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Now Telecom had its regulatory restraints lifted and is now able to sell mobile broadband services in the Philippines.

The Philippines’ Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has ruled in favour of allowing NOW Telecom to use a 220MHz allocation of spectrum to deliver 5G and fixed wireless services.

Now Telecom loses CA case vs NTC fees for new players Jun 6, 2021 7:40 PM PHT Rappler.com Now Telecom, which sought to become the Philippines' third major telecommunications company, lost its case in the Court of Appeals (CA) to scrap certain fees imposed on new players by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). In its 38-page decision, the CA 1st Division declared as valid NTC Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 09-09-2018 that set guidelines for the selection of new major players (NMPs) in the telecommunications market. The circular requires applicants to pay participation and performan...

Nokia scores Philippines 5G deal with Dito - Mobile World Live 27 MAY 2021 Nokia scored another RAN deal in the Philippines, being tapped to provide 5G equipment for a launch planned on the island of Mindanao by new entrant Dito Telecommunity. The vendor explained the 5G RAN deal involves equipment from its Massive MIMO, multi-band, single RAN AirScale portfolio, along with its NetAct platform for network management and operations. Nokia started supplying LTE radio equipment to the operator in 2020. The vendor previously secured a three-year deal to upgrade Globe Telecom’s 4G network to 5G...

By CONSUELO MARQUEZ, GMA News Published April 29, 2021 12:53am An independent public policy organization urged the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to help fast track the collection of over P2.56 billion from NOW Telecom Company, which could help fund the government's coronavirus disease pandemic efforts. According to Terry Ridon, InfraWatch PH convenor, a Commission on Audit Report cited a collection issue on  supervision and regulation fees (SRF)  and spectrum user’s fees (SUF) of P2.56 billion of NOW Telecom firm, previously named as Next Mobile Inc. The unpaid fees ...