TL;DR: DITO approaches 1 million subscribers, announces two new promos: the Independence Day promo and the DITO 99 promo.
DITO Telecommunity, the country’s third major telco, announced that they are fast approaching the one-million subscriber mark just a few weeks after launching in Metro Manila.
In a virtual press briefing announcing DITO Independence Day week activities, Atty. Adel Tamano, DITO Telecommunity Corporation Chief Administrative Officer shared the news, “When we introduced DITO last May 17 in NCR and in other locations, we were just at the half-million subscriber mark, and in just three weeks, we find ourselves about to hit a million subscribers.”
On Coverage Expansion
Retired Major General Rodolfo Santiago, DITO Telecommunity Corporation Chief Technology Officer, disclosed that to commemorate the 123 years of Philippine independence, DITO is now available in 123 areas in time for June 12, 2021 and targeting to be present in 146 areas by end June.
The 23 new areas are as follows:
- Dagupan City and Manaoag in Pangasinan
- Magalang in Pampanga
- Pandi in Bulacan
- La Paz in Tarlac
- Calauan and Victoria Laguna
- Taysan and Balete in Batangas
- Bacolod City and Pulupandan in Negros Occidental
- Moalboal, Bogo, San Remigio, Sogod, Alcantara, Santander, Ginatilan in Cebu
- Kidapawan City and Makilala in North Cotabato
- Santa Cruz and Bansalan in Davao del Sur
- Malybalay City in Bukidnon
He added that DITO is in more than 37-percent population coverage now and are fast approaching 2nd year population coverage commitments of 51-percent.
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On the issue of areas not covered by DITO, the DITO CTO had this to say — We do ask for the public’s understanding. There may be instances where consumers may already detect DITO especially in areas wherein we have not formally announced the availability of service, let me reiterate that in these unserved areas, there are some components that we are readying to ensure the customer experience is excellent.
Freedom Week Promos
As part of the Independence Day celebration, DITO announces its “Freedom Offers” that will run from June 12 to 18, 2021.
Available exclusively in the official DITO Telecommunity Store on Shopee and Lazada, the DITO UNLI 499 promo offers unlimited data for 30 days for only Php 499.
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Upon purchasing a DITO sim card with the UNLI 499 promo, users will have 2GB of high-speed data that refreshes daily and up to 5Mbps speed upon consumption of the 2GB. This promo also includes unlimited DITO to DITO calls, 300 minutes of calls to all mobile networks, and unlimited SMS to all networks.
DITO 99 Promo
Update: The DITO 99 promo is extended until September 30, 2021.
New and existing DITO users can also subscribe to the DITO 99 offer which comes with 10GB of data for 30 days, unlimited DITO to DITO calls, 300 minutes of calls to all mobile networks, and unlimited SMS to all networks, all for Php 99.
Subscribers can use the DITO App to avail of the DITO 99 promo.
