Philippine telecom giants PLDT and Globe have reached an agreement to acquire the telecommunications assets of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. in a deal worth P69.1 billion, the three companies said in separate announcements on Monday.

The surprise development came after SMC and Australia’s Telstra Corp. ended talks earlier in the year on joint investment in a new mobile network in the Philippines.

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