Earlier this week Smart Telco CEO Manny V. Pangilinan teased the public with a message that he will be making a special announcement on September 26, 2014.
Many speculated that the businessman will be making a political statement as he has been tagged as a candidate for vice president come 2016. However Pangilinan tweets another message that his special announcement is not about politics.
"@iamMVP Mga Kapatid, with my colleagues, I will make a very important announcement this Friday, Sept 26, 11 am, Makati Shang Hotel. See you then."These are the actual tweets that he sent to his followers.
"@iamMVP Luchi, I can only tell you what it's not about - it's not about politics."
Free Internet to Prepaid Subscribers
In a surprising move, Pangilinan offers free internet to Smart, Talk N' Text and Suncellular subscribers. Pangilinan states that almost 90% of his telco subscribers are prepaid. He further added that only 30% of smartphone users browse the internet. His move aims to democratize internet data and open up users to the world wide web.
Registering to #SmartFreeInternet
To register for free internet, just text FREE to 2999. Just be sure that there is a 1 peso balance in your sim card in order
