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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000078150-08-000090
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080911
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080911
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080911

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000078150
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03006
		FILM NUMBER:		081066281

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RAMON CONJUANGCO BLDG
		STREET 2:		MAKATI AVE
		CITY:			MAKATI METRO MANILA
		STATE:			R6
		ZIP:			0721
		BUSINESS PHONE:		0116328143552

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RAMON CONJUANGCO BLDG
		STREET 2:		MAKATI AVE
		CITY:			MAKATI METRO MANILA
		STATE:			R6
		ZIP:			0721
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center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
 Washington, D.C. 20549 </p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">FORM 6-K</p>

<p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Report of Foreign Private Issuer </p>

<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 <br>
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>For the month of September 2008</b></h4>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>Commission File Number 1-03006</b></p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company</h3>

<p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">(Exact Name of Registrant as
Specified in Its Charter)</p>

<p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>Ramon</b><b> Cojuangco Building</b></p>

<p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>Makati Avenue</b></p>

<p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>Makati</b><b> City</b></p>

<p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>Philippines</b></p>

<p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">(Address of principal executive
offices)</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">(Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F
or Form 40-F.)</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Form
20-F      &#214;                                  Form
40-F</p>

<p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">(Indicate by check mark
whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is
also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule
12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">
Yes                                                        No       &#214;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">(If &quot;Yes&quot; is
marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection
with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________ )</p>

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style='page-break-before:always'>
</b>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:.5in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Some information in this report may contain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of
1934.  We have based these forward-looking statements on our current beliefs,
expectations and intentions as to facts, actions and events that will or may
occur in the future.  Such statements generally are identified by
forward-looking words such as &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;continue,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148;
&#147;expect,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will&#148; or other similar words.</p>

<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:.5in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">A forward-looking statement may include a
statement of the assumptions or bases underlying the forward-looking
statement.  We have chosen these assumptions or bases in good faith.  These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions,
some of which are beyond our control.  In addition, these forward-looking
statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are not
a guarantee of future performance.  Actual results may differ materially from
information contained in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number
of factors, including, without limitation, the risk factors set forth in
&#147;Item&nbsp;3. Key Information &#150; Risk Factors&#148; in our annual report on Form 20-F
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.  You should also keep in mind that
any forward-looking statement made by us in this report or elsewhere speaks
only as at the date on which we made it.  New risks and uncertainties come up
from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how
they may affect us.  We have no duty to, and do not intend to, update or revise
the statements in this report after the date hereof.  In light of these risks
and uncertainties, you should keep in mind that actual results may differ
materially from any forward-looking statement made in this report or elsewhere.</p>

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style='page-break-before:always'>

<p align=center style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:10.35pt;margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:9.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</h1>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p align=center style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:10.35pt;margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:9.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>EXHIBITS</b></h1>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

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 <p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><u>Exhibit Number</u></p>
 </td>
 <td  valign=top style=' padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
 <p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><u>&nbsp;</u></p>
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 <p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><u>Page</u></p>
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 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>
 <p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">1</p>
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 <td  valign=top style=' padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
 <p style='margin-right:12.6pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
 inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>
 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">A copy of the
 disclosure letter we sent today to the Philippine Stock Exchange and the
 Securities and Exchange Commission regarding press releases issued by Blue
 Ocean Wireless (&#147;BOW&#148;) and NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (&#147;DoCoMo&#148;) regarding the latter&#146;s
 US$10 million investment to acquire an 11.5% stake in BOW, an Irish company
 delivering GSM communication capability for the merchant marine sector.</p>
 <p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>
 </td>
 <td  valign=top style=' padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>
 <p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">8</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Exhibit 1</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">September 11, 2008 </p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p align=left style='text-align:left' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</h6>

<p align=left style='text-align:left' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">The Philippine Stock Exchange</h6>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Disclosure Department</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">4<sup>th</sup> Floor PSE
Centre</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Exchange Road, Ortigas Center</p>

