Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT has set up interconnection links with another telco operator in Surigao del Norte, allowing free local calls within the Province between subscribers of the two service providers. The second northernmost province in Mindanao and an important transportation hub between Visayas and Mindanao, Surigao del Norte’s capital Surigao City is dubbed as the "Gateway to Mindanao."

The PLDT Group has collaborated with US-based global IT company Cisco as the Philippine telco leader moves to elevate the enterprise networking experience with next-generation business solutions powered with enterprise-class connectivity.

The partnership heralds a new era of digital synergy and collaboration among the organizations.

MANILA, Philippines, January 16, 2016 – Leading Philippine telco and digital services provider PLDT and mobile leader Smart Communications are providing internet connectivity for the 4th World Apostolic Congress on Mercy (WACoM4) which will be held for the first time in the country and is expected to be attended by 7,000 delegates and devotees from around the world.

MANILA, January 12, 2017 – Leading Philippine telco and digital services provider PLDT and mobile leader Smart Communications together with broadcast station TV5 bring the much anticipated Miss Universe 2016 closer to Filipinos everywhere through the country’s most extensive and robust fixed line and wireless networks.

MANILA, Philippines, December 26, 2016 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT is stimulating economic growth in southern Philippines with the completion of three major ICT projects that serve as a strong take-off platform for the region’s digital infrastructure.

Using latest advanced hybrid fiber technologies in P2B 3-year roll-out program.

MANILA, Philippines, November 28, 2016 – Leading telco and digital services provider PLDT has agreed to lower by as much as nearly 40% its interconnection charges for voice calls to Globe Telecom mobile phones and fixed lines.

As telco battle shifts to fixed lines

In anticipation of the continued growth of data traffic and digital services in the country, PLDT plans to increase the capacity of its data infrastructure by ten times come 2020.