by PLDT Media Services | Feb 20, 2011

MANILA, Philippines, February 20, 2011 – JAC Liner, one of the leading bus lines in the country, has become the first bus line to offer free Wi-Fi access in its buses with the help of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT).

Through PLDT SME Nation, PLDT’s group that focuses on small and medium enterprises, 90 percent of JAC Liner’s buses that ply routes to Lucena and Mauban in Quezon, Biñan and Sta. Rosa in Laguna, and Marinduque, now have free Wi-Fi internet for passengers.

by PLDT Media Services | Feb 17, 2011

MANILA, Philippines, February 17, 2011 – In an increasingly interconnected world, many businesses have hitched their wagons to the internet to help their businesses flourish.

With that in mind, PLDT SME Nation has made it easier for small and medium enterprises to do so by offering its Negosyo Boost packages, a suite of tailor-fit innovative communications solutions that can help SMEs stay competitive in this digital age.

by PLDT Media Services | Feb 11, 2011

MANILA, Philippines, 11 February 2011 – What a big change a few hair-thin strands of optical fiber can make.

Last year, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. expanded its Domestic Fiber Optic Network (DFON) facilities in Camarines Sur as part of a major upgrade program. As a result, the province has enjoyed an economic upswing as new companies, taking advantage of more resilient telecommunications services, have set up shop in this southern Luzon province.

by PLDT Media Services | Jan 31, 2011

MANILA, Philippines, January 31, 2011 – PLDT recently signed with leading telecommunication companies in Japan and Singapore a construction and maintenance agreement (C&MA) to build a US$430 million next generation high bandwidth optical fiber underwater cable system called Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE).

by PLDT Media Services | Jan 12, 2011

MANILA, Philippines, March 12, 2011 – After achieving world-renowned Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) 9 and 14 Certifications for its Ethernet Network and Services, PLDT moves a step further by forging a significant alliance with CENX (Carrier Ethernet Neutral Exchange), a leading Global Ethernet exchange operator.

by PLDT Media Services | Dec 20, 2010

MANILA, Philippines, December 20, 2010 – Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) has set its sights on “next-wave” cities in Central and Western Visayas and Bicol region for more high-bandwidth customers, particularly those in the Business Process Outsourcing industry.

Next-wave cities are the cities identified by the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPA/P), Commission on Information and Communications Technology, and the Department of Trade and Industry as the next growth areas in outsourcing.

by PLDT Media Services | Dec 02, 2010

MANILA, Philippines, December 2, 2010 – Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) has completed a P2.8-billion expansion of its Domestic Fiber Optic Network (DFON), further extending the reach and strengthening the resiliency of the country’s most extensive communications transmission network.

by PLDT Media Services | Oct 22, 2010

MANILA, Philippines, October 22, 2010 – PLDT, the leading Philippine telecommunications provider, is now the first local telco to have been awarded both MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) 9 and 14 certifications for its Carrier Ethernet service offerings.

by PLDT Media Services | Aug 03, 2010

by PLDT Media Services | Jul 28, 2010

MANILA, Philippines, July 28, 2010 – Four suspects of phone cable theft were apprehended recently by vigilant barangay officials and PLDT Asset Protection personnel in two separate incidents in Bulacan.

The suspects — Jojo B. Pacardo, 21, Jayson M. Javier, 21, Luis A. Boracay, 37, and Arnel Flores, 27 — could face years in jail if proven guilty of the crime of theft. For the two incidents, 48 meters of copper cables were cut and stolen.