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ECPI said the move is in line with efforts to streamline its operations following the closure of its paging business.


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In a disclosure statement to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Easycall corporate information officer Edgardo T. Abalos said the company is exploring opportunities for its newly-incorporated call center subsidiary for future expansion requirements.


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ECPI corporate information officer Leon Dy told the Philippine Stock Exchange that the company will be closing down its remaining paging operations in Metro Manila and Cebu by the end of next month.


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Leon Dy, ECPI corporate information officer, told the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) that the equity restructuring will involve the offsetting of the company’s accumulated deficit against and up to the limit of the capital surplus or additional paid-in capital (APIC) as of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002.


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The former paging operator said its board approved last week the partnership with CMC or its wholly-owned Philippine holding company in line with its new corporate focus on the contact center business geared toward the foreign market.


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EasyCall spins off Internet, call center operations

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | August 21, 2003 - 12:00am

Easycall Communications Philippines Inc. (ECPI) will spin off the operating assets of its Internet and call center businesses into a new wholly-owned subsidiary, the company told the Philippine Stock Exchange. ECPI...

Business

Easycall may offer its facilities, services to local, foreign call center operators

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | March 12, 2003 - 12:00am

Easycall Communications Philippines Inc. is considering providing contact center facilities and management services for foreign and local call center companies to further augment its income. In a disclosure statement...

Business

Easycall to close paging operations in Nov

By Christina Mendez | October 22, 2002 - 12:00am

After nearly 10 years of paging operations, Easycall Communications Philippines Inc. (ECPI) will finally bid goodbye to a nationwide service it has revolutionized and dominated for most of the last decade. ECPI...

Business

Easycall to undertake equity restructuring

By Christina Mendez | July 2, 2002 - 12:00am

Paging company-turned call center operator Easycall Communications Phils. Inc. (ECPI) will undertake an equity restructuring scheme to wipe out a P330-million deficit, thus cleaning its balance sheet to pursue its...

Business

EasyCall, US firm tie up for call center venture

By Christina Mendez | June 4, 2002 - 12:00am

Easycall Communications Phils. Inc. (ECPI) will form a 50-50 joint venture with the US-based Centralized Marketing Co. for a call center business that would focus on high-margin accounts from clients abroad. The...

Business