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Telephones - main lines in use: 7.3 million (1997)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 369, FM 583, shortwave 5 (2003)
Radios: 11.5 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 233 + 1373 CATV networks (for list of television stations in the Philippines, see the Philippine section of Television network.)
Televisions: 3.7 million (1997)
Mobile Phone Users: 85.95 million (2010)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 93 (1999)
Internet Users: 29.8 million (2010)
Country code (Top level domain): PH
Destination | Province | Area Code |
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Abangan | Bulacan | 4422 |
Abucay | Bataan | 47 |
Agoo | La Union | 72 |
Alaminos | Pangasinan | 75 |
Alcala | Pangasinan | 75 |
Alicia | Isabela | 78 |
Alimodian | Iloilo | 33 |
Alitagtag | Batangas | 43 |
Angat | Bulacan | 44 |
Angeles City | Pampanga | 45 |
Antique | Aklan | 36 |
Apalit | Pampanga | 45 |
Aparri | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Argao | Cebu | 3230 |
Asingan | Pangasinan | 75 |
Atimonan | Quezon | 42 |
Aurora | Isabela | 78 |
Bacolod City | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Bacolor | Pampanga | 45 |
Bacoor | Cavite | 46 |
Bagabag | Nueva Vizcaya | 78 |
Bago | Negros Occidental | 3461 |
Bagon-Taas | Bukidnon | 88 |
Baguio City | Benguet | 74 |
Bais | Negros Oriental | 35 |
Balagtas | Bulacan | 44 |
Balamban | Cebu | 32 |
Balanga | Bataan | 47 |
Balayan | Batangas | 43 |
Baliuag | Bulacan | 44 |
Ballesteros | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Balungao | Pangasinan | 75 |
Bamban | Tarlac | 45 |
Bambang | Nueva Vizcaya | 78 |
Banate | Iloilo | 33 |
Banaue | Ifugao | 74 |
Bangued | Abra | 74 |
Bani | Pangasinan | 75 |
Bantay | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Basco | Batanes | 78 |
Basista | Pangasinan | 75 |
Batac | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Batangas City | Batangas | 43 |
Bauan | Batangas | 43 |
Bauang | La Union | 72 |
Bautista | Pangasinan | 75 |
Bayambang | Pangasinan | 75 |
Bayawan | Negros Oriental | 35 |
Bayombong | Nueva Vizcaya | 78 |
Bayugan | Agusan del Sur | 85 |
Binakayan | Cavite | 46 |
Binalbagan | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Binalonan | Pangasinan | 75 |
Biñan City | Laguna | 49 |
Binmaley | Pangasinan | 75 |
Bislig | Surigao del Sur | 8622 |
Boac | Marinduque | 42 |
Bocaue | Bulacan | 44 |
Bogo | Cebu | 32 |
Bolinao | Pangasinan | 75 |
Bontoc | Mountain Province | 74 |
Boracay | Aklan | 36 |
Bugallon | Pangasinan | 75 |
Buguey | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Buhi | Camarines Sur | 54 |
Bula | Camarines Sur | 54 |
Bulacan | Bulacan | 44 |
Bulan | Sorsogon | 56 |
Bustos | Bulacan | 44 |
Butuan City | Agusan del Norte | 85 |
Cabadbaran | Agusan del Norte | 85 |
Cabagan | Isabela | 78 |
Cabanatuan City | Nueva Ecija | 44 |
Cabarroguis | Quirino | 78 |
Cabatuan | Isabela | 78 |
Cabugao | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Cabuyao | Laguna | 49 |
Cadiz | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Cagayan de Oro City | Misamis Oriental | 88,8822 |
Calabanga | Camarines Sur | 54 |
Calamba City | Laguna | 49 |
Calamba | Misamis Occidental | 88 |
Calapan | Mindoro Oriental | 43 |
Calasiao | Pangasinan | 75 |
Calauag | Quezon | 42 |
Calbayog | Western Samar | 55 |
Calumpit | Bulacan | 44 |
Camalaniugan | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Camalig | Albay | 52 |
Camiguin | Camiguin | 88 |
Camiling | Tarlac | 45 |
Candelaria | Quezon | 42 |
Candon | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Canlubang | Laguna | 49 |
Canlubang Sugar Estate | Laguna | 49 |
Caoayan | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Capas | Tarlac | 45 |
Carcar | Cebu | 32 |
Carmona | Cavite | 46 |
Cauayan | Isabela | 78 |
Cavite | Cavite | 46 |
Cavite (Export Processing Zone Authority) | Cavite | 46 |
Cebu City | Cebu | 32 |
Clark Special Economic Zone | Pampanga | 45 |
