Section 1Sec./Art. 1

Nature and Scope Franchise.

Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and applicable laws, rules and regulations, there is hereby granted to eTELCO, Inc., hereunder referred to as the grantee, a franchise to construct, establish, install, maintain for commercial purposes and in the public interest, throughout the Philippines and between the Philippines and other countries and territories, wire and/or wireless telecommunications systems and except for mobile and cellular, shall include but not be limited to, paging, fiber optics, multichannel multipoint distribution systems (MMDS), local multipoint distribution systems (LMDS), satellite transmit and receive systems, switches and their value-added services such as, but not limited to, transmission of voice data facsimile, control signs, audio and video, information service bureau and all other value-added technologies as are presently 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 efficiency carry out the purpose of this franchise.