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The cellular phone service was switched on without fanfare that day by the Ivatan Foundation for Development Communications Inc. (IFDCI), which holds the franchise for the newest telecommunications facility here.


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Demi Narag, manager of the Ivatan Foundation for Development Communications, which is handling the airline’s operations here, said the Air Transportation Office has given Asian Spirit a clearance to start its operations here.


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Piltel’s new project came on the heels of Smart Communications’ launch here last December of its satellite service, dubbed "Smart Linking Batanes to the World."


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Batanes finally goes mobile

By Jack Castaño | June 30, 2003 - 12:00am

BASCO, Batanes – Ivatans watching the Palarong Pambansa at the provincial athletic grounds last Tuesday, were surprised when they saw several of their provincemates using cellular phones, which they have never...

Telecoms

Asian Spirit flies to Batanes

By Jack Castaño | December 16, 2002 - 12:00am

BASCO, Batanes — Flights to this northernmost destination, which were interrupted following the Nov. 11 crash of Laoag International Airlines’ Flight 585 in Manila Bay, resumes today as Asian Spirit, the...

Nation

Batanes gets connected to the online world, thanks to Piltel

By Jack Castaño | March 18, 2002 - 12:00am

BASCO, Batanes — The Pilipino Telephone Corp. (Piltel) recently reaffirmed its status as an industry leader in this northernmost province, following the inauguration of its "Internet project" here. Piltel’s...

Telecoms