Claveria | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Concepcion | Tarlac | 45 |
Cotabato City | Maguindanao | 64 |
Cuenca | Batangas | 43 |
Currimao | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Cuyapo | Nueva Ecija | 44 |
Daet | Camarines Norte | 54 |
Dagupan | Pangasinan | 75 |
Damilag | Bukidnon | 8853 |
Danao | Cebu | 32 |
Dipolog | Zamboanga del Norte | 65 |
Daraga | Albay | 52 |
Dasmariñas | Cavite | 46 |
Dasol | Pangasinan | 75 |
Davao | Davao del Sur | 82 |
Digos | Davao del Sur | 82 |
Dinaig | Maguindanao | 64 |
Dinalupihan | Bataan | 47 |
Dingras | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Dipolog | Zamboanga del Sur | 65 |
Don Carlos | Bukidnon | 8851 |
Dumaguete | Negros Oriental | 35 |
Dumangas | Iloilo | 33 |
Echague | Isabela | 78 |
Enrile | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Esclante | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Espiritu | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Estancia | Iloilo | 3397 |
First Cavite Industrial Estate | Cavite | 46 |
Floridablanca | Pampanga | 4597 |
Galmuyod | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Gapan | Nueva Ecija | 44 |
General Santos | South Cotabato | 83 |
Gingoog City | Misamis Oriental | 8842 |
Gonzaga | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Greenhills | Metro Manila | 2 |
Guagua | Pampanga | 45 |
Gubat | Sorsogon | 56 |
Guiginto | Bulacan | 44 |
Guimba | Nueva Ecija | 44 |
Gumaca | Quezon | 42/4244 |
Hagony | Bulacan | 44 |
Hermosa | Bataan | 47 |
Hinigaran | Negros Occidental | 34691 |
Iba | Zambales | 47 |
Ibaan | Batangas | 43 |
Ilagan | Isabela | 78 |
Iligan City | Lanao del Norte | 63 |
Iloilo | Iloilo | 33 |
Imus | Cavite | 46 |
Indang | Cavite | 46 |
Infanta | Quezon | 4235 |
Ipil | Zamboanga del Sur | 62 |
Iriga | Camarines Sur | 54 |
Irosin | Sorsogon | 56 |
Isabela | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Isulan | Sultan Kudarat | 64 |
Jagna | Bohol | 38 |
Javalera | Cavite | 46 |
Jimenez | Misamis Occidental | 88 |
Jose Panganiban | Camarines Norte | 54 |
Kabankalan | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Kalibo | Aklan | 36 |
Kalookan City | Metro Manila | 2 |
Kapatagan | Lanao del Norte | 63 |
Kawit | Cavite | 46 |
Kidapawan | North Cotabato | 6423 |
Koronadal | South Cotabato | 83 |
La Carlota | Negros Occidental | 34 |
La Castellana | Negros Occidental | 34 |
La Paz | Iloilo | 33 |
La Trinidad | Benguet | 74 |
Labo | Camarines Norte | 54 |
Labrador | Pangasinan | 75 |
Laguna International Industrial Park | Laguna | 49 |
Laguna Technopark Industry | Laguna | 49 |
Lal-lo | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Laoag | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Lapu-Lapu City | Cebu | 32 |
Las Piñas | Metro Manila | 2 |
Legaspi | Albay | 52/5221 |
Lemery | Batangas | 43 |
Libmanan | Camarines Sur | 5446 |
Libon | Albay | 52 |
Ligao | Albay | 52 |
Light Industry & Science Park of the Philippines | Laguna | 49 |
Liliw | Laguna | 49 |
Limay | Bataan | 47 |
Lingayen | Pangasinan | 75 |
Lipa | Batangas | 43 |
Lopez | Quezon | 42 |
Los Baños | Laguna | 49 |
Lubao | Pampanga | 45/4593 |
Lucban | Quezon | 42 |
Lucena | Quezon | 42 |
Luisiana | Laguna | 49 |
Luisita Industrial Park | Tarlac | 45 |
Lumban | Laguna | 49 |
Lutopan | Cebu | 32 |
Mabalacat | Pampanga | 45 |
Mabini | Pangasinan | 75 |
Macabebe | Pampanga | 45/4594 |
Mactan | Cebu | 32 |
Magarao | Camarines Sur | 54 |
Magsingal | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Majayjay | Laguna | 49 |
Makati | Metro Manila | 2 |
Malabon | Metro Manila | 2 |
Malasiqui | Pangasinan | 75 |
Malaybalay | Bukidnon | 88 |
Mallig | Isabela | 78 |
Malolos City | Bulacan | 44 |
Mambajao | Camiguin | 88 |
Mamburao | Mindoro Occidental | 43 |
Mambusao | Capiz | 36 |
Manaoag | Pangasinan | 75 |
Manapla | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Mandaluyong | Metro Manila | 2 |
Mandaue | Cebu | 32 |
Mangagoy | Surigao del Sur | 8622 |
Mangaldan | Pangasinan | 75 |
Mangatarem | Pangasinan | 75 |
Manila | Metro Manila | 2 |
