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A DREAM COMES TRUE - 50 PERCENT REDUCTION OF TEXT MESSAGING COST

Thursday, 07 May 2009

Madam President, many of us remembered the SONA speech of President GMA last year when she announced that telecommunications companies would reduce the cost of text messaging from one peso to .50 centavos. Almost a year has passed and we are wondering if the announcement would just remain a dream. The Philippine has an estimated 48 million mobile phone subscribers, and industry estimates expect half of the 84 million population to own a handset by the end of this year. With a billion messages crossing mobile phone networks daily, the Philippines has been tagged as the “text capital” of the world. Text messaging is also cheaper than phone calls, making in the popular way to keep in touch in the country.
A DREAM COMES TRUE - 50 PERCENT REDUCTION OF TEXT MESSAGING COST (April 29, 2009)

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