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PLDT’s Sky Cable acquisition gets PCC’s approval

The regulatory body has given the go signal for the transaction. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday, ABS-CBN Corporation announced that it has received the approval of the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) to sell its broadband business under Sky Cable Corporation to telecoms giant PLDT. “The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) on […]

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‘Fusion!’: Dennis Uys unite as Converge, DITO sign infra-sharing agreement

The Dennis Uy from the north and his namesake from the south are joining forces. Last Thursday, January 11, DITO Telecommunity and Converge ICT signed a Materials Facilities Provisioning Agreement that will see both companies sharing some of their terrestrial and submarine fiber optics lines with one another. Converge has 682,000 kilometers of fiber assets […]

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3 out of 5 Filipinos successfully registered their SIM cards before deadline – NTC

The deadline is on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. According to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Monday, more than 105 million SIM cards have been registered out of the total 168 million SIM cards in their database. This report came a day prior to the deadline set by the government for the registration of SIMs […]

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Google, PLDT trend on social media as users experience issues

Google and PLDT trend on social media as users flock the space with their grievances. On Monday, June 5, ‘Google’ and ‘PLDT’ became top trending topics in the Philippines. This, as users took to social media to share that they’re experiencing trouble accessing the services of the two companies. On the Google side, services including […]

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SIM Registration, extended hanggang sa Hulyo 2023

Extended ang SIM Registration. 90 days mula ngayong araw, Abril 25, 2023. Iyan ang binigay na palugit ng pamahalaan para sa pagpaparehistro ng SIM cards. Ito ang inanunsyo ngayong araw ni Justice Secretary Boying Remulla. Ang nasabing kautusan ay galing mismo kay Pangulong Bongbong Marcos. Ibig sabihin, ang bagong deadline ay sa Hulyo 25, 2023. […]

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PLDT to acquire Sky’s broadband business; Sky Cable to close down

This deal will see PLDT increase its broadband subscriber base, as well as the closure of Sky Cable’s pay TV operations. On Thursday, March 16, 2023, PLDT and ABS-CBN Corporation announced through separate disclosures at the Philippine Stock Exchange a sale-and-purchase agreement that would see the former acquire 100% of the latter’s subsidiary Sky Cable […]

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SIM Card Registration, umarangkada na; aberya, sumalubong sa unang araw

Simula ngayong araw, required na ang pagpaparehsitro ng SIM card. Nagsimula na ngayong araw ang Nationwide SIM Card Registration program, kung saan ni-rerequire ang mga taong may SIM na iparehistro ang kanilang detalye upang patuloy na magamit ang mga ito. Ngunit, sa unang araw pa lang, aberya na ang inabot ng nga nais magparehistro, dahil […]

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Kapamilya Channel added to Cignal, Satlite

“Kahit kailan, kahit saan pa.” On October 21, the country’s leading pay TV operator Cignal announced the inclusion of ABS-CBN’s de facto replacement channel to their platforms. Beginning today, Kapamilya Channel will become available to Cignal TV and Satlite subscribers. It is now available on channel 22 for both satellite TV operators. The news comes […]

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ABS-CBN’s TVplus channels, Sky Direct halt operations

The NTC commands a big blow against the broadcast giant once again. On June 30, 2020, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued an alias cease-and-desist order versus ABS-CBN Corporation and its subsidiary, Sky Cable Corporation. According the document, the first alias CDO was supposed to be a reiteration of the May 5 CDO that shut […]