(*Readers comment about Smart's "announcement") :

(Why was it at Malaya? How come Smart didn't make the announcement at Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer, or at least at Philippine Star?
Why was it so small? One can hardly notice it.
They have bigger announcement about their stolen call cards in the past, and these were published in Manila Bulletin, Inquirer and Star at the same time.
I think, they really don't want their subscribers to know about these. They just placed the announcement to comply with the requirement of 30-days announcement before implementation at leading newspaper. Is Malaya considered a leading newspaper? Aug. 10,2001)

The Announcement:

The mobile telecom industry will be reducing the Free SMS Allocation effective September this year. Globe Telecom,Smart Communication and Piltel have already made their announcements. Islacom will be releasing its official announcement soon.

These will be the Free SMS or Text Message Allocation upon implementation.

Globe Handyphone

Prepaid = 50 free text per month
Advantage = 120 free text per month
Personal = 300 free text per month
Business = 400 free text per month

Executive = 600 free text per month
CEO = 800 free text per month
*Free text is exclusive for Globe to Globe SMS only.
(source 7301000)
Piltel's Talk 'n Text and Smart Buddy

The Free SMS is based on the card loaded
P300 card = 33 free text
P500 card = 83 free text
P1000 card = 250 free text
(source of TNT, Logan of 8488888; source of Smart - Announcement, Malaya 8/10/2001 page 12; effective 9/10/2001)

*from Mr. X

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