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 Radio Communications of the Philippines, Inc., hereunder referred to as the grantee, its successors or assigns, a franchise to construct, establish, install, maintain and operate for commercial purposes and in the public interest, fixed mobile, cellular and wired and/or wireless telecommunications system, fiber optics, multi-channel transmission distribution systems, satellite transmit and receive systems, and other telecommunications systems, such as paging system, cellular phone system, personal communication network, trunked radio services and other means related to the foregoing now known to science or which in the future may be developed through technical innovations and advances, throughout the Philippines and between the Philippines and other countries and territories, for public domestic and international telecommunications.