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 the Major Telecoms, Inc., its successors or assigns and hereunder referred to as the grantee, a franchise to establish, install, maintain, lease and operate for commercial purposes and in the public interest wire and/or wireless telecommunications systems, lines, circuits and stations throughout the Philippines for public domestic and international record and/or voice communications and their value-added services including but not limited to pay television and/or program services, and to install corresponding transmitting and receiving stations at such places in the Philippines as it may consider necessary and convenient.