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| Type | Subsidiary of PLDT |
| Founded | Makati City, Philippines |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Postpaid/Prepaid Subscriptions 3G Voice SMS MMS GPRS Mobile Banking Broadband Internet Satellite GSM |
| Parent | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company |
| Slogan | The Power to Lead |
| Website | http://www.smart.com.ph |
Smart Communications, Inc. commonly known as "SMART", is the wholly-owned mobile phone subsidiary of PLDT. With over 25 million subscribers on its GSM network as of end-February 2007, equivalent to approximately 58 percent market share. It operates a nationwide cellular network and a satellite phone service. It also has the most extensive and modern digital communications GSM network and infrastructure in the country, covering over 99 percent of the population. As of end-June 2006, Smart’s GSM network consists of 36 switches and 6,065 base stations, over 2,200 of which are equipped with wireless broadband capability. Smart also has over 1,000 3G base stations nationwide.
Products
Smart offers different levels of service, dependent on both the population and the financial capability of the subscriber. A list is provided below.
| Logo | Service | Description |
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Smart Gold | Postpaid Plan |
| Smart Infinity | Premium High-End postpaid service | |
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Smart Buddy | Prepaid Service |
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Smart Kid | Kids' mobile service in prepaid and postpaid |
| Talk N' Text | Low rate Prepaid Sim Card | |
| Smart Link | Calling through Satellite receivers | |
| Smart ACeS | The Same with smart Link | |
| SmarTalk | Payphone with Texts features from smart | |
| Addict Mobile | Special Mobile for older teens |
Services
| Logo | Services | Description |
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SMART 3G | Smart 3G UMTS network
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SMART Zed | Multi-platform infotainment products and services, offers people on the move,access entertainment, communication and information services. include games, messaging services and stock prices. |
| SMART Money | It's a cashless base transaction in a reloadable cash card linked to the MasterCard network. | |
| SMART Padala | It's a cash remittance service via text, from a sender abroad to the celfone of a beneficiary here in Philippines | |
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SMART Bro | Direct-To-Home Wifi from smart towers. Smart is currently offering 1 residential plan, "Plan 999", which advertises a maxumium speed of 384 kbit/s. Smart also released an Enterprise package which will give a maximun speed of 4 Mbit/s. The service integrates Motorola's Canopy Technology |
Philippine area code assignment
Smart Communications Shares the same prefixes of Talk N' Text 0909, 0929, 910, 918, 919, 920, 921 and 928.
