Owe money, pay later, with telco bill relief

Singapore

EVEN as the two-month "circuit breaker" draws to its close, some businesses and consumers are struggling to pay their telecoms bills on time.

But telcos have indicated that they are taking a long-term view and trying to keep loyal customers - a strategy that industry watchers approve of.

No thanks to the deadly virus outbreak, Singtel flagged slower payments from customers in its results briefing on Thursday.

"We would have been working very flexibly with our different customers to see how best to meet …

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