RP was deep in yearlong talks with US telecom firm Arescom for a national broadband network when ZTE of China came along in 2006. In a flash RP dumped the first bidder and by Apr. 2007 signed a $330-million deal with the latecomer.
MALAON nang nagnenegosasyon ang RP at telecom firm Arescom ng US para sa national broadband network nang sumingit ang ZTE ng China nu’ng 2006. Bigla na lang tinalikuran ng RP ang naunang bidder at, nu’ng Abril 2007, nakipag-kontrata sa bagong-salta.