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[ArticleID] => 1493323
[Title] => SMC, Telstra in talks for potential telco venture
[Summary] => Telstra Corp., Australia’s biggest phone company, and San Miguel Corp. (SMC), the diversified conglomerate, are in talks for a possible wireless joint venture in the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2015-08-28 10:00:00
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[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1804708
[AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
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[ArticleID] => 1396156
[Title] => Liberty Telecoms restructures debt
[Summary] => Liberty Telecoms Holdings Inc. is restructuring P880 million worth of debt through the issuance of preferred shares to major shareholders of the telecom provider.
[DatePublished] => 2014-11-27 00:00:00
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[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1097197
[AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili
[SectionName] => Business
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[Title] => SMC, partner raise stake in Liberty Telecoms
[Summary] => Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) and partner Qatar Telecom raised their respective interests in listed Liberty Telecoms Holdings Inc. that plans to launch mobile services within the year.
[DatePublished] => 2014-06-13 00:00:00
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[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1097197
[AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili
[SectionName] => Business
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[Title] => SMC’s Liberty Telecoms to pursue mobile business
[Summary] => Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is still pursuing plans to launch various services in the telecommunication industry despite the dominance of major players led by Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Ayala-led Globe Telecom Inc.
[DatePublished] => 2014-05-31 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1097197
[AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili
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[Title] => SMC not giving up on telecoms
[Summary] => Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is not abandoning its venture into the telecommunications business through publicly-listed Liberty Telecoms Holdings Inc.
[DatePublished] => 2013-05-26 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili
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[Title] => SMC telecom arm cuts losses by 90%
[Summary] => Publicly-held Liberty Telecoms Holdings Inc., a joint venture between diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. and Qatar Telecoms Group, managed to cut its losses last year due to higher revenues from its wireless broadband business.
[DatePublished] => 2013-04-17 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1097197
[AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili
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[Title] => SMC set to offer voice, text messaging
[Summary] => San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is looking to offer voice and text messaging services this year as it awaits the bidding for a 3G license from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).
[DatePublished] => 2012-05-25 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1473425
[AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio
[SectionName] => Business
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[Title] => Liberty Telecoms loses P1.13B in first 9 months
[Summary] => Liberty Telecoms Holdings Inc., a San Miguel-backed corporation which operates the wireless broadband Wi-Tribe, widened its net loss to P1.13 billion in the nine months ending September this year from only P741 million as a result of increased costs as it continued to invest in the expansion of its Internet infrastructure.
[DatePublished] => 2011-11-21 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1804021
[AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña
[SectionName] => Business
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[Title] => Telecoms consolidation in Phl inevitable - research firm
[Summary] => Consolidation in the Philippine telecommunications industry is inevitable, with more companies likely to be absorbed, especially since the local market size can only support no more than three major carriers, Canada-based ICT research firm XMG Global said.
[DatePublished] => 2011-09-26 00:00:00
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[Title] => Liberty Telecoms incurs higher net loss of P713M in H1
[Summary] => Liberty Telecoms Holdings, the telecommunications flagship of San Miguel Corp. (SMC), incurred a wider a net loss of P713 million during the first six months of 2011, from a P411 million loss in the same period last year, due to higher costs and expenses during the period.
[DatePublished] => 2011-08-21 00:00:00
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