#3rd telco

Mislatel eyeing to start operations as 3rd telco by July

Mislatel consortium is eyeing to start its operations as the third major telecommunications player in the country by July this year.

The consortium composed of Udenna Corporation, Chelsea Logistics and Infrastructure Holdings Corporation, and China Telecommunications Corporation signed a share purchase agreement last June 13 as part of efforts to obtain a Certificate of Public Convenience and…

Senate to decide on Mislatel franchise after House resolves ownership issue

Sen. Grace Poe said on Wednesday, Jan. 30, that a House resolution formalizing the sale of the controlling interest of Mislatel to Davao-based business Dennis Uy has moved to the Senate plenary, allowing senators to discuss the issues surrounding the validity of Mislatel’s franchise.

Sen. Grace Poe (left) presiding during the Senate hearing on Wednesday

Poe, who presided over Wednesday’s…

Mislatel’s franchise shaky and vulnerable to attacks, says Drilon

Sen. Franklin M. Drilon has warned against rushing the selection of third telco player, citing the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC)’s apparent failure to exercise due diligence in choosing Mindanao Islamic Telephone Co. (Mislatel), whose franchise, he said, was “ipso facto” revoked for failure to comply with the terms and conditions of its franchise.

Sen. Franklin Drilon (left) is…

Poe says public interest should prevail on 3rd telco issue

Public interest will be of highest importance in releasing the Senate committee position on the third telco franchise row, Sen. Grace Poe said on Thursday, January 24.

Sen. Grace Poe flanked by Sen. Franklin Drilon (left) and Sen. Antonio Trillanes during the hearing on the 3rd telco on Thursday, Jan. 24

Poe, the public services panel chair, maintained she wants the third telco selection to…

DICT hits SC petition seeking to nullify entry of 3rd telco player

Delaying or scuttling the entry of the third telco player in the country will derail the vision of achieving faster and better communication services for the public, the head of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said Friday, January 4.

Lawyer Marlon Anthony “Marnie” Tonson, who filed the petition at the SC, is seen in this photo with Better Broadband Alliance…

NTC junks motion for reconsideration of Sear Telecom, PT&T

The selection committee of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has denied the motion for reconsideration filed by Sear Telecommunications and Philippine Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (PT&T) on the disqualifications of their bids for the new telco player slot.

The NTC Selection Committee

The committee affirmed its decision to disqualify PT&T for failure to submit its…

Recto, Poe back appointment of Honasan as DICT secretary

Senators Ralph Recto and Grace Poe have come out to voice their support to their outgoing colleague, Sen. Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan, who has been tapped to become secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).

Sen. Gringo Honasan

In a statement, Recto said Honasan is “a silent workhorse in a chamber of showhorses” and has “always been after good policies, not…

PH market big enough for more than 3 telcos, says solon

Two to four new telecommunications operators, according to party-list representative Neil Abayon, “can fit into the Philippine market and still be profitable.”

Aangat Tayo party-list representative Neil Abayon

“All this talk about having just a third telco, in my view, limits our country’s growth potentials and consumer options,” the 30-year-old solon said.

Abayon said there is room for more than…