The NTC earlier said local telcos have six months to comply upon the effectivity of the IRR on July 2. This means that subscribers can only start to apply for number portability in January 2020.
Aboitiz InfraCapital has signed an agreement with Frontier Tower Associates Philippines for the building and deployment of common towers in the country.
The DICT said the local telcos were given six months to comply from the effectivity of the NTC's implementing rules and regulations of the Mobile Number Portability Act on July 2.
Mobile phone subscribers may now keep their numbers even after they changed their network providers starting July 2, according to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).
Globe president and CEO Ernest Cu said the company is taking a leap towards improving ICT infrastructure in the Philippines by being the first mobile operator to support the government's common tower initiative.
Congress approved last May 20 a legislative measure allowing the Mislatel consortium to acquire control from franchise holder Mindanao Islamic Telephone Company.
PLDT-Smart is still eyeing Chinese firm Huawei as one of its suppliers of 5G technology despite efforts by the United States to ban the sale of its products due to cybersecurity concerns.
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During the 4-hour downtime that occurred Tuesday afternoon, Globe users were unable to make calls, send or receive text messages, or use their cellphone data.
