PH, US agree to expedite completion of projects under EDCA

MANILA—The Philippines and the United States have agreed to expedite the completion of projects in existing agreed locations under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) and finalize procedures for the adoption of additional agreed locations.…

USTDA to open office in Manila

The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is opening an office in the Philippines’ capital in the first quarter of this year, further strengthening its presence in the southeast Asian country in a bid…

US gov’t, NOW Telecom partner for 5G deployment in PH

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 13)  The US government sealed a deal with NOW Telecom, an affiliate of media and technology holding firm NOW Corp., to expand the 5G network in the Philippines. In a disclosure…

Now Telecom, USTDA ink agreement to deploy 5G network

Now Telecom Co. Inc. has signed a grant agreement with US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to support the Velarde-led telecom firm’s deployment of a nationwide stand-alone 5G mobile and fixed wireless network in the…

NOW to set up 5G network with help from USTDA

NOW Telecom Company Inc. is set to launch its 5G pilot network in several areas in Metro Manila through a funding and technical assistance deal with the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). In a…

NowTel signs grant agreement with USTDA

Now Telecom Co. Inc. said Friday it signed a grant agreement with the US Trade and Development Agency to support the former’s deployment of a nationwide stand-alone 5G mobile and fixed wireless network in the…

USTDA, NOW Telecom partner to launch 5G and NBN in PHL

A Letter of Intent has been signed between the United States of America, acting through the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (“USTDA”), and NOW Telecom Company, Inc. (“NOW Telecom”) at the 5th Annual Indo-Pacific Business Forum…

US gov’t, NOW Telecom partner for 5G deployment in PH

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 13)  The US government sealed a deal with NOW Telecom, an affiliate of media and technology holding firm NOW Corp., to expand the 5G network in the Philippines. In a disclosure…

FACT SHEET: Advancing the Indo-Pacific Strategy

During the 2023 Indo-Pacific Business Forum, USTDA announced new funding commitments, calls for initial proposals, and events that will deepen business ties between the United States and the Indo-Pacific region. These activities span clean energy,…

NOW Telecom gets USTDA funding for 5G project

NOW Telecom Company Inc. has secured funding from the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for the development of 5G technology as it seeks to improve connectivity services in the country. The associate of…

NOW Telecom secures USTDA grant funding

Listed telecommunications services provider NOW Telecom Co. Inc. said Friday it secured a grant funding from the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for technical assistance to advance critical digital infrastructure projects in the…

NowTel’s partnership with US to boost 5G rollout in PH

THE planned partnership between Now Telecom Inc. and the US government would further boost the Velarde-led telco firm’s expansion of 5G services in the Philippines. NowTel has been engaged with the United States, through USTDA…

NOW permits automatically extended

NOW Telecom Co. Inc. has secured the Anti-Red Tape Authority’s (ARTA) approval in its application for automatic extension of its mobile permits that will allow it to offer mobile broadband services which has been hampered…

NOW wins again

THE Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has issued a favorable decision again to NOW Telecom Co. Inc. (NOWTEL) in its Application for Automatic Approval of Extension of Cellular Mobile Telephone Service Provisional Authority (CMTS PA) and…

ARTA orders NTC to assign frequencies for Now Telecom

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has ordered the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to assign the necessary frequencies to Now Telecom Company for it to operate as a cellular mobile telephony service (CMTS). In an order…

NTC ordered to assign frequencies to NOW

The Anti-Red Tape Authority ordered the National Telecommunications Commission to assign mobile frequencies, including 5G, to NOW Telecom Co. for its cellular mobile telephony service operation. ARTA said in an order issued on March 1…

NOW Telecom gets favorable ARTA ruling

NOW Telecom Company Inc. (NOW Telecom) has received a favorable decision from the Anti- Red Tape Authority (ARTA) for its nationwide cellular mobile telephony service. In an Omnibus Order released February 3, ARTA affirmed with finality its earlier resolution approving NOW…

NOW Telecom gets provisional authority extension

NOW Telecom Co. Inc. has recently received an extension of its provisional authority (PA) to operate install, operate, and maintain a nationwide mobile telecommunications system. This makes NOW the fourth telco in the country next to…

NOW gets license as fourth telco

NOW Telecom Company Inc., owned by the Velarde family, secured a permit from the government to operate as the country’s fourth major mobile phone operator. The National Telecommunication Commission on Sept. 14 issued a provisional…

NTC TOLD: ‘Act on NOW now’

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has ordered the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to approve the much-delayed assignment of frequencies which NOW Telecom Co. needs for the rollout of fifth generation (5G) technology in the country.…