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The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) bared plans yesterday of
imposing monetary and administrative penalties against local exchange carriers
(LECs) which failed to fulfill their telephone roll-out obligations within the
three-year period provided by law.

NTC Commissioner Joseph Santiago said they have already issued a show cause
order against Isla Communications Company (Islacom), Pilipino Telephone Corp.
(Piltel), Philippine Telephone Corp. (Piltel) and Philcom Corp.
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                    [Title] => RP's teledensity reached 9.18% as of June 1999
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The country's telephone density has reached 9.18 percent as of June last year,
slightly higher than the 9.08 percent registered in December 1998 even as only
half of the cities and municipalities nationwide have access to telephone
service.

Teledensity refers to the number of telephone lines available for every 100
persons.

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) announced that from 6.64
million fixed and mobile phone lines installed in 1998, the figure rose by a
mere 50,000 six months later.

The lines are, likewise, mostly concentrated in urban places despite a
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                    [Title] => Top Philcom officials resign
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The chief executive officer (CEO) and two other senior officials have resigned
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Corp.

Philcom president and CEO Alex Villamar led the pack by filing his terminal
leave last Jan. 10. Evelyn Singson has assumed the position, while management
looks for a suitable replacement.

Singson is the president and CEO of APC Group Inc., a subsidiary of Belle Corp.
which bought 40 percent of Philcom in 1997.
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imposing monetary and administrative penalties against local exchange carriers
(LECs) which failed to fulfill their telephone roll-out obligations within the
three-year period provided by law.

NTC Commissioner Joseph Santiago said they have already issued a show cause
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slightly higher than the 9.08 percent registered in December 1998 even as only
half of the cities and municipalities nationwide have access to telephone
service.

Teledensity refers to the number of telephone lines available for every 100
persons.

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) announced that from 6.64
million fixed and mobile phone lines installed in 1998, the figure rose by a
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The lines are, likewise, mostly concentrated in urban places despite a
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The chief executive officer (CEO) and two other senior officials have resigned
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Corp.

Philcom president and CEO Alex Villamar led the pack by filing his terminal
leave last Jan. 10. Evelyn Singson has assumed the position, while management
looks for a suitable replacement.

Singson is the president and CEO of APC Group Inc., a subsidiary of Belle Corp.
which bought 40 percent of Philcom in 1997.
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NTC may impose penalties on telecom firms for failure to meet rollouttargets

By by Marigold Yao-Endriga | February 3, 2000 - 12:00am

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) bared plans yesterday of imposing monetary and administrative penalties against local exchange carriers (LECs) which failed to fulfill their telephone roll-out...

Business

RP's teledensity reached 9.18% as of June 1999

By by Marigold Yao-Endriga | January 23, 2000 - 12:00am

The country's telephone density has reached 9.18 percent as of June last year, slightly higher than the 9.08 percent registered in December 1998 even as only half of the cities and municipalities nationwide have...

Business

Top Philcom officials resign

By by Marigold Yao-Endriga | January 18, 2000 - 12:00am

The chief executive officer (CEO) and two other senior officials have resigned in what observers describe as a major shakedown in the cash-strapped Philcom Corp. Philcom president and CEO Alex Villamar led...

Business