Mankayan | Benguet | 74 |
Marawi City | Lanao del Sur | 63 |
Marcos | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Marikina | Metro Manila | 2 |
Marilao | Bulacan | 44 |
Mariveles (Bataan Export Processing Zone Authority) | Bataan | 47 |
Masatol | Pampanga | 45 |
Masbate | Masbate | 56 |
Masinloc | Zambales | 47 |
Mati | Davao Oriental | 87 |
Matina | Davao | 82 |
Mauban | Quezon | 4251 |
Metro Cebu | Cebu | 32 |
Metro Davao | Davao del Sur | 82 |
Mexico | Pampanga | 45 |
Meycauayan | Bulacan | 44 |
Miagao | Iloilo | 33 |
Midsayap | North Cotabato | 6422 |
Molave | Zamboanga del Sur | 62 |
Molino | Cavite | 46 |
Muñoz | Nueva Ecija | 44 |
Muntinlupa | Metro Manila | 2 |
Nabua | Camarines Sur | 54 |
Naga City | Camarines Sur | 54 |
Nagcarlan | Laguna | 49 |
Naic | Cavite | 46 |
Narvacan | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Nasipit | Agusan del Norte | 85 |
Nasugbu | Batangas | 43/4396 |
Naujan | Mindoro Oriental | 43 |
Navotas | Metro Manila | 2 |
Norzagaray | Bulacan | 44 |
Noveleta | Cavite | 46 |
Oas | Albay | 52 |
Olongapo | Zambales | 47 |
Orani | Bataan | 47 |
Orion | Bataan | 47 |
Ormoc | Leyte | 53 |
Oroquieta | Misamis Occidental | 88 |
Ozamis | Misamis Occidental | 88 |
Padre Garcia | Batangas | 43 |
Pagadian City | Zamboanga del Sur | 62 |
Pagbilao | Quezon | 42 |
Pagsanjan | Laguna | 49 |
Palo | Leyte | 53 |
Panabo | Davao del Norte | 84 |
Pandayan | Bulacan | 44 |
Pandi | Bulacan | 44 |
Paniqui | Tarlac | 45 |
Paoay | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Parañaque | Metro Manila | 2 |
Pasay City | Metro Manila | 2 |
Pasig | Metro Manila | 2 |
Passi | Iloilo | 33 |
Pateros | Metro Manila | 2 |
Piddig | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Pila | Laguna | 49 |
Pili | Camarines Sur | 54 |
Plaridel | Bulacan | 44 |
Plaridel | Misamis Occidental | 88344 |
Polangui | Albay | 52 |
Polomolok | South Cotabato | 83 |
Pontevedra | Capiz | 36 |
Pozorrubio | Pangasinan | 75 |
Prosperidad | Agusan del Sur | 85 |
Puerto Princesa | Palawan | 48 |
Pulilan | Bulacan | 44 |
Quezon | Nueva Vizcaya | 78 |
Quezon City | Metro Manila | 2 |
Rosales | Pangasinan | 75 |
Rosario | Batangas | 43 |
Rosario | Cavite | 46 |
Roxas | Capiz | 36 |
Roxas | Isabela | 78 |
Sagbat | Batangas | 43 |
Saint Francis | Bulacan | 4463 |
Samal | Bataan | 47 |
Samar | Eastern & Northern Samar | 55 |
San Carlos | Negros Occidental | 34 |
San Carlos | Pangasinan | 75 |
San Fabian | Pangasinan | 75 |
San Fernando City | La Union | 72 |
San Fernando City | Pampanga | 45 |
San Ildefonso | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
San Jose | Batangas | 43 |
San Jose | Mindoro Occidental | 43 |
San Jose | Nueva Ecija | 44 |
San Juan | Batangas | 43 |
San Juan | Metro Manila | 2 |
San Manuel | Isabela | 78 |
San Manuel | Pangasinan | 75 |
San Marcelino | Zambales | 4761 |
San Mateo | Rizal | 2 |
San Mateo | Isabela | 78 |
San Miguel | Bulacan | 44 |
San Miguel | Isabela | 78 |
San Narciso | Zambales | 4765 |
San Nicolas | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
San Nicolas | Pangasinan | 75 |
San Pablo City | Laguna | 49 |
San Pedro | Laguna | 2 |
San Quintin | Pangasinan | 75 |
San Rafael | Bulacan | 44 |
San Vicente | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Sanchez-Mira | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Santa | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Santa Catalina | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Santa Cruz | Laguna | 49 |
Santa Cruz | Marinduque | 42 |
Santa Cruz | Zambales | 47 |
Santa Lucia | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Santa Maria | Bulacan | 44 |
Santa Maria | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Santa Maria | Pangasinan | 75 |
Santa Rosa City | Laguna | 49 |
Santa Rosa | Nueva Ecija | 44 |
Santiago | Isabela | 78 |
Santo Domingo | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Santo Tomas | Pangasinan | 75 |
Sara | Iloilo | 33 |
Sarangani | South Cotabato | 83 |
Sariaya | Quezon | 42 |
