PLDT Inc said telco core income jumped 4 percent to P28.1 billion in 2020 with revenues at an 'all-time high' as the COVID-19 pandemic pushed millions of Filipinos to work and attend school online.
PLDT Inc said Friday its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc expanded its 5G network coverage in the country including new sites in Benguet, Misamis Oriental and Zamboanga Sibugay.
Globe Telecom said Friday more customers would enjoy improved services in Pampanga, Batangas, Laguna and parts of Cavite next month following an aggressive network modernization that upgraded services to 4G LTE.
Globe Telecom said Wednesday it signed an interconnection deal with the country's third telco DITO Telecommunity which will enable subscribers of both telcos to make domestic mobile calls and send SMS without additional charges.
Popular Korean actors and K-pop stars are unlikely to endorse third telco DITO Telecommunity as the company would rather spend on towers and network expansion, its chief administrative officer Adel Tamano said Tuesday.
The country's top businessmen said the passage of a bill that will cut corporate taxes from 30 percent to 25 percent will attract not just foreign investors, but also re-investments from big local firms.