The Philippines’ third major player, DITO Telecommunity Corporation, shared that they are fast approaching the one-million subscriber mark just a few weeks after they activated their services in Metro Manila.
“When we introduced DITO last May 17 in NCR and in other locations, we were just at the half-million subscriber mark, and in just three weeks, we find ourselves about to hit a million subscribers. DITO truly is humbled with the reception we have received from the Filipino people and as our way of expressing our gratitude, we will be giving a special gift to all 1M subscribers through the DITO app when we hit this milestone soon,” according to Atty. Adel Tamano, DITO Telecommunity Corporation Chief Administrative Officer sharing the news to members of the press at a virtual briefing Friday afternoon. DITO also shared their Independence Day week activities during “virtual kapihan session.”
On Coverage Expansion
As disclosed by Retired Major General Rodolfo Santiago, DITO Telecommunity Corporation Chief Technology Officer, DITO is now available in 123 areas in time for 12 June 2021 — to commemorate the 123 years of Philippine independence — and targeting to be present in 146 areas by the end of June 2021.
The services of the country’s latest telco player are now available the following 23 new areas:
- Alcantara, Cebu
- Bacolod City, Negros Occidental
- Balete, Batangas
- Bansalan, Davao del Sur
- Bogo, Cebu
- Calauan, Laguna
- Dagupan City, Pangasinan
- Ginatilan, Cebu
- Kidapawan City, North Cotabato
- La Paz, Tarlac
- Makilala, North Cotabato
- Manaoag, Pangasinan
- Magalang, Pampanga
- Malybalay City, Bukidnon
- Moalboal, Cebu
- Pandi, Bulacan
- Pulupandan, Negros Occidental
- San Remigio, Cebu
- Santander, Cebu
- Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur
- Sogod, Cebu
- Taysan, Batangas
- Victoria, Laguna
“We ask our subscribers to please not expect 100% coverage yet. There are of course isolated areas in the covered cities and municipalities that may experience intermittent service as we ramp up optimization of our network,” added by DITO’s Chief Technology Officer in response to connectivity issues in areas currently covered by their services.
He added that DITO is in more than 37% population coverage now and is fast approaching 2nd-year population coverage commitments of 51%.
With regards to the areas still not covered by the telco, the DITO CTO had this to say, “We do ask for the public’s understanding. There may be instances where consumers may already detect DITO especially in areas wherein we have not formally announced the availability of service, let me reiterate that in these unserved areas, there are some components that we are readying to ensure the customer experience is excellent.”
Freedom Week Promos
In celebration of the Philippine Independence Day, DITO introduced exclusive “Freedom Offers” for Filipinos from 12 to 18 June 2021. Available exclusively in the official DITO Telecommunity Store on Shopee and Lazada, the DITO UNLI 499 promo offers unlimited data for 30 days for only PHP499. Upon purchasing your DITO SIM card with the UNLI 499 promo, you can have 2GB of high-speed data that refreshes daily and up to 5Mbps speed upon consumption of the 2GB. This promo also includes unlimited DITO to DITO calls, 300 minutes of calls to all mobile networks, and unlimited SMS to all networks.
New and existing DITO users can also subscribe to the DITO 99 offer with 10GB of data for 30 days for only PHP99, unlimited DITO to DITO calls, 300 minutes of calls to all mobile networks, and unlimited SMS to all networks. After purchasing their SIMs and loading via DITO Experience Stores, partner stores, and retailers, subscribers can use the DITO App to avail of the DITO 99 promo.
“Being free from poor connectivity, lags, and expensive data services is one thing that Filipinos are always looking forward to. DITO, we will do our best to liberate them from these daily issues and make them experience freedom through products that provide strong connectivity at value-for-money prices,” according to DITO Brand and Marketing Director Jasper Evangelista.
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