#no 1 telco ph 2019

These data came from both of the companies' 2018 and Q1 2019 SEC filings which detail not only their financial growth and in-year recap but also the details of their year-end subscriber base. The increased results on the prepaid side for both telcos stems from the NTC's order on expanding prepaid load validities to one year which took effect last year. The said order made both telco companies' total number of subscribers grow over the year, with Globe posting a 22% growth and PLDT with 4% increase. There's cancellation of domestic and int'l flights, road re-routing, class/work suspension, no drone flying zones and the suspension of telecom services by telcos. Yesterday, just moment before the arrival of the Pope in the Philippines, network service by all telcos were suspended or turned off. Likewise, suceeding SMS messages also confirmed that telcos had to abide by the mandate of NTC to suspend or limit services due to security reasons caused by the Pope's visit. Updated: According to telco sources, the mandate was for areas where the Pope is traveling and per cell tower. Among major telcos, Dito Telecommunity posted the highest VoLTE penetration at 41.9%, followed by Smart Communications at 31.7% and Globe Telecom at 27.4%. Read more in our articles including "Globe vs PLDT: Which had more mobile subscribers in 2018?" and "Duterte offers China to become 3rd telco in the Philippines".