Singaporean telco eyes majority stake in DITO CME with P17.1-B share acquisition

Tyrone Jasper C. Piad - @inquirerdotnet 11/05/2024

Singaporean firm Summit Telco Corporation Pte. Ltd. has struck a deal to acquire an additional 9 billion shares—currently valued at P17.1 billion—in DITO CME Holdings Corp., the operator of DITO Telecommunity (DITO Tel). Once finalized, Summit will…

Starlink struggles to match local broadband speeds in PH, Ookla says

Tyrone Jasper C. Piad 07/29/2024

As more Filipinos try Starlink, the satellite service still lags behind local broadband providers in download and upload speeds, according to a study by Ookla. Their latest Speedtest Intelligence report shows Starlink’s median download speed in the…

NTC-7 chief eyes booths in remote areas for SIM registration

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/29/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The National Telecommunications Commission in Central Visayas (NTC-7) plans to put up booths in remote areas and places with a poor signal. NTC-7 Director Sophia Lynn Lumantod said that they might send portable…

SIM registration law: Usec. Lamentillo tells all to comply

Dennis Gutierrez - Contributor / @inquirerdotnet 12/26/2022

Newly promoted Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo has urged local cellphone users to comply with the recently enacted SIM Registration Law. The law signed by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.…

Chan issues ultimatum to telcos, MECO to clear dangling wires; non-compliance means non-renewal of biz permits

Futch Anthony Inso 11/30/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has asked the city council to give the city the power to cut dangling wires and spaghetti wires without asking for any consent from telecommunication companies (telcos)…

Telcos, MECO given until Dec. 16 to address dangling wires issue or permits will be revoked

Futch Anthony Inso 11/21/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan warned telecommunication companies or telcos and the Mactan Electric Company (MECO) that he would revoke their business permits if they would fail to address the problems of…

Mandaue City collects 700 kilograms of “dead” wires

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/16/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — About 700 kilograms of “dead” wires were collected from the wire clearing and bundling operation of Mandaue City and telecommunication companies. Engineer Marivic Cabigas, head of the Department of General Services (DGS) on…

Guardo on clearing all spaghetti wires by December 2022: ‘doable’

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor and Committee on Infrastructure chair Jerry Guardo said Mayor Michael Rama’s challenge to get rid of all spaghetti wires in the city by December 2022, is “doable.” Rama, during a…

Cebu City to raise height of utility posts on interior roads

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government will be raising the height of poles on the city’s interior roads as part of their continuous spaghetti wires operation. Councilor Jerry Guardo, the chairperson of the City Council’s…

NTC to telcos: Warn subscribers vs spam texts, fake job offers

Beatrice Pinlac 05/28/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has directed telecommunications firms to warn their subscribers against the wave of spam text messages offering spurious job openings.  In a statement on Saturday, NTC urged DITO, Globe and Smart…

Spaghetti wire bundling in Cebu City moves to southern thoroughfares

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the deadline of the spaghetti wire clearing looms on February 24, 2022, in time for Charter Day, the clearing of the wires has reached Natalio Bacalso Avenue in Cebu City. Councilor Jerry…

Rama to telcos: Clear spaghetti wires before Charter Day

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has instructed telecommunication companies (telcos) to clear the wires damaged by Typhoon Odette and organize spaghetti wires that have caused problems in the city’s posts. In a meeting…

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