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Globe to put up cell towers, WiFi hotspots in 14 Shell stations

Apart from the installation of new cell sites in a number of its retail stations, Shell also stands to become the first petrol station to offer the scan-to-pay facility of Globe's GCash.

Visa, UnionBank roll out blockchain-based B2B platform

Visa partnered with UnionBank to launch on Monday, Jan. 22, its simplified process of corporate cross-border bank-to-bank (B2B) transactions for small medium businesses and corporations in the Philippines.

Senator files bill outlawing lock-in practices of mobile operators

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has filed Senate Bill No. 1643, also known as "Network Freedom Act", a measure which prohibits mobile telecommunications companies from locking their mobile devices, whether sold as a unit or under a service contract, to their respective networks.

PayMaya, SM upgrade cashless transactions with QR payment option

The QR option is an upgrade of PayMaya's cashless system which has been available since last December 2017 in all branches of The SM Store nationwide.

BSP commends BDO for paying victims of ATM skimming

A ranking BSP official has dubbed as positive the decision of BDO to pay its account holders who have reported to have been victimized by ATM skimming even as investigations are on-going.

Smart reports wider lead in LTE speeds based on OpenSignal survey

The latest OpenSignal results, which covered the months of September to November, showed that Smart has established what it called ?clear leadership? in LTE/4G across the country, with nationwide average LTE download speeds of 11.7 Mbps (vs. 7.3 Mbps for that of the competitor).

Top BPO execs unhappy on veto of tax perks for ROHQ workers: gov’t

The government said almost 90 percent of ROHQ employees will benefit from the cut in personal income tax set under the first package of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act.

Globe allots $850 million for infra spending in 2018

Prompted by the record P50-billion budget of its rival PLDT and the looming entry of a third telco player, Ayala-owned operator Globe Telecom is allocating $850 million (around P43 billion) for its capital expenditure (capex) in 2018.

One-year expiry period for P300 prepaid load and above takes effect

The government is giving local telcos an extra six months to adjust their systems for values below P300.

PLDT, Smart sign up Huawei for $28.5-M transformation project

The project is part of PLDT Group's capital expenditure program for the continuing overhaul of its fixed and wireless networks infrastructure and its information technology systems which is expected to exceed P50 billion in 2018.

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