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PLDT started rolling out a permanent speed upgrade for Unli Fibr and Unli DSL Plans since December 2018 as part of their HoliDeals Christmas Broadband Sale which is available to new PLDT customers and its existing subscribers. Unli Home Fibr Plans with their new speed: Unlimited Home Fibr Plan 1299 (5Mbps new speed, originally 3Mbps) Unlimited Home Fibr Plan 1699 (15Mbps new speed, originally 5Mbps) Unlimited Home Fibr Plan 1899 (25Mbps new speed, originally 20Mbps) Unli Home DSL Plans with their new speed: Unlimited Home DSL Plan 1299 (5Mbps new speed, originally 3Mbps) Unlimited Home DSL Plan 1699 (15Mbps new speed, originally 5Mbps) Unlimited Plan 2899 (50Mbps on Fibr, 20Mbps on Home DSL) speeds still remains the same. Customers will be subject to a long-term lock-in period (24 months/2 years for Home DSL, 36 months/3 years for Fibr) once their application has been approved. Existing Fibr and DSL landline subscribers, according to the mechanics...

Mislatel was declared by National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) as the official third telco in the country. The Confirmation Order (Resolution) declaring Mislatel as the New Major Player was issued on November 19, 2018, 12 days after the bid documents were opened. According to the NTC, the Mislatel consortium, comprised of Udenna Corporation, Chelsea Holdings, and China Telecom, passed the Document Verification Phase conducted by the NMP Selection Committee that merited them for the akibat confirmation from the NTC En Banc. The resolution was signed by NTC Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba, Deputy Commissioners Edgardo Cabarios, and Delilah Deles, and Oversight Committee chair Eliseo Rio Jr. Mislatel (Mindanao Islamic Telephone Company Inc.) was the only qualified bidder and only third telco aspirant to submit complete requirements which secured them the provisional 3rd telco rights on Nov. 7, 2018. Sear Telecom—the consortium of TierOne Communications International ...

Leading Philippine telco, PLDT-Smart, together with Swedish telecom company Ericsson will launch 5G cell site in Clark, Pampanga this November 2018. Clark Freeport Zone will be the country's first Smart 5G City, which will bring the city 5G equipped together with the increased 4G LTE roll-out. "We are happy to be working with CDC in building the city of the future, equipped with smart services and powered by 5G infrastructure, right here in Pampanga. This will benefit not only Clark but the country as well by demonstrating that we are in step with the rest of the world in adopting advanced intelligent technologies," said PLDT and Smart Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan. 5G is the next generation in wireless Internet connectivity, and is up to 20 times faster than current 4G connectivity. 5G networks will improve the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technology for Filipinos, allowing for a smarter homes and community. PLDT has already started 5...

Mislatel Consortium, comprised of Dennis Uy's Udenna Corp. based in Davao and its logistics arm, Chelsea Logistics Holdings, partnered with the state-owned China Telecom, has been selected by the NTC as the provisional third New Major Player (NMP) . Mindanao Islamic Telephone Company or Mislatel succeed the selection process after undergoing a series of evaluations on their submitted documents which demonstrated their technical and financial capability to deliver telco services in the country in competition with existing players PLDT-Smart and Globe Telecom. Once Mislatel is confirmed as a new major player, its immediate priority is to prepare and consolidate the required resources to "provide the best telecommunications services that Filipinos have been aspiring for" , as the joint venture telco said. Mislatel will still undergo a document verification phase within three calendar days by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) a...

Some Sun Prepaid Promos are no longer available since October 15, 2018. Sun Prepaid subscribers will surely miss these old Sun Promos. Sun Prepaid List of Not Available Promos Boost 5 Budget Text 4 Budget Text 5 Chat 10 Chat 65 Chat 249 Call & Text Unlimited 10 (CTU 10) Call & Text Unlimited 20 (CTU 20) Call Unlimited 10 (CU 10) Call Unlimited 20 (CU 20) Call Unlimited 30 (CU 30) Call Unlimited 50 (CU 50) DCTU 100 eGames 50 eView 50 Email 10 Email 60 Email 199 Facebook 5 Facebook 10 Facebook 20 Facebook 30 Facebook 50 Facebook 99 Flexi Load 30 Flexi Load 50 iSurf 15 (I15) iSurf 25 (I25) iSurf 250 (I250) iSurf 999 (I999) Lucky Me Mami Gimme 5 Promo MB 5 MB 10 MB 15 MB 20 MB 25 MB 30 MB 45 MB 99 MB 250 MB 299 MB 499 MB 799 MCTU 50 MCTU 15 MCTU 200 MZone CTC 10 MZone Trio TU 5 MZone TU 5 MZone UT 10 Non-Stop Surf 699 Opera 15 Opera 80 Opera 160 Opera 299 Photo...

ABS-CBN Mobile is ending its service after suffering from huge financial losses of up to P560 million in 2017. This is the reason why ABS-CBN Convergence, the ABS-CBN network's mobile arm, did not renew its service this 2018 and decided to end the 5-year network sharing agreement with Globe, signed 2013. ABS-CBNmobile failed to achieve profitability despite star-studded marketing strategy. ABS-CBN Mobile currently has over 1 million subscribers. All ABS-CBNmobile prepaid, postpaid, and SkyMobi subscribers will continue to enjoy text, call, and data services until November 30, 2018, approved by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). ABS-CBN and Globe are not done yet in exploring new ways and synergies that complement their business models. ABS-CBN will still continue its partnership with Globe Telecom in the digital TV field. The two companies will keep their connections by offering ABS-CBN TVplus box bundled with Globe at Home Prepaid WiFi , and making ABS...