an agreement signed by the the different government agencies […]

Retail Asia20/07/2016

The chief of the new Philippines Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has ordered the inventory of used and unused telecoms spectra. In his first public speaking engagement and media interview since assumption into office on July 1, DICT Secretary Rodolfo Salalima said frequency is a scarce public resource and the patrimony of the […]

Retail Asia21/06/2016

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has announced it will conduct a “comprehensive review” of the 69 billion peso ($1.49 billion) acquisition of San Miguel Corporation’s telecoms assets by PLDT and Globe Telecom. The regulator has sent letters to the operators informing them that a thorough review will be undertaken. Such a review includes an investigation […]

Retail Asia06/06/2016

The Philippines’ National Telecommunications Commission will give PLDT and Globe one year to improve broadband access and internet speeds if they wish to retain the spectrum they will be acquiring from San Miguel Corporation (SMC). The regulator has granted conditional approval for Globe and PLDT’s Smart to use the spectrum currently assigned to SMC subsidiary […]

Retail Asia31/05/2016

Philippine conglomerate San Miguel corporation is selling its telecom business to incumbent operators PLDT and Globe following the collapse of its JV negotiations with Telstra. Under the agreement, San Miguel will sell its telecom unit Vega Telecom for 69.1 billion pesos ($1.48 billion) inclusive of 17.02 billion pesos worth of liabilities. PLDT and Globe will […]

Tag: PLDT

Globe, PLDT cleared to consolidate SMC case

PLDT opens Philippines’ biggest data center

Philippines prepares for nationwide rollout of 911 hotline

Philippines’ new ICT chief orders spectrum audit

Philippine competition watchdog to probe SMC deal

PLDT, Globe given one year to improve internet speeds

San Miguel selling telco assets to PLDT & Globe