DITO Telecommunity Corp. has started offering its mobile services in the National Capital Region (NCR) and other parts of the country on Monday.
The move brings up the telco company’s presence to 100 cities and municipalities.
“We are now available in 16 cities and one municipality in NCR. Among these are Quezon City, Paranaque, Taguig, Makati, San Juan, Malabon, Valenzuela and Marikina,” DITO’s Chief Administrative Officer Adel A. Tamano said during a press briefing.
The company also announced that 29 more areas in Luzon and Visayas can now avail of DITO’s services. Some of these are Taytay, Cainta, Meycauayan, Subic, Olongapo, and Angeles.
Mr. Tamano said that subscribers can enjoy 25GB of high-speed data for 30 days from May 17 to June 30 for P199. The offer comes with free unlimited texts to all networks, unlimited DITO to DITO calls and free 300 minutes of calls to other networks.
The welcome offer will be available for purchase in various channels, including DITO stores, device retail partner outlets, the DITO online store, and Shopee and Lazada.
“DITO’s presence in the NCR can only mean a healthier competition among the country’s leading telcos, ensuring better telco services… for every Filipino,” Gamaliel A. Cordoba, the National Telecommunications Commission commissioner said during the briefing.
At present, DITO is available in more than 3,000 stores nationwide.
During the event, DITO Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dennis A. Uy said that network optimization has been happening at “full-speed.”
“Tower and infrastructure rollout have continued unabated despite the pandemic to ensure that our subscribers numbering close to half-a-million Filipinos continue to enjoy top notch experience — speed and service we truly deserve,” Mr. Uy said.
The company will continue to expand to match its revenues to reach its 51% population coverage target in time for DITO’s second-year audit, Chief Technology Officer Rodolfo D. Santiago said.
“We would like to, of course, cover the rest of the country. By July of this year, we are expecting to meet the 51% population coverage as mandated. Next year, (our target is to reach) 70%,” Mr. Santiago said.
In the three months ending March, DITO’s attributable net income to its parent declined by around 70% to P8.24 million year on year.
Shares in DITO at the local bourse declined by 10% or 89 centavos to finish at P8.10 apiece on Monday. — Angelica Y. Yang