<p style='text-indent:-311.35pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Pasig City</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Attention:        Atty.
Pete M. Malabanan </p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">                        <u>Head,
Disclosure Department</u></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-indent:0in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">In compliance with Section 17.1(b) of the Securities
Regulation Code and SRC Rule 17.1, we submit herewith a copy of SEC Form 17-C
regarding a discloseable event/information.</p>

<p style='margin-left:4.5pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">This shall also serve as
the disclosure letter for the purpose of complying with PSE Revised Disclosure
Rules.</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Respectfully yours,</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><u>/s/ Ma. Lourdes C.
Rausa-Chan</u></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>MA. LOURDES C. RAUSA-CHAN</b></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Corporate Secretary</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</h6>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">

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<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Exhibit 1</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">September 11, 2008 </p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">SECURITIES &amp;
EXCHANGE COMMISSION</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Corporation
Finance Department </p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">SEC Building, EDSA</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Mandaluyong City</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Attention:        Director
Justina F. Callangan</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">                        Corporation
Finance Department</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Gentlemen:</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Re       :           Philippine
Long Distance Telephone Company</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">                        SEC
Registration No. PW-55</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-indent:0in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">In accordance with Section 17.1(b) of the Securities
Regulation Code and SRC Rule 17.1, we submit herewith SEC Form 17-C regarding a
discloseable event/information.</p>

<p style='text-indent:0in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-indent:0in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Respectfully yours,</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><u>/s/ Ma. Lourdes C.
Rausa-Chan</u></p>

<p style='margin-left:0in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>MA. LOURDES C. RAUSA-CHAN</b></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Corporate Secretary</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">

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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Exhibit 1</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-top:0in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</p>

<p align=left style='margin-top:0in;text-align:left' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p align=left style='margin-top:0in;text-align:left' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p align=left style='margin-top:0in;text-align:left' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-top:0in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17</p>

<p style='margin-top:0in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE</p>

<p style='margin-top:0in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">AND SRC RULE 17.1</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.5in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
September 11, 2008</p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.5in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
SEC Identification Number PW-55</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.5in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
BIR Tax Identification No. 000-488-793</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
PHILIPPINE LONG
DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY</p>

<p style='text-indent:.5in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">5.         PHILIPPINES                                                      6.____________
(SEC Use Only)  </p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Province, country or other jurisdiction                    Industry
Classification Code</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.5in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">of Incorporation</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">7.         Ramon Cojuangco Building, Makati Avenue, Makati City                         1200 </p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">            Address of principal office                                                                    Postal
Code</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">8.         (632)
816-8553 </p>

<p align=left style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:left' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Issuer's telephone number, including
area code</h4>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">9.         Not
Applicable </p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.5in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Former name or former address, if changed since last
report</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.5in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of
the Securities Regulation Code and Sections 4 and 8 of the Revised Securities
Act</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

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 <p align=left style='margin-top:0in;text-align:left' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Title of Each Class</p>
 </td>
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 <p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Number of
 Shares of Common Stock</p>
 <p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Outstanding
 and Amount of Debt Outstanding</p>
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</table></center></div>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">________________________________________________________________</p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">________________________________________________________________</p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">________________________________________________________________</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">

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<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Exhibit 1</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">11.   Item 9 - Other
events</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Please find attached
copies of the press releases issued by Blue Ocean Wireless (&#147;BOW&#148;) and NTT
DoCoMo, Inc. (&#147;DoCoMo&#148;) regarding the latter&#146;s US$10 million investment to
acquire an 11.5% stake in BOW, an Irish company delivering GSM communication
capability for the merchant marine sector.</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">PLDT, through its
subsidiary, Smart Communications, Inc., owns 32% of BOW which, with the entry
of DoCoMo, will be reduced to 28.3% of BOW.</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">SIGNATURE</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Regulation Code, the Registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly
authorized.</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