Sarrat | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Sasa | Davao | 82 |
Silang | Cavite | 46 |
Silay | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Sinait | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Sipocot | Camarines Sur | 54 |
Sison | Pangasinan | 75 |
Solana | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Solano | Nueva Vizcaya | 78 |
Solsona | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Sorsogon | Sorsogon | 56 |
Sual | Pangasinan | 75 |
Subic Bay Freeport Zone | Zambales | 47 |
Sultan Kudarat | Maguindanao | 64 |
Surallah | South Cotabato | 83 |
Surigao | Surigao del Norte | 86 |
Taal | Batangas | 43 |
Tobacco | Albay | 52 |
Tabuk | Kalinga | 74 |
Tacloban | Leyte | 53 |
Tacurong | Sultan Kudarat | 64 |
Tagaytay | Cavite | 46 |
Tagbilaran | Bohol | 38 |
Tagoloan | Misamis Oriental | 88 |
Tagudin | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Taguig | Metro Manila | 2 |
Tagum | Davao del Norte | 84 |
Talavera | Nueva Ecija | 44 |
Talisay | Batangas | 43 |
Talisay | Cebu | 32 |
Tanauan | Batangas | 43 |
Tanauan | Leyte | 53 |
Tanay | Rizal | 2 |
Tangub | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Tanjay | Negros Oriental | 35 |
Tanza | Cavite | 46 |
Tarlac | Tarlac | 45 |
Tawi-Tawi | Tawi-Tawi | 68 |
Tayabas | Quezon | 42793 |
Taytay | Rizal (province) | 2 |
Tayug | Pangasinan | 75 |
Tiaong | Quezon | 4264 |
Tiwi | Albay | 52 |
Toledo | Cebu | 32 |
Trece Martirez | Cavite | 46 |
Tubod | Lanao del Norte | 63 |
Tuguegarao | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Tumauini | Isabela | 78 |
Umingan | Pangasinan | 75 |
Urbiztondo | Pangasinan | 75 |
Urdaneta | Pangasinan | 75 |
Valencia | Bukidnon | 88 |
Valenzuela | Metro Manila | 2 |
Victoria | Tarlac | 45 |
Victorias | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Vigan | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Villasis | Pangasinan | 75 |
Virac | Catanduanes | 52 |
Zamboanga City | Zamboanga del Sur | 62 |
Zapote | Cavite | 46 |
1: Includes Globe Gizmo (postpaid/prepaid), Globe Handyphone (postpaid/prepaid), Globe Platinum (postpaid) and Touch Mobile (prepaid)
2: Includes Addict Mobile (postpaid/prepaid), Smart Buddy (prepaid), Smart Gold (postpaid), Smart Infinity (postpaid), Smart Kid (postpaid/prepaid), and Talk 'N Text (prepaid)
3: Red Mobile is a brand under CURE, Inc., a subsidiary of Smart Communications
The Philippines is widely referred to as the SMS (i.e. texting) capital of the world. This is because ever since the advent of SMS, it has been a vital part of the Filipino lifestyle. SMS services are very common in the Philippines, from news briefs to multimedia services. Communication through SMS, also known as text messaging, was an important part of the 2001 overthrow of the Estrada government. Major telecommunications service providers expect that the number of mobile phones/subscribers will rise to 49 million, almost 60% of the population by 2005.
A lot of Filipinos work outside of their country and they keep contact with their families back home using calling cards to the Philippines because those are cheaper than direct calling.
Some people use e-mail or Instant messaging, but the preferred method is still the phone.
Rates: For 5 USD, a person can call the Philippines and talk for around 2 hours.(2008)
LIRNEasia's Telecommunications Regulatory Environment (TRE) index, which summarizes stakeholders’ perception on certain TRE dimensions, provides insight into how conducive the environment is for further development and progress. The most recent survey was conducted in July 2008 in eight Asian countries, including Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pakistan, Thailand, and the Philippines. The tool measured seven dimensions: i) market entry; ii) access to scarce resources; iii) interconnection; iv) tariff regulation; v) anti-competitive practices; and vi) universal services; vii) quality of service, for the fixed, mobile and broadband sectors.
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