SEN. Mary Grace Poe has called to task Dito Telecommunity for applying for a franchise unaware of how much it would need to fund its venture to become the country's third giant telecommunication company (telco).

The senator earlier deplored that Dito failed to anticipate how much it needed to fund the venture as she objected to the use of Dito’s franchise which will expire in 2023 as collateral to obtain more funding.

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