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 <p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE</p>
 <p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">TELEPHONE COMPANY</p>
 <p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>
 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">By:</p>
 <p align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:26.65pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><u>/s/ Ma. Lourdes C. Rausa-Chan</u></p>
 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">MA. LOURDES C. RAUSA-CHAN</h6>
 <p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Corporate Secretary</p>
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<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">September 11, 2008 </p>

<p style='line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">

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<p style='line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Exhibit 1</p>

<p style='line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

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 <p style='line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>
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 <p style='line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>
 <p style='line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>
 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>NTTdocomo</b></p>
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 <p style='margin-left:145.1pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>NTT DoCoMo, Inc.</b></p>
 <p style='margin-left:145.1pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Sanno Park Tower </p>
 <p style='margin-left:145.1pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">2-11-1 Nagata-cho</p>
 <p style='margin-left:145.1pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo</p>
 <p style='margin-left:145.1pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">100-6150, Japan </p>
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<p style='line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">For
Immediate Release</h1>

<p style='line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>NTT DOCOMO Invests in Irish Maritime
Wireless Systems Provider</b></p>

<p style='line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>TOKYO, JAPAN, September 11, 2008 --- </b>NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today
that it has invested 10 million U.S. dollars to acquire a 11.5 percent stake in
Blue Ocean Wireless (BOW), an Irish company providing GSM communication systems
to the merchant maritime sector.</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">The
acquisition is the latest joint endeavor between DOCOMO and its affiliate
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), including PLDT&#146;s wholly
owned mobile subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART), one of BOW&#146;s
shareholders. As part of the arrangement, DOCOMO intends to assist BOW&#146;s
management in adding value to its services for global maritime carriers.</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">BOW
provides GSM connectivity for seafarers by setting up satellite antennas, GSM
base stations and conversion devices on vessels, which enable users to make and
receive voice calls, send and receive SMS text messages using their existing
handsets. DOCOMO believes that BOW&#146;s effective use of bandwidth, low-cost
systems and privacy-protection measures give the company distinct competitive
advantages over conventional satellite communication services.</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><a
name="OLE_LINK1">&nbsp;</a></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">DOCOMO&#146;s
acquisition of a stake in BOW is one of several strategies being taken by the
company to expand its global outreach.</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-left:84.7pt;text-indent:-84.7pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='line-height:11.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">For further information, please contact:</p>

<p style='margin-left:8.5pt;line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Masaki Okamura or Naoko Minobe</p>

<p style='margin-left:8.5pt;line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">International PR</p>

<p style='margin-left:8.5pt;line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Public Relations Department</p>

<p style='margin-left:8.5pt;line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Tel: +81-3-5156-1366</p>

<p style='margin-left:8.5pt;line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Fax: +81-3-5501-3408</p>

<p style='margin-left:8.5pt;line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Website: www.nttdocomo.com</p>

<p style='margin-left:8.5pt;line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Inquiries may also be made through
the following URL:</p>

<p style='margin-left:8.5pt;line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">http://www.nttdocomo.com/contact</p>

<p style='margin-left:8.5pt;line-height:12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

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<p style='margin-left:1.05pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<br clear=ALL>

<p style='margin-left:1.05pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Exhibit
1</p>

<p style='margin-left:1.05pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>

<p style='margin-left:1.05pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>About
NTT DOCOMO</b></p>

<p style='margin-left:1.05pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-left:1.05pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">NTT
DOCOMO is the world's leading mobile communications company. DOCOMO serves over
53 million customers, including 45 million people subscribing to FOMA<sup>TM</sup>,
launched as the world&#146;s first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA in 2001. DOCOMO
also offers a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services,
including i-mode&#153;, the world's most popular mobile e-mail/Internet service,
used by 48 million people. With the addition of credit-card and other e-wallet
functions, DOCOMO mobile phones have become highly versatile tools for daily
life. NTT DOCOMO is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.com.</p>

<p style='margin-left:1.05pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><i>i-mode
and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DOCOMO, INC. in Japan and other countries</i></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><i>NTT DOCOMO&#146;s FOMA service
is only available to subscribers in Japan.</i></p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">

