Section 1Sec./Art. 1

Nature and Scope of Franchise. - Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and applicable laws, rules and regulations, there is hereby granted to Streamtech Systems Technologies Inc., hereunder referred to as the grantee, its successors or assignees, a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate, and maintain for commercial purposes and in the public interest, an international gateway facility to serve and connect the Philippines to other countries and territories, wire and/or wireless telecommunications systems, international and national broadband system, mobile and cellular, including, but not limited to, fiber optics, multichannel multipoint distribution systems, switches, and their value-added services such as transmission of voice, data, facsimile, control signs, audio and video, information services and all other value-added technologies as are available or will be made available through technological advances or innovations in the future; and/or construct, acquire, lease and operate, or manage transmitting and receiving stations, lines, cables, or systems as is or are convenient or essential to efficiently carry out the purpose of this franchise.