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.
The NTC has deferred the implementation of the eight-digit landline number in Greater Manila Area to October 6, 2019 in order to give sufficient time for local banks and credit card companies to prepare for the change.
Government agencies have issued a call to parents to monitor their children’s use of the Internet as the so-called "Momo Challenge", an alleged suicide challenge targeting children and adolescents, became viral online.
DICT acting secretary Eliseo Rio Jr. earlier said that the mandatory unlocking of mobile phones will encourage telcos to be innovative on services they offer to consumers.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it will respect the decision of Congress regarding the validity of Mislatel's franchise, which was at the center of the Senate hearing last Thursday, Jan. 24.
The Intellectual Property Office (IPOPHL) should have the power to disable access to websites that are being used to infringe on copyrights or facilitate copyright infringement, according to Kabayan party-list representative Ron P. Salo, who is pushing for the passage of House Bill 8001.
The Mislatel consortium, comprised of Udenna Corporation, Chelsea Holdings, and China Telecom, is officially the country?s new player in the telecommunications market after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued its ?Confirmation Order? on Monday, November 19.
The lone winning bidder, Mislatel, still needs to undergo a document verification phase within three calendar days before it is confirmed as the country?s third telco player.
The government is set to announce a "provisional" third telco on November 7 barring any decision from the courts, according to Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) acting secretary Eliseo M. Rio Jr.
