Philippines - Major Telecommunications Players

Synopsis

Formerly a monopoly market of the Philippines Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) overseen by the government, the Philippines telecommunications industry is now highly competitive following the dismantling of the exclusive regime and opening it up to other telecom companies in 1993. As a result of deregulation, ten new companies entered the market to challenge the former incumbent, PLDT, fixed-line costs began to fall and nationwide teledensity improved markedly. However, PLDT remains the nation’s principal domestic and international fixed-line provider and continues to operate the most extensive nationwide domestic fibre optic network and microwave long-distance network.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Fixed network operators
  
  • 2.1 Fixed-line operator Statistics
    
  • 2.2 BayanTel
    
    • 2.2.1 Bayan Mobile
      
  • 2.3 Bell Telecom
    
  • 2.4 Digitel (Digital Telecommunications Philippines)
    
  • 2.5 Eastern Telecommunications Philippines Inc (ETPI)
    
  • 2.6 Globe Telecom
    
  • 2.7 PhilCom
    
  • 2.8 PLDT
    
  • 2.9 Philippine Telephone and Telegraph Co (PT&T)
    
  • 2.10 Smart Communications
    
  • 2.11 Liberty Telecom
    
• 3. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Fixed-line operators, lines, subscribers and market share – 2007
• Table 2 – PLDT’s mobile service postpaid & prepaid ARPU – 2005 - 2008