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​Philippine telecoms sector faces multi-pronged fight by antitrust agency to boost competition

By Jet Damazo-Santos ( March 20, 2018, 04:27 GMT | Insight) -- As the Philippine Competition Commission awaits a ruling in its appeal against the country's telecoms duopoly, it has turned its attention to the much-anticipated selection of a third player to enter the industry, donning its advisory hat in what appears to be a multi-pronged effort to boost competition in the sector. The watchdog is looking into issues of ownership, interconnectivity and frequency allocation to help ensure a third player's viability.As the Philippines' competition watchdog awaits a ruling in its appeal against the country's telecoms duopoly, it has turned its attention to the much-anticipated selection of a third player to enter the industry, donning its advisory hat in what appears to be a multi-pronged effort to boost competition in the sector....

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