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Exhibit 1</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<br clear=ALL>

<p style='' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>Blue</b><b> Ocean</b><b> Wireless</b></p>

<p style='' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>

<p align=center style=';text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>WORLD&#146;S LEADING MOBILE
COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY</b></p>

<p align=center style=';text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>ACQUIRES STAKE IN BLUE
OCEAN WIRELESS</b></p>

<p align=center style='margin-top:0in;;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:12.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;
text-indent:-12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>

<p align=center style='margin-top:0in;;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:12.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;
text-indent:-12.0pt' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>US$10 million investment in Blue Ocean Wireless for 11.5% stake </b></p>

<p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>Dublin, Ireland | 11
September, 2008:</b> <a name="OLE_LINK2">Blue Ocean Wireless (&#148;BOW&#148;), an Irish company
delivering GSM communication capability for the merchant maritime sector, today
announced that NTT DOCOMO, Inc. (&#147;DOCOMO&#148;), the world's leading mobile
communications company, has agreed to acquire an 11.5% equity interest in BOW
for US$10 million. The investment will value Blue Ocean Wireless in excess of
US$87 million.</a></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">The investment in BOW was
arranged and completed by Claret Capital, the private equity firm that founded
BOW in March 2007. Since then, Claret has spearheaded a series of fundraisings
which contribute to a post money valuation of over US$87million for BOW.</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-autospace:ideograph-numeric' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>Transaction Highlights</b></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.25in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&#216;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
BOW
partners with world&#146;s leading mobile communications company;</p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.25in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&#216;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Further
broadens and strengthens BOW&#146;s international shareholder base which includes
Smart Communications, Inc and Bank of Scotland (Ireland);</p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.25in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&#216;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Investment
is an all primary issue; US$10 million proceeds strengthen BOW&#146;s balance sheet
and underpins its strategy to aggressively grow its service offering within the
merchant maritime sector;</p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.25in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&#216;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Values
BOW in excess of US$87.3 million; significant growth in value since BOW was
launched in March, 2007</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.25in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&#216;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Strengthens
opportunity to capture a significant number of new subscribers from world&#146;s
1.25 million seafarers.</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>Investment in Blue Ocean Wireless</b></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">DOCOMO&#146;s acquisition of an
11.5% stake in BOW is the most recent in a series of transactions which have
raised BOW&#146;s profile considerably in Far-East Asia. BOW also has strong
affiliations with DOCOMO&#146;s associate, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone
Company (PLDT) and PLDT&#146;s wholly owned mobile subsidiary Smart Communications,
Inc is a shareholder in BOW. Blue Ocean Wireless&#146; other significant
shareholders are Dublin based private equity firm, Claret Capital, Irish remote
communications company, Altobridge, and Bank of Scotland (Ireland), a wholly
owned subsidiary of HBOS Plc.</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">NTT DOCOMO&#146;s, Senior Vice
President, Managing Director of Global Business Division, Toshinari Kunieda,
commented<i>: &#147;The acquisition of an 11.5% shareholding in Blue Ocean Wireless
represents a compelling opportunity for us to invest in a business that
immediately serves a vast, international market that is surprisingly
undersubscribed. This investment demonstrates our belief that BOW is uniquely
positioned to serve a rapidly growing market sector.&#148;</i></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><i>&nbsp;</i></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><i>&#147;Moreover we recognise the
value of BOW&#146;s effective use of bandwidth, the efficiency of its systems, and
its privacy-protection measures that provide it with a distinct competitive
advantage over conventional satellite communication services.&#148;</i></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">

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<i><br clear=all
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</i>Exhibit
1</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

