#third telco in PH

DITO Telecommunity Corp, the third telco in the Philippines, prepares its launch in the country by conducting a Friendly User Test (FUT). Previously, The House of Representatives approved the third major telco's operations in the country, DITO Telecommunity Corp, under a 25-year legislative franchise renewal. 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 "DITO now conducting Friendly User Test" and "NTC ask telcos to turn off network services during Papal visit".