EasyCall
Corporate brand
UnclaimedA Philippine telecommunications company best known for its nationwide paging network in the 1990s.
Last updated August 31, 2026
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Overview
EasyCall, formally EasyCall Communications Philippines, Inc. and commonly abbreviated ECP, is a Philippine telecommunications company whose best-known business was nationwide paging during the 1990s. The company was established on September 25, 1989, under the name Francisco N. Cervantes, Inc. It entered a period of expansion as paging became an important mobile communications service before the widespread adoption of cellular phones and text messaging. In 1992, the company became publicly listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange and adopted the EasyCall name. Its principal paging competitor was PocketBell. The two providers were described as holding broadly comparable positions in the Philippine paging market, with each claiming a share in the range of 50 to 60 percent. EasyCall distinguished itself through the geographic reach of its network: at its peak, it operated 16 paging sites across the Philippines, with network capacity for approximately 300,000 subscribers. Paging was EasyCall’s defining service during the company’s most visible period. Customers used pagers to receive short communications before mobile phones and short message service became broadly accessible. The market environment changed rapidly in the late 1990s as mobile-phone ownership grew and SMS became a convenient, inexpensive substitute for many paging use cases. EasyCall responded by reducing and ultimately discontinuing its paging operations. Provincial paging services, apart from Cebu, ended in March 2002, while operations in Metro Manila and Cebu were terminated in November 2002. The company’s remaining subscribers were absorbed by Island Country Telecommunications, whose paging operation used the Jaspage name. EasyCall had begun diversifying before paging was phased out. It entered contact-center outsourcing in 1999 and added information-technology services in 2000. These moves shifted the business away from dependence on a legacy communications technology and toward business-process and technology services. In 2001, EasyCall was acquired by the Transnational Diversified Group. After the end of paging, the company continued pursuing telecommunications and related information-technology activities, including broadband services introduced in 2015. EasyCall’s history illustrates the rapid technology transition from paging to mobile messaging in the Philippines. Its former paging network was significant because it extended beyond the major urban market and reached customers throughout the country. At the same time, the company’s later diversification shows an effort to preserve a telecommunications-related business as paging lost relevance. Publicly available reference material identifies EasyCall primarily through this historical evolution—from a listed paging operator, to a diversified outsourcing and information-technology provider, and later to a business offering broadband and other telecommunications services. Detailed current information about its management, consumer-facing product portfolio, website, and present operating scale is not established in the supplied reference material.
History
EasyCall Communications Philippines, Inc., known as EasyCall, was established in the Philippines on September 25, 1989, under the corporate name Francisco N. Cervantes, Inc. The business developed during a period when paging was an important form of mobile communication. Before cellular phones and text messaging became widely used, pagers allowed customers to receive short messages while remaining reachable outside a fixed telephone location. The company went public in 1992 and was listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange. At the same time, it changed its corporate name to EasyCall, the identity by which it became known in the market. Its main competitor in paging was PocketBell. Both companies claimed a substantial share of the Philippine paging industry, with reported claims ranging from 50 to 60 percent. EasyCall’s network had unusually broad geographic coverage for the period. At its peak, the company operated 16 paging sites across the Philippines and had capacity to serve approximately 300,000 subscribers. The technology environment changed in the late 1990s. Mobile phones became more common, and SMS offered a faster and more flexible way to exchange short messages. This reduced the practical value of pagers and placed pressure on paging operators. EasyCall started contact-center outsourcing in 1999 and expanded into information-technology services in 2000, indicating that diversification began before the paging network was fully retired. Transnational Diversified Group acquired EasyCall in 2001. The following year marked the end of the company’s paging era. EasyCall stopped its provincial paging service, except in Cebu, in March 2002. It then closed its Metro Manila and Cebu paging operations in November 2002. The company’s subscribers were absorbed by Island Country Telecommunications, which operated a paging service called Jaspage. After paging, EasyCall focused on other telecommunications and technology-related activities, including contact-center outsourcing and information technology. It later added broadband services in 2015. The available historical record does not provide enough information to describe the company’s current management, detailed financial performance, current subscriber base, or present corporate structure beyond its association with Transnational Diversified Group. EasyCall is therefore best understood historically as a Philippine communications operator that moved from a large paging network into a more diversified technology-services and telecommunications model.
- 2015
Broadband services introduced
[1]EasyCall began offering broadband services within its post-paging telecommunications portfolio.
- 2002
Paging business discontinued
[1]EasyCall ended provincial paging outside Cebu in March and closed its Metro Manila and Cebu paging operations in November.
- 2001
Acquisition by Transnational Diversified Group
[1]Transnational Diversified Group acquired EasyCall during the company’s transition toward diversified telecommunications and technology services.
- 2000
Information-technology services added
[1]The company expanded its service portfolio to include information-technology activities.
- 1999
Entry into contact-center outsourcing
[1]EasyCall began its contact-center outsourcing business as part of its diversification beyond paging.
- 1992
Public listing and rebranding
[1]The company went public, became listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange, and adopted the EasyCall name.
- 1989
Company established
[1]The company was established on September 25, 1989, as Francisco N. Cervantes, Inc.
Products and positioning
A Philippine telecommunications and technology-services operator that built its reputation through nationwide paging and later diversified into outsourcing, information technology, and broadband as mobile messaging displaced traditional paging.
Telecommunications
Paging services
EasyCall’s signature business was a paging network serving customers across the Philippines. At its peak, the company operated 16 paging sites with capacity for approximately 300,000 subscribers. Paging was especially important before mobile phones and SMS became widespread. The service was gradually withdrawn in 2002 as customer demand shifted toward mobile messaging.
Business process outsourcing · 1999
Contact-center outsourcing
EasyCall entered contact-center outsourcing in 1999 as an early diversification move away from a business centered on paging. The available reference material does not specify the company’s particular client sectors, locations, service volumes, or current scale, but identifies outsourcing as one of the telecommunications operator’s post-paging activities.
Information technology services · 2000
Information-technology services
The company added information-technology services in 2000. This expansion formed part of EasyCall’s effort to build businesses less dependent on the declining paging market. Specific products, platforms, implementation services, and current availability are not identified in the supplied sources.
Internet access · 2015
Broadband services
EasyCall began offering broadband services in 2015, extending its activities into internet connectivity after the discontinuation of paging. The reference material does not provide technical specifications, consumer plans, coverage details, or current product status.
Brand decisions
2002
Phase out paging servicesStrategyBackground
The growing adoption of mobile phones and SMS in the late 1990s weakened the market for traditional paging.
Action taken
EasyCall closed provincial paging operations outside Cebu in March 2002 and ended its remaining Metro Manila and Cebu operations in November 2002.
Aftermath
Subscribers were absorbed by Island Country Telecommunications, which operated the Jaspage paging service. EasyCall redirected its business toward outsourcing, information technology, broadband, and other telecommunications activities.
2001
Acquisition by Transnational Diversified GroupM&ABackground
EasyCall was transitioning from a paging-centered business toward broader telecommunications and technology services.
Action taken
Transnational Diversified Group acquired EasyCall.
Aftermath
The company continued its diversification after the acquisition, including activities in outsourcing, information technology, and later broadband.
Recent events
Reported
EasyCall signs agreement to acquire TESI[2]
EasyCall said it signed transaction documents with Transnational Diversified Corp. and TDG Ventures Inc. on January 1 to acquire 100 percent of Transnational E-Business Solutions Inc. (TESI) for P163 million. The article reports the agreement and planned purchase, not completion of the acquisition.
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