sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message express telecommunication company inc. type private industry communications services founded manila philippines 1988 headquarters pasig city philippines key people felomena veto president products cellular telephony information technology services website www.extelcom.com express telecommunication company inc. commonly known as express telecom or extelcom is a subsidiary of vega telecom . it was the philippines first mobile phone network operator and operated an analog amps network . contents 1 history 2 services 3 call center business solutions 4 references history edit established in december 1988 extelcom was granted a provisional authority to install operate and maintain a cellular mobile telephone system cmts in metro manila by the national telecommunications commission . in may 1989 limited operations commenced with the installation of extelcom s first switch in antipolo city and three cell sites in metro manila . the company initially offered cellular technology with service features including call forwarding call waiting and three way conferencing . it was assigned the area codes 973 and 974 presently not in use . in october 1992 extelcom was granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity cpcn by the ntc . extelcom is the only cmts operator in the philippines with a cpcn . extelcom introduced the first cellular prepaid card in the country cellcard . it has 10 mhz on the 800 bandwidth for its analog network . the ntc in september 2001 gave extelcom 5 mhz frequency in the 1800 bandwidth for its planned gsm operations . it dropped its gsm plans in 2003 in favor of deploying a network based on the cdma protocol . in july 2015 vega telecom acquired extelcom from the group of roberto ongpin and the ashmore group . 1 services edit express unlimited plans express unlimited luzon and metro manila express unlimited visayas and mindanao express unlimited national nationwide coverage prepaid cellcard pinaka cellcard value added services call forwarding call waiting three way call conference express idd international roaming express tawag center call center business solutions edit wireless connection microwave radio link this set up provides dedicated clear channel wireless connectivity across two or more points . extelcom utilizes its service areas via cellsites located nationwide ; physical connection using the facilities of extelcom s other business partners this set up provides dedicated clear channel and physical wired connectivity across two or more locations . references edit https www.telegeography.com products commsupdate articles 2015 07 15 smc snaps up extelcom moves to buy out liberty telecom partner ooredoo v t e philippine mobile phone operators mobile operators globe smart sun virtual operators abs cbn mobile tnt tm defunct operators red mobile extelcom next mobile belltel retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title express telecom & oldid 722841606 categories mobile phone companies of the philippinescompanies based in pasighidden categories articles lacking sources from december 2009all articles lacking sourcespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 30 may 2016 at 12 45 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view