RED Fiber rolls out online portal for subscriber applications

Radius Telecoms' RED Fiber has rolled out an online portal to process subscriber applications, following its launch in November.

In an emailed statement, the fiber broadband company said that fiber internet services can be installed within 48 hours of the approval of the online application.

"Certain areas are implementing granular lockdowns brought about by this global health crisis...That is why we launched RED Fiber online: to provide ease of transaction for our customers," said Radius Telecoms president and CEO Exequiel Delgado.

Prospective customers will need to present soft copies of valid identification cards and proof of billing, along with a Meralco customer account number for the real-time application review.

The service is currently available in the Greater Manila Area, Calabarzon, and parts of Central Luzon.

The NCR Plus bubble—Metro Manila Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and Bulacan—was placed in modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from April 12 until April 30.

This is one notch looser than the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) which was imposed in the bubble starting March 29. It was set to last only until April 4, but was extended for another week until April 11.

To recall, Radius Telecoms—a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco)—teamed up with Cignal TV Inc. for the broadband and pay television service.

Plans start at P1,699 per month, inclusive of a 20Mbps connection bundled with IPTV from Cignal TV. — Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas/BM, GMA News