The service contract would mean that more lines for the Pag-IBIG contact center and that 150 agents would be on hand any time to answer members' inquiries.
In a memorandum to DOTC secretary Jun Abaya, the LTFRB said it cannot grant the TNC accreditation to U-Hop because the operators of the service will be plying on a ?fixed route? over a particular service area in Metro Manila.
Daughter Debra Gutierrez also chided Newsbytes.PH for running the story on her father?s incarceration, describing as ?despicable? the alleged wrong information contained in the report.
With more than 200 votes in favor and no one against it, the proposed law creating the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) hurdled on Friday, Oct. 9, the third and final reading in the House of Representatives.
Telecom firm PLDT disclosed it has initiated discussions with fierce rival Globe Telecom for an Internet Protocol (IP) peering arrangement to improve local Internet linkages and speed up broadband speed in the country.
The Ayala-owned telco said an all-inclusive IP peering arrangement among major Internet service providers in the country is still needed to boost local Internet speed.
Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III has issued Executive Order No. 189, creating a National Cybersecurity Inter-Agency Committee that will assess the vulnerabilities of the country?s cybersecurity.
In terms of households with Internet connection, the Philippines was at 59th spot with 26.9 subscriptions. However, in the number of individuals using the Internet, the Philippines was ranked only at 106th with 39.7 percent of the population using the Internet.
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) officially started on Thursday, Sept.17, its new system for testing the broadband speeds of local ISPs (Internet service providers), which are now comprised basically of telecom firms.
