PLDT, Globe to cut voice call charges starting Jan

IN response to the call of the Duterte administration for telecom firms to improve their services and bring down their charges, PLDT Inc. and Globe Telecom Inc. on Monday agreed to reduce their interconnection fees for voice calls.

Starting January 1 next year, charges for calls between the two rival carriers will be reduced by as much as 40 percent across-the-board to P2.50 per minute from P4 per minute currently. At present, mobile to mobile and landline to mobile voice calls cost P4.00 per minute, while mobile to landline voice calls cost P3.00 per minute.