Telecommunications service provider DITO reached a new milestone yesterday. DITO has officially hit the 2M subscriber mark. The telecommunications company added that it was able to cover 200 cities nationwide within the span of 5 months.
DITO chief administrative officer Adel Tamano said in a statement, “We in DITO are pleased to announce that as of the first of August, two-million Filipinos have joined our fast growing telecommunity.”
He further added that “If you may recall, DITO hit its one-millionth subscriber mark mid-June of this year as well, and these two milestones have inspired us to remain steadfast in our goal of building strong communities with even stronger connectivity in the years to come.”
DITO has also committed to cover 84% of the population by the end of its fifth year of commercial operations. To achieve this goal, the company is investing a total of Php 250 billion. They already spent Php 150 billion last year and they are looking to spend an additional Php 26 billion this year.
DITO also announced it is now present in 10 more areas as of July 30, namely:
- General Trias, Cavite
- Trece Martirez, Cavite
- San Pablo City, Laguna
- Alaminos, Laguna
- Iloilo City, Iloilo
- Binalbagan, Negros Occidental
- Villanueva, Misamis Oriental
- Naawan, Misamis Oriental
- Rosario, Agusan Del Sur
- San Francisco, Agusan del Sur
By August 6, DITO Telecommunity Corp. said its mobile network services will be available in 17 more areas, namely:
- Taal, Batangas
- San Luis, Batangas
- Balayan, Batangas
- Calaca, Batangas
- Tanza, Cavite
- Oton, Iloilo
- Daanbantayan, Cebu
- Jasaan, Misamis Oriental
- City of EL Salvador, Misamis Oriental
- Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental
- Opol, Misamis Oriental
- Quezon, Bukidnon
- City of Valencia, Bukidnon
- Island City of Samal, Davao Del Norte
- Hagonoy, Davao Del Sur
- Polomolok, South Cotabato
- Monkayo, Compostela Valley
With DITO’s announcement of new areas, it has grown its network coverage from 15 pilot areas in March to 185.
