Duterte shakes up Philippines telecom sector: Who are the biggest winners and losers?
President Duterte’s campaign promise to end the PLDT-Globe telecom duopoly is coming to fruition. Often pouring scorn on the incumbent players for poor service while railing at the oligarchs that controlled them, Duterte even went as far as to threaten PLDT with a shut down. Winner: Dennis Uy and China Telecom In July 2019, Dito [] The post Duterte shakes up Philippines’ telecom sector: Who are th
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Author: GlobalData Technology
Date: 2020-11-27
URL: https://www.verdict.co.uk/duterte-telecom-philippines/
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