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                    [ArticleID] => 1548256
                    [Title] => Wired for fun
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I’ll admit, it’s hard to think of work when you’re this wired for fun, but you can also say that this is what makes all that work worth it — digital Disneyland at the click of a remote-control button.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-31 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135214 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804847 [AuthorName] => Butch Dalisay [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1515022 [Title] => Globe offers new broadband plans of up to 1 Gbps [Summary] =>

Globe Telecom has unveiled its new roster of home broadband plans powered by fiber-to-the-home technology, providing customers the fiber connection speeds at home at a more affordable price. 

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-27 01:56:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Telecoms [SectionUrl] => telecoms [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/telecoms/20151026/globe-fiber.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1491398 [Title] => Why is our internet so slow? [Summary] =>

If internet access is a basic human right, shouldn’t Filipinos be more outraged with the quality—or lack—of service we get from our internet providers?

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-23 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133911 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1462001 [AuthorName] => Lila Ramos Shahani [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1350498 [Title] => Burger joint business gets boost from reliable broadband service [Summary] =>

Burger joints are everywhere, offering everything from “buy-one, take-one” burgers to the more intricately prepared versions that use more premium and tender meat.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Lifestyle Business [SectionUrl] => business-life [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/lifestyle/business-life/20140728/JR-dela-Paz-Size-Matters.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1331676 [Title] => Netizens seek cheaper, faster Internet connection [Summary] =>

More than 4,400 netizens have signed as of yesterday an online petition asking the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), telecommunication firms (telcos) and Congress to provide “cheaper, faster, more accessible and reliable” Internet connection.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804764 [AuthorName] => Janvic Mateo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1328378 [Title] => Phl has 4th fastest Internet speed in Asean – report [Summary] =>

The Philippines leads five countries in Southeast Asia in terms of average mobile data speed, according to a study conducted last month by Ookla (Netindex.com).

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1324208 [Title] => SLOW: Why a growing economy must keep up speed online [Summary] =>

For online entrepreneur Kenneth John Galano, the Internet is his bread and butter.  At 23 and with P500 as capital, he took the risk of leaving a regular job to open his own online business, selling accessories, dresses, shirts, bags, gadgets, and even mobile phone accessories.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1342554 [AuthorName] => Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1320098 [Title] => NTC hands off slow Internet [Summary] =>

Internet access is a value-added service (VAS) under R.A. No. 7925, NTC Chairman Gamaliel Cordova wrote me, which makes the price and speed subject to agreement between the provider and the user (and to market forces also).

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133182 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1315644 [Title] => PLDT spends $44.8 M to offer high-speed wireless broadband [Summary] =>

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), the country's biggest telecommunication firm, said Thursday it has spent 2 billion pesos (44.82 million U.S. dollars) to deploy a technology that enables high-speed wireless broadband services.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-24 17:47:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20140424/pldt.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1315371 [Title] => Raket sa internet [Summary] =>

Di ni unang higayon nga may sakop sa Kongreso nga niawhag og imbestigasyon sa eskandaluso nga kahinay ug kamahal sa internet connection sa Pilipinas.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133499 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097205 [AuthorName] => Leo Lastimosa [SectionName] => Banat Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) ) )
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