PLDT

PLDT, Inc.

Logo used since June 13, 2016
The Ramon Cojuangco Building in Makati, the headquarters of PLDT.
Formerly	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (1928–2016)
Company type	Public
Traded as	PSE: TEL NYSE: PHI
Industry	Telecommunications
Predecessor	Digital Telecommunications Philippines (1987–2022)
Founded	Manila, Philippine Islands (November 28, 1928; 95 years ago (1928-11-28))
Headquarters	Ramon Cojuangco Building, Makati Avenue corner Dela Rosa Street, Legazpi Village, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Manuel V. Pangilinan (Chairman, President and CEO) Danny Y. Yu (SVP, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Risk Management Officer) Marilyn A. Victorio-Aquino (SVP, Chief Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary) Catherine Yap-Yang (FVP & Group Corporate Communications Officer)
Products	Cellular telephony Digital Services Fixed-line telephony Internet Protocol television Information technology Satellite communications Electricity distribution Mass media
Revenue	₱210.95 billion (2023)[1]
Operating income	₱36.48 billion (2023)[1]
Net income	₱26.82 billion (2023)[1]
Total assets	₱609.52 billion (2023)[1]
Total equity	₱105.22 billion (2023)[1]
Owner	Public (42.09 percent) NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (14.5 percent) Philippine Telecommunications Investment Corp. (12.05 percent) JG Summit Holdings (11.27 percent) Metro Pacific Resources, Inc. (9.98 percent) NTT Communications Corp (5.85 percent) First Pacific (3.54 percent)
Number of employees	15,596 (2023)[1]
Parent	First Pacific
Subsidiaries	Smart Communications MediaQuest Holdings PLDT Communication and Energy Ventures
ASNs	9299 (residential and business services) 7629 (data center and enterprise services, operated by subsidiary ePLDT)
Website	main.pldt.com

PLDT, Inc., formerly known as the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (Filipino: Kompanya ng Teleponong Pangmalayuan ng Pilipinas),^[2] is a Philippine telecommunications, internet and digital service company.^[3]

PLDT is one of the Philippine's major telecommunications providers, along with Globe Telecom and startup Dito Telecommunity. Founded in 1928, it is the oldest and largest telecommunications company in the Philippines, in terms of assets and revenues.^[4]

The company's core businesses are fixed-line telecommunications, mobile telephony services, broadband, and internet of things services under various brands. It also has investments in broadcasting, print media, utilities, and direct-to-home satellite services, among others. As of 2019, PLDT is listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange and is being controlled by First Pacific, a Hong Kong-based investment management company, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, through its subsidiaries, and JG Summit Holdings.

Throughout the past decades, PLDT has received numerous complaints from the Philippine House of Representatives and Senate regarding slow internet connection.^[5]