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Capwire trims losses to P20M, expects to be back in the black this yr

June 30, 2004 - 12:00am

Capwire Telecommunications expects to trim down its losses from P100 million in the last fiscal year, to P20 million for the current fiscal year, a top company official said. Capwire president Epitacio Marquez told...

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Local telcos form new group

July 22, 2003 - 12:00am

Top local telecommunication operators have bonded together to form a new and dynamic organization that would serve as the voice of the country’s private telecoms industry. The Philippine Chamber of Telecommunication...

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Telecom operators not keen on serving remote, unprofitable areas

By by Marigold Yao-Endriga | April 8, 2000 - 12:00am

Despite the lack of basic telephone service in about half of the country's municipalities, members of the Telecommunications Operators of the Philippines (TOP) are hesitant to offer their facilities to unserved...

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Capwire set to sign debt restructuring agreement

By by Marigold Yao-Endriga | February 17, 2000 - 12:00am

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