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 Schutzengel Telecom, Inc., hereunder referred to as the grantee, its successors or assigns, a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and 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, multi - media systems, networks, stations, services including, but not limited to, fixed, mobile, cellular, paging systems, digital trunk radio systems, fiber optics, multi - channel multi - point distribution system (MMDS), local multi - point distribution system (LMDS), terrestrial, submarine and satellite transmit and receive systems, switches, gateway stations and their value - added or enhanced services such as, but not limited to, transmission and reception of impressions, pictures, music, voice, data, facsimile, control signs, audio and video, information services bureau and all other telecommunications systems, including information and communications technologies (lCT), as are at present available or will be made available through technological advances, evolution or innovations in the future; and/or to construct, install, acquire, lease and operate, maintain or manage terrestrial, submarine or satellite transmitting and receiving and/or landing stations, lines, microwave, optical fiber cables or systems, whether digital or analogue, for local and international services, as is, or are, convenient or essential to efficiently carry out the purpose of this franchise.