DITO further expands service coverage to 17 more areas; now in 140 cities

Telecommunications duopoly challenger DITO Telecommunity Corp. continues to expand its mobile network service coverage to 17 more areas, bringing its total nationwide footprint to 140 cities and municipalities.

"Following our June 12 announcement of DITO being commercially available in 123 cities as a means to commemorate the 123rd Independence Day celebration, we are pleased to inform everyone that we have added 17 new areas as of June 30," DITO chief administrative officer Adel Tamano said in a statement.

The 17 new areas where DITO services are now available are as follows:

• Gen. Mamerto, Nueva Ecija
• Rizal, Nueva Ecija
• Amadeo, Cavite
• Indang, Cavite
• Mendez, Cavite
• Padre Garcia, Batangas
• Rosario, Batangas
• San Juan, Batangas
• Silay City Negros Occidental
• Balingasag, Misamis Oriental
• Talisayan, Misamis Oriental
• Manticao, Misamis Oriental
• Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental
• Medina, Misamis Oriental
• Kinoguitan, Misamis Oriental
• Binuangan, Misamis Oriental
• Balingoan, Misamis Oriental

Since its commercial launch on March 8, DITO has expanded its network coverage from 15 pilot areas to 140 cities and municipalities across the country.

DITO is set to undergo its second technical audit in July, to check if the company has fulfilled its second year commitments.

DITO — formerly named the Mislatel Consortium — committed to have a nationwide coverage of 51.01% in its second year of operations, with a minimum speed of 55 Mbps and a capex/opex of P27 billion.

Meanwhile, from July 1 to 31, 2021, new and existing subscribers can avail of its 25GB of high-speed data for 30 days with unlimited texts to all networks, unlimited DITO-to-DITO calls, and 300 minutes of calls to other mobile networks for P199.

Another promo available to DITO subscribers is the DITO 99 offer with 10GB of data for 30 days for P99, unlimited DITO to DITO calls, 300 minutes of calls to all mobile networks, and unlimited SMS to all networks.—AOL, GMA News