Taxpayer asks DICT to clarify status of Mislatel

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 21:00:56 +0000

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has been asked to clarify the status of the award of the third telco slot to Mindanao Islamic Telephone Co. (Mislatel)

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Senate to vote on transfer of Mislatel ownership to consortium — Poe

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 06:16:13 +0000

The Senate is set to vote Wednesday on a bill that seeks to transfer the ownership of Mislatel to its partners in the consortium.

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OSG: Quo warranto ‘appropriate remedy’ for Mislatel franchise

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 06:58:11 +0000

The OSG believes that a quo warranto proceeding is the appropriate remedy to resolve the questions raised against the franchise of Mislatel.

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Senate panel to further sort out Mislatel’s franchise issues

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 08:17:26 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Mislatel Consortium’s bid to be the Philippines’ third major player in the telecommunications industry will be further scrutinized when the Senate committee on public services resumes its hearing on Wednesday, Senator Grace Poe said on Tuesday.

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Poe: New bidding better than have Mislatel questioned in court

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 02:07:58 +0000

Poe: New bidding better than have Mislatel questioned in court

It would be better to restart the bidding than have the legality of the franchise of the winning bidder questioned in court, says Poe.

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Rio: No common cell tower policy under my watch 

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 10:31:58 +0000

Acting DICT Secretary Eliseo Rio Jr. has vowed to block a proposal for a common cell tower policy in the country.

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Rio: Dennis Uy’s ties with Duterte admin no bearing in Mislatel selection

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 09:55:38 +0000

Businessman Dennis Uy’s ties with President Rodrigo Duterte had nothing to do with the selection of Mislatel as nation’s 3rd telco player.

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Third telco: We will ‘not at all compromise’ cybersecurity

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 08:16:07 +0000

Mislatel Consortium has assured its network and telco facilities will “not at all compromise” cybersecurity.

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Drilon: Mislatel franchise considered revoked for violating conditions

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 07:16:30 +0000

Nicanor Escalante, Mislatel’s incumbent president and chief operating executive (CEO)

The franchise of Mislatel must have been revoked as the firm had failed to comply with its provisions, Sen. Franklin Drilon said Thursday.

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