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Free Wi-Fi boosts internet in 217 Eastern Visayas sites

Since having installed 217 Eastern Visayas sites in the last four years, the Eastern Visayas region has experienced improved accessibility to the internet, particularly healthcare facilities as well as COVID-19 vaccination sites, as per the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in a statement. The demand for the need to connect to the internet […]

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PLDT, Smart to test AST SpaceMobile’s satellite tech

Nearly a year after the company announced the collaboration, Smart revealed on Thursday its plan to test the satellite broadband technology built by its partner AST SpaceMobile. In a virtual meeting with AST SpaceMobile, along with the Department of Information and Communications Technology and the National Telecommunications Commission, Smart showed its plans to test its […]

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Converge ICT gets tax incentives for fiber service in underserved areas

Internet service provider Converge ICT announced that it will benefit from tax incentives for its multi-year project to deploy fiber broadband services in underserved, remote areas in the Philippines until 2026. As approved by the government’s Fiscal Incentives Review Board, Converge will enjoy four years of income tax holiday and a subsequent five-year enhanced tax […]