MANILA -- The China-backed company intent on taking on the Philippines' telecom duopoly is finally set to start commercial operations next month after passing a test of its network.
The technical audit was the last major hurdle for Dito Telecommunity, which has promised to invest $5 billion to break into a market dominated by PLDT and Globe Telecom. President Rodrigo Duterte has frequently attacked both companies for poor service and had made it a political goal to give the country better, cheaper telecommunications.
