Company Information
Pilipino Telephone Corporation (Piltel), is a subsidiary of Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART) , the largest wireless services provider in the Philippines. As of end-March 2009, Piltel now has over 15.6 million prepaid subscribers under the GSM brand Talk 'N Text , the second-largest brand in the country.
Piltel was incorporated in the Philippines with limited liability on July 18, 1968, and was listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange in July 1995. Until 1991, Piltel's sole business was providing fixed line telecommunications services in eight cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Since 1991, Piltel has operated cellular telephone services using various technologies ranging from analog AMPS technology to the digital CDMA technology. In April 2000, Piltel launched its GSM prepaid cellular service under the brand name Talk 'N Text.