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<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Blue Ocean Wireless&#146; CEO, Robert Johnson
commented:<i> &#147;We are delighted to announce this investment by NTT DOCOMO, the
world&#146;s leading, and Japan&#146;s best known, mobile communications company. Our
partnership with them will enhance our presence in the significant Japanese
shipping market and also represents a strong endorsement of the global maritime
GSM platform BOW is building.</i></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><i>&nbsp;</i></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">D&#243;mhnal Slattery, Chairman
of Blue Ocean Wireless, concluded<i>: &#147;We have, since our launch, identified
two key target markets for Blue Ocean Wireless - the Philippines and Japan. NTT DOCOMO&#146;s investment, together with the investment of SMART Communications during
2007, represents a natural fit for our business and reflects our success in
building the world&#146;s first GSM global merchant maritime network.&#148;</i></p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><i>&nbsp;</i></p>

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 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Jonathan Neilan/Mark Kenny</p>
 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">K Capital Source</p>
 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>
 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">T: +353 1  631 5500</p>
 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">E:  blueocean@kcapitalsource.com</p>
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 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Julian Lynn</p>
 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Blue
 Ocean Wireless</p>
 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>
 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">T: +44 7515 313 217</p>
 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">E: jlynn@blueoceanwireless.com</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><i>&nbsp;</i></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>About Blue Ocean Wireless</b></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Blue Ocean Wireless is an Irish company focused
on expanding communication capability in the merchant maritime sector. Blue Ocean Wireless, founded in March, 2007 by Irish private equity firm, Claret Capital,
provides, for the first time, GSM connectivity for seafarers in deep ocean
water, where no other network exists. This allows users to make and receive
voice calls, send and receive SMS text messages and, in time, browse the
internet using their existing handsets. This technology can also be used, in
conjunction with RFID technology, to track and monitor shipping containers
while they are in transit at sea. Blue Ocean Wireless works in partnership with
communications industry leaders including, Altobridge, JRC, Seacom, Smart and
Stratos to provide the best products to its customers. For more information,
please visit www.blueoceanwireless.com. </p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>About
NTT DOCOMO</b></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">NTT DOCOMO is the world's
leading mobile communications company. DOCOMO serves over 53 million customers,
including 45 million people subscribing to FOMA<sup>TM</sup>, launched as the
world&#146;s first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA in 2001. DOCOMO also offers a
wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services, including i-mode&#153;, the
world's most popular mobile e-mail/Internet service, used by 48 million people.
With the addition of credit-card and other e-wallet functions, DOCOMO mobile
phones have become highly versatile tools for daily life. NTT DOCOMO is listed
on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more
information, visit www.nttdocomo.com.</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>About Claret Capital</b></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Claret Capital, founded by
D&#243;mhnal Slattery in 2005, is a private investment firm based in Dublin, Ireland with offices in New York and Philadelphia. Claret Capital manages the
assets of a small number of ultra high net worth individuals and families and
has a global investment mandate. The firm has completed investments in the
Private Equity, Real Estate, Alternative Capital Markets and a variety of
business sectors.  Recent real estate investments include the St. Regis Hotel in Washington DC.</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Claret Capital has also
founded a number of new ventures including JetBird, Europe's first low-cost,
on-demand private jet airline. JetBird has ordered 100 aircraft from Embraer
and is the launch customer in Europe for the Phenom 100 very light jet. Claret
Capital also founded Blue Ocean Wireless, a company focused on expanding
communication capability in the merchant maritime sector. Blue Ocean Wireless provides, for the first time, GSM connectivity for seafarers in deep ocean
water, where no other network exists.</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">

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<p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Signatures</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.</p>

<p style='text-indent:.5in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='text-indent:.5in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

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 <p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">TELEPHONE COMPANY</p>
 <p align=center style='text-align:center' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>
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 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">By        :     <u>/s/ Ma. Lourdes C. Rausa-Chan</u><u> </u></p>
 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Name  :     Ma.
 Lourdes C. Rausa-Chan</p>
 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Title     :     Senior
 Vice President, Corporate</p>
 <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">                  Affairs
 and Legal Services Head </p>
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 Corporate Secretary</p>
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<p style='text-indent:.5in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-left:3.0in' style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Date:
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