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                    [Title] => Globe sees further growth amid competition
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Ayala-led Globe Telecom has expressed optimism it will continue to grow this year even as it stressed that it is unwavering in its resolve to face the challenges brought about the recent acquisition by industry leader Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) of Digitel and the entry of San Miguel Corp. (SMC) into the highly competitive telecom business.
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                    [Title] => SMC to form holding firm for entry into telecoms
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San Miguel Corp. (SMC) plans to create a holding company for all its telecommunications interest as the group prepares for its “grand” entry into the fiercely competitive telecom field, a top company official said.
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                    [Title] => Telephone landlines hit 6.473M as of end-2004
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The installed capacity remains highly underutilized, with total subscribed telephone lines of only 3.437 million which means that almost half of the installed capacity still has no takers. 


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                    [Title] => Bell Telecom sets aside P600M for nationwide expansion
                    [Summary] => Bell Telecommunication Philippines Inc. is spending about P600 million over the next two years in a bid to expand its presence nationwide and invest in the latest technology. 


Bell Telecom chairman and CEO Edgardo Puyat Reyes told The STAR that the company is expanding to 15 additional points of presence all over the country. 


These new areas will include extending as far as Mactan in Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod in Negros Occidental, and Davao. 


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                    [Title] => MJC gets nod to hold horse races at new Carmona site
                    [Summary] => The Manila Jockey Club (MJC) gained approval yesterday from the Philippine Racing Commission (PRC) for the conduct of horseracing at the new San Lazaro Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite. 


MJC corporate information officer Peter Francis Zagala also told the Philippine Stock Exchange that with their relocation to a bigger site, it has engaged the services of the Pennsylvania-based United Tote for the supply and operation of a totalizator system for MJC’s betting operations. 


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                    [Title] => Who’s out?  The word is finally out
                    [Summary] => Several old guards at the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) were forced to retire after being offered very attractive packages. Among them are PLDT top officials Antonio Samson and Ignatius Yenko.  


According to sources, Samson is retiring from PLDT but will retain his position as president of Mediaquest, a PLDT subsidiary. 


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                    [Title] => MJCI ties up with TAB Phils
                    [Summary] => In its efforts to stretch the coverage of horseracing nationwide, the Manila Jockey Club Inc. has tied up with TAB Philippines Inc. for the establishment of more off-track betting stations and the installation of a new computer totalizator.


MJC corporate secretary Ferdinand Domingo said the company’s  board approved the agreement with TAB which will expand the operations of MJC throughout the country, initially targetting 50 sites in key cities.


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                    [Title] => Bell Telecom launches broadband Net services
                    [Summary] => After intensive market research and product planning into the needs of the Philippine market for high-speed Internet services, Bell Telecom finally launched its flagship "i-Direct" line-up of broadband communications solutions.


i-Direct is a last-mile connectivity package that uses wireless access and fiber optic technology to deliver broadband Internet to the customer. 


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                    [Title] => Bell Telecom allots P2B for broadband expansion
                    [Summary] => Bell Telecom is earmarking another P2 billion this year and next year to expand its wireless broadband network to other parts of the country. 


This, as the 100-percent Filipino owned telecommunications company  projects that there will be five million Internet users by 2005 of which around 20 percent or one million will be using broadband.


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Bell Telecom chairman and CEO Edgardo Puyat Reyes told The STAR that the company is expanding to 15 additional points of presence all over the country. 


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MJC corporate information officer Peter Francis Zagala also told the Philippine Stock Exchange that with their relocation to a bigger site, it has engaged the services of the Pennsylvania-based United Tote for the supply and operation of a totalizator system for MJC’s betting operations. 


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MJC corporate secretary Ferdinand Domingo said the company’s  board approved the agreement with TAB which will expand the operations of MJC throughout the country, initially targetting 50 sites in key cities.


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