PLDT
Philippine telecommunications company
PLDT Inc., formerly known as the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (Filipino: Kompanya ng Teleponong Pangmalayuan ng Pilipinas), is a Philippine telecommunications, internet and digital service company.
PLDT is one of the Philippines' major telecommunications providers, along with Globe Telecom, Smart Communication and startup DITO Telecommunity. Founded in 1928, it is the oldest and largest telecommunications company in the Philippines, in terms of assets and revenues.
The company's core businesses are fixed-line telecommunications, mobile telephony services, broadband, and internet of things services under various brands. It also has de facto investments in broadcasting, print media, utilities, and direct-to-home satellite services, among others. Its common shares are listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange while American Depository Receipts that have such underlying common shares are traded at the New York Stock Exchange. Its majority owner is First Pacific, a Hong Kong–based investment management company. Other major shareholders are Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, through its subsidiaries, and JG Summit Holdings.
History
GTE era
The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company was established on November 28, 1928, by a Philippine Government act. Philippine legislature and approved by then governor-general Henry L. Stimson by means of a merger of four telephone companies under operation of the American telephone company GTE. Known as Act No.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q644167. VIAF identifies the subject as 130337307. The Library of Congress control number is n93903924. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1928.
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