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NMI chief finance officer Wilfred Racadio said that last year’s turnaround was a result of both financial and operational clean-up conducted by the company.


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In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, PEP president and chief executive officer Anastacio P. Diaz Jr. said shareholders also approved  the change in the firm’s primary purpose from entertainment to telecommunications.  In view of this, PEP will be renamed Net Communications Inc.


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Nextmobile (formerly Nextel Communications Phils. Inc.) is owned by a consortium composed of Finnish, Swedish, American and Filipino entrepreneurs led by Mel Velarde.


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And while it may not be putting in new money in its local unit Nextel International Inc. (NII) said it is not abandoning the Philippines but merely reviewing its operations here.


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According to Nextel president Emilio Festejo, WebText is "our way of making our subscribers even more accessible to their business partners, family and friends here and abroad via the Internet."


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Next Mobile posts P23-M net income for 2003

March 1, 2004 - 12:00am

Leading digital trunk radio operator Next Mobile Inc. posted a P23-million net income in 2003, a complete turnaround from the over P700 million in losses recorded the year before. NMI chief finance officer Wilfred...

Business

Premiere takes 97% stake in Nextmobile for P6.58-B

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | October 28, 2003 - 12:00am

Shareholders of Premiere Entertainment Productions Inc. have approved the company’s planned acquisition of 97 percent interest in Nextmobile Inc. (formerly Nextel Communications Phils. Inc.) for P6.58 billion. In...

Business

Premiere Entertainment acquires control of Next Mobile for P6.5-B

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | September 23, 2003 - 12:00am

Publicly-listed movie production outfit Premiere Entertainment Productions Inc. will acquire a controlling interest in telecommunications firm Nextmobile Inc. for P6.58 billion, the company told the Philippine Stock...

Business

Nextel Phils eyes profit next year

December 12, 2001 - 12:00am

After three years of being in the red, trunk radio operator Nextel Communications Phils., Inc. expects to finally be in the black next year with a projected net income of P20 million. And while it may not be putting...

Business

Nextel introduces ‘WebText’ feature

August 11, 2001 - 12:00am

Nextel Communications Phils. Inc. has announced the launching of Nextel WebText, a value-added feature that allows everyone to send a text message to any Nextel Philippine subscriber via the Internet for free. According...

Telecoms

Nextel introduces ‘WebText’ feature

August 11, 2001 - 12:00am

Nextel Communications Phils. Inc. has announced the launching of Nextel WebText, a value-added feature that allows everyone to send a text message to any Nextel Philippine subscriber via the Internet for free. According...

Telecoms