Philippines

Founded on November 28, 1928, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) is the leading telecommunications provider in the Philippines. Through its three principal business groups - fixed line, wireless, and information and communication technology - PLDT offers the largest and most diversified range of telecommunications services across the Philippines’ most extensive fiber optic backbone and fixed line, cellular and satellite networks.

Express Telecommunication Co., Inc. is a joint venture of Marifil Holdings owned by Bayan Telecommunications Holdings Corp, (BayanTel) the telecommunications arm of Benpres Holdings Corp. (Benpres), Scott Sproule Cellular and Digital Excel Development, and Mayon Holdings, Inc. whose shareholders also own GMA Network.

Established in 1987, Digital Telecommunications Phils. Inc. or DIGITEL is majority-owned by JG Summit Holdings Inc., one of the largest and most diversified conglomerates in the Philippines. DIGITEL continues to be the second largest provider of wirelines in the country in terms of working lines. Through 675 regional and local exchanges, DIGITEL telephones are now available in 276 towns and cities throughout Luzon. As of December 31, 2002, DIGITEL had a total of 624,606 installed lines and 403,000 working lines.

Globe Telecom is a leading telecommunications company in the Philippines. We continue to grow and engage our customers through our clear commitment of "Making Great Things Possible." As a pioneer, Globe Telecom continues to be a part of the revolution that’s connecting millions of people across the Philippines and around the world - a testament to our continuing commitment to nation-building. Beyond technology, we feel that our business is truly shaped by the bonds that tie Filipinos together.

Smart Communications, Inc. is the Philippines' leading wireless services provider with over 30 million subscribers on its GSM network as of end-January 2008. A wholly owned subsidiary of the country’s dominant telecommunications carrier, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), Smart operates a nationwide cellular network, a fixed wireless broadband service and a satellite phone service. It has the most extensive and modern digital communications GSM network and infrastructure in the country, covering over 99 percent of the population.