and Globe Telecom, Inc., both failed NTC's test for "dropped call" rate in the third quarter. NTC's standards for dropped call rates is at 2%. "Smart got a 2.15%, while Globe fared worse with 2.75%," says NTC Director Edgardo Cabarios. "If NTC finds that the reasons are not meritorious, telcos may be directed to cease from accepting new subscribers," Cabarios said. NTC also performed tests for blocked calls, signal level, signal quality, and call set-up time. Both Smart and Globe passed the tests with Smart leading the Quality of Service (QoS) benchmarks for the said quarter. This is just a simple photo contest but this time, we'd like you to be more daring. This should be included in the uploaded photo with a link back to this contest page. Read more in our articles including "Smart, Globe still fail NTC test for "dropped calls"" and "Contest: YugaTech-BlackBerry dare you to Be Bold".
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Apr 28, 2026and Globe Telecom, Inc., both failed NTC's test for "dropped call" rate in the third quarter. NTC's standards for dropped call rates is at 2%.
"Smart got a 2.15%, while Globe fared worse with 2.75%," says NTC Director Edgardo Cabarios. "If NTC finds that the reasons are not meritorious, telcos may be directed to cease from accepting new subscribers," Cabarios said. NTC also performed tests for blocked calls, signal level, signal quality, and call set-up time.
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