History of ICT in the Philippines

Vocabulary flashcards reviewing major milestones, laws, figures, and historical periods of ICT and telecommunications development in the Philippines.

Act 3436

The law approved by the Philippine legislature and American Governor-General Henry L. Stimson that granted PLDT a 50-year charter and telephone franchise rights.

PLDT (Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company)

An American-owned telecommunications company incorporated on November 28, 1928, given the franchise to establish and operate telephone services in the Philippines.

Henry L. Stimson

The American Governor-General who approved Act 3436, establishing PLDT along with General Telephone and Electronics Corp. (GTE).

Radiotelephone Services (1930)

The service established in 1930 that first linked the Philippines to the United States and other parts of the world.

Ramon Cojuangco

The leader of a group of Filipino entrepreneurs and businessmen who took control of PLDT on December 20, 1967, by purchasing shares from GTE.

Nationalization of PLDT (1970)

The event in 1970 where PLDT was nationalized by the Philippine government under President Ferdinand E. Marcos.

Republic Telecom Acquisition (1981)

The 1981 transaction in which PLDT purchased all assets and liabilities of Republic Telecom, creating a telephone monopoly in the Philippines.

First Cellular Telephone Network (1987)

The first cellular telephone network in the Philippines established by PLDT in 1987 following its reprivatization in 1986.

Manuel V. Pangilinan

The Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of PLDT.

PHNET (Philnet Project)

The project established in 1993 with the assistance of DOST and the Industrial Research Foundation to maintain and operate primary DNS services in the Philippines.

Participating Universities at Internet Birth

The three educational institutions involved in the establishment of the internet in the Philippines: Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, and University of the Philippines.

Engr. Benjamin Tan

The engineer working for ComNet/PhNet who established the Philippines' first connection to the internet at a PLDT network center in Makati City on March 29, 1994, at 1:15 a.m.

Cisco 7000

The router model used to establish the Philippines' first internet connection to SprintLink's router at Stockton, California, via Sprint communications and PLDT.

Dr. John Brule

Professor Emeritus in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Syracuse University who announced 'WE'RE IN!' at 10:18 a.m. on March 29, 1994, during the first international email conference in Cebu.

soc.culture.filipino

The Usenet newsgroup where Benjie Tan posted the first short message confirming that the Philippine link to the internet was live on March 29, 1994.

NASA Ames Research Center

The designated gateway to the world for the Philippines' initial internet connection routing through Stockton, California.

Social Networking Capital of the World

A title given to the Philippines in 2011, when 93.9% of its internet population was active on