The sale and leaseback deal also included a commitment to construct over 200 towers in Visayas and in Mindanao.

Dennis Uy-led Dito Telecommunity Corp. bared plans it would be expanding into the postpaid and enterprise segments to send them into cash-flow positive territory.

Globe said the number of online gambling, smishing, and phishing sites that they blocked soared 41.3% year-on-year in the January-March period.

As government extends the deadline for SIM registration, Globe and TM subscribers may now register their SIMs on the GCash app.

The SIM Registration Act does not say that the government or telecommunications companies can suspend mobile services of unregistered users during the extension period.