
Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART) is the Philippines' leading wireless services provider with 25.5 million subscribers on its GSM network as of end-March 2007, equivalent to approximately 58 percent market share.
A wholly owned subsidiary of the country's dominant telecommunications carrier, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), Smart operates a nationwide cellular network, a fixed wireless broadband service and a satellite phone service. It has the most extensive and modern digital communications GSM network and infrastructure in the country, covering over 99 percent of the population.
Smart offers the widest array of cellular service brands designed to address the needs of different market segments. Of the total subscriber base served, 18.1 million are under its own brands such as Smart Buddy, Smart Gold and Smart Infinity. The remaining 7.4 million are serviced through its subsidiary Pilipino Telephone Corporation (Piltel) under the GSM brand Talk 'N Text.
For more information about SMART, visit www.smart.com.ph.
Metropass is engaged in the provision of contactless and mobile payment systems and support infrastructure for the transportation and retail industries. Metropass is a partner of Efficient Payment Systems Inc. and Smart Communications, for the provision of a unified electronic ticketing and payment system for the MRT and other modes of transport in the Philippines.
For more information about Metropass Systems, visit www.metropasscards.com.


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