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Frequently Asked Questions
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Doing
Business in the Philippines:
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Utility Costs
GAS AND FUEL COSTS
Prevailing Retail Prices
of Petroleum Products in
Metro Manila - March
24, 2008 (pdf
file)
Source: Department
of Energy
http://www.doe.gov.ph
ELECTRICITY RATES
Electricity rates per Kwh
of Industrial Customers - November
2007 (pdf
file)
Source: Manila
Electric Company
http://www.meralco.com.ph
WATER RATES
Water rates
per cu.m. for
Maynilad Water Services,
Inc. - Effective
January 1, 2008 (pdf
file)
Source: Maynilad
Water Services, Inc.
http://www.mayniladwater.com.ph
TELECOMMUNICATION
RATES
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Rentals |
Residential
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Installation
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Subscriber Investment
Plan
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Monthly Rates*
Business
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Installation
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Subscriber Investment
Plan
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Monthly Rates* |
P 1,999.00
P 1,000.00
P 605.26
P 3,500.00
P 2,000.00
P 1,260.46
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*Subject to change due
to foreign currency adjustment
Updated: April 15, 2008
Source: Philippine
Long Distance Telephone
Company (PLDT)
http://www.pldt.com.ph |
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International
Calls |
PLDT
Rates |
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ASEAN
/ Hongkong
/ Japan
/ Macao
/ South
Korea
1st.
Minute
Succeeding
minutes |
US $0.40
US $0.40
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Australia
/ New
Zealand
1st.
Minute
Succeeding
minutes |
US $0.40
US $0.40
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USA
/ Canada
1st.
Minute
Succeeding
minutes |
US $0.40
US $0.40
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France
/ Germany
/ Italy
/ Spain
/ U.K.
1st.
Minute
Succeeding
minutes |
US $0.40
US $0.40
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China & India
1st.
Minute
Succeeding
minutes |
US $0.40
US $0.40
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Kuwait
/ UAE
/ Bahrain
/ Saudi
Arabia
1st.
Minute
Succeeding
minutes |
US $0.40
US $0.40
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Cellular
Mobile
Phone
System
Updated:
11
April
2008 |
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Local |
Abroad |
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Text |
Call |
Text |
Call |
Globe |
P1.00 |
P6.50
same
network
and P7.50
other
network
or landline |
P15.00 |
$.40/min. |
Smart |
1.00 |
P6.50
same
network
and P7.50
other
network
or landline |
P15.00 |
.40/min |
Sun
Cellular |
1.00 |
Unlimited
calls
to same
network |
P9.00 |
.30/min |
Fax
Charges |
Local |
Abroad |
.40/copy |
.80/copy |
256
KB Frame
relay
w/ local
loop (Mla.
To W.
Europe) |
U$
22 to
27,000/mo. |
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| INTERNET
SERVICE
FEES |
Installation
Fee (Email
Account) |
Free
to P
800.00 |
Installation
Fee (Web
Account) |
P
500.00 |
Subcription
Rates
(Varies
depending
on the
type
of plans – monthly,
quarterly,
semi-annual & annual- & number
of hours
to be
used
by the
company) |
P253
to 100,000+ |
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Source: http://www.boi.gov.ph
For more questions on Doing Business
in the Philippines, check out http://www.dti.gov.ph/.
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