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[Title] => Smart asks NTC to dismiss PT&T claims on interconnection fees
[Summary] => Leading wireless service provider Smart Communications has asked the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to dismiss claims by debt-ridden Philippine Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (PT&T) that the former has been overcharging the latter in terms of interconnection fees.
PT&T, owned by the Santiago family and a company which is under debt restructuring, has contested before the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) the computation of interconnection fees charged on it by Smart in 1996 and is seeking a refund.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-23 00:00:00
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[Title] => Capwire trims losses to P20M, expects to be back in the black this yr
[Summary] => Capwire Telecommunications expects to trim down its losses from P100 million in the last fiscal year, to P20 million for the current fiscal year, a top company official said.
Capwire president Epitacio Marquez told The STAR that the company also expects to be in the black by the new fiscal year starting June 1, 2004, mainly due to increasing profits from data services, which now account for about 35 percent of revenues compared to about 30 percent last year.
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-30 00:00:00
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[Title] => Capwire seeks more time to settle P730-M loans; 3rd party adviser eyed
[Summary] => Capwire Telecommunications is asking its creditors to give it more time to pay the interest and principal on about P730 million in loans, following external events that adversely affected the company’s profitability.
Capwire senior vice president and chief finance officer Joel Aguilar told The STAR that they are preparing a new business and financial restructuring plan that will reflect the change in assumptions brought about by the Sept. 11 tragedy in the US and the access charge problem with the US last year.
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-29 00:00:00
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[Title] => Capwire marks 40th year, introduces new product lines
[Summary] => Marking another milestone in the local telecommunications history, Capitol Wireless Inc. (Capwire) recently marked its 40th year of operations with a show at the Enterprise Center and the unveiling of a major line of telecoms and data transmission services for both the local and foreign markets.
The new product range is extensive. Under the umbrella brand of "Capwire Direct," it is an array of premium voice telecoms services:
• Direct Connect, a dedicated IDD designed for corporate clients and businesses;
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-10 00:00:00
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[Title] => Facelift
[Summary] => Trunk radio operator Nextel Communications Philippines, Inc. (NCPI) has transformed into a new organization with a new name: Next Mobile.
Next Mobile, headed by its chief executive Mel Velarde, is set to introduce to the market a whole new range of products and services geared towards data and coordination-intensive markets.
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-09 00:00:00
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[Title] => Wise move
[Summary] => A Mafia-like organization is out to take command and control of clearing performing artists for overseas employment and has wrongly accused the chief of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority or TESDA of anomalies in the processing of their documents to force him to resign.
Unfortunately for them, TESDA Director-General Dante Liban was able to nip this vicious attack in the bud by renouncing his office’s clearance powers and giving the authority instead to the industry.
[DatePublished] => 2003-01-26 00:00:00
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[Title] => Telecom firms sever ties with PETEF
[Summary] => Due to irreconcilable differences, the country’s leading telecommunications companies have severed ties with the country’s leading industry association, a move that is expected to result in a demise of said group.
[DatePublished] => 2003-01-18 00:00:00
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[Title] => Capwire seeks court OK for revised rehab plan
[Summary] => Capwire Telecommunications will seek court approval for a revised business plan, the company said in a statement yesterday.
Capwire was responding to questions on the recent court decision calling for the telco to comply with the terms and conditions of the debt restructuring agreement signed with its consortium of creditors.
[DatePublished] => 2002-05-04 00:00:00
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[Title] => Capwire in talks with 3 prospective investors
[Summary] => Capwire Telecommunications is in talks with three foreign companies, all in the telecommunications industry, which have expressed interest in investing in the company.
This developed as Capwire unveiled a new business plan that focuses on growth areas like satellite services for Internet and frame relay services for small and medium enterprises.
Capwire executive vice president and chief operating officer Maureen V. Santiago said the company is poised to meet the challenges with a plan that zeroes in on high-yield and high-potential areas.
[DatePublished] => 2001-07-13 00:00:00
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[Title] => Capwire may go to court over debt issue
[Summary] => Creditor-banks of the debt-plagued Capitol Wireless Inc. are now resorting to ‘arm twisting’ in order to force the company to meet its interest payments as provided for under its debt restructuring program.
Capwire officials said they might resort to a court settlement if the banks continue to sit on the company’s proposals, which the officials said are needed in light of the changing business environment in the telecommunications industry.
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