Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Statistics

Type of ICT Organization:	Number
± Internet Service Providers ± Internet Cafes ± Software Developers	21 315 38
Employees of Software Developers	1,900
No. of Registered Internet Subscribers	42,000
Estimated Internet Users	100,000

Communications	Number of Providers
± Land-based lines ± Mobile phones ± Pagers ± ISPs ± Telex/Fax ± VSAT ± International Gateway	21 315 38 21 6 2 1

Profile of Major Telecommunication Companies

ISLACOM ± 10 year old company ± Full service telephone     company ± LEC, CMTS and IGF in     Cebu ± Fully developed network      in the Visayas ± 539 central and remote     switching units in 102 sites ± 2,600 km. of fiber optics ± Data speeds of 56 KBPS     up to ISDN equivalent to     xDSL

GLOBE TELECOM ± Most extensive cellphone      coverage in Cebu. ± 40% of Internet users use     Globe, usually 128 KBPS ± 2 installations of E-1 (1.544     MBPS) speeds ± has the capacity to bring in up      to 80 E-1s ± 40 cents anytime, anywhere ± 14 Million text messages/day ± 150,000 new subscribers a      month ± more than 1,000 cell sites by     yearend ± leading the WAP revolution,     full Internet access via mobile     phones