Philippine Long Distance Snapshot
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) is the leading telecommunications provider in the Philippines with approximately 41 wireless subscribers and nearly 2 million fixed lines. PLDT offers primarily prepaid mobile services under the Smart, Talk 'N Text, and CURE brands; it also offers mobile broadband and satellite service. PLDT's fixed-line services encompass local, long-distance, data transmission, and network access over a core fiber-optic network. The company provides information technology services, consulting, online gaming, and communication software development through its information and communications technology (ICT) unit; Internet access services are sold by its Infocom subsidiary.