Philippines probes telecoms firms over anti-competition complaint


MANILA, Aug 29 (Reuters): The Philippines' antitrust agency has announced it will investigate allegations that its major telecoms firms abused their dominant market positions to make it difficult for a China-backed newcomer to connect to their networks.

The agency said it would open a preliminary inquiry into the allegations made by DITO Telecommunity, which launched in 2021 and is 40% owned by China Telecom, against the country's two other networks, PLDT and Globe Telecom.

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