The document outlines the history and development of information and communication technology (ICT) in the Philippines from 1928 to 2017. It notes that in 1928, PLDT was incorporated and given a franchise to establish telephone services. In 1968, PLDT became a Filipino-controlled corporation. In 1987, PLDT established the country's first cellular network. The Philippine internet was born in 1993 with the Philnet project. In 1994, the Philippines established its first internet connection. Mobile subscriptions reached 102 million by 2013 and internet users grew 531% between 2009 and 2014 to 38 million users. By 2017, there were 119 million mobile subscriptions in the country.
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