Retail Distribution Network

When customers needed to communicate faster than regular mail, PT&T pioneered in setting up and operating Public Calling Offices in key cities and towns offering at the onset, telegram services. Throughout the years, PT&T has developed the largest and widest Retail Distribution Network, with 151 branches and 222 outlets nationwide todate. As technology advanced so did PT&T increase the number of services made available to its Retail Distribution Network customers through product innovations such as "Socialgram", "Singinggram", "Regalogram", "Faxgram", Telegraphic Money Order and "Vodex". These made possible real-time voice calls and one day delivery of messages to any point nationwide. Even today, PT&T continues to maintain its market leadership position in the area of telecommunications retail distribution.

To complement its Telephony project, PT&T launched in 1997 its own coin and pre-paid card Payphone network to cater to the calling needs of the public in strategic locations such as hospitals, schools, malls and other heavy people-traffic areas. PT&T also launched its Prepaid PIN-based "Access Card" and "Pre-Paid Chip-Based Access Card Plus(for use in PT&T payphones)" to make available to a larger customer base secure and convenient long distance calling services.

Corporate Communications

PT&T established its Corporate Communications Group which was created to provide telecommunications support to the growing corporate segment, offering initially private, dedicated leased circuits capable of data and voice transmissions. PT&T was also the first telecommunications company to provide wide area network solutions and gained the reputation as the provider of choice of government offices and corporations for its brand of reliable and customer-focused servicing. The organization is looking to developing an infrastructure for the Internet industry by offering broadband capacity and value-added services to e-business providers.

Telephony

In 1995, PT&T was granted a Provisional Authority under E.O. 109 to build and operate a 300,000 Local Exchange Carrier service in Region IV-A, covering the provinces of Rizal, Laguna, Quezon, Aurora, Marinduque and Romblon. This opportunity to provide additional service was given to PT&T in recognition of the Company's exemplary track record of service excellence. Now, residents of the area enjoy the convenience of calling from the comfort of their own homes using state-of-the-art digital telephone service equipped with the latest customer features that PT&T, with the assistance of its strategic partner Korea Telecommunication Authority, can provide.

Subsidiaries

PT&T is a subsidiary of the Republic Telecommunications Holdings Incorporated (RETELCOM). A publicly listed company, PT&T is majority-owned by the Santiago family and 40% by its strategic partner Korea Telecom Authority (KTA). Other affiliates include Capitol Wireless, Inc. (CAPWIRE), an international gateway facility operator and Philippine Wireless Inc. (POCKETBELL), the pioneer and widest nationwide paging service provider. PT&T in a joint project with its sister company, Capitol Wireless, Inc. (Capwire) and the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) implemented the Philippine Satellite Communications Project, a network of 86 satellite stations installed and operating nationwide.