Duterte offers his country's third telco role to China
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PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has offered China the "privilege" to be his country's third telecoms operator, his spokesman said on Monday, turning to a historic rival to break a longstanding duopoly that has frustrated consumers for years.
The Philippines' data and voice services rank among the Asia-Pacific's slowest and most intermittent, and President Duterte last year warned providers PLDT Inc and Globe Telecom Inc to shape up or face new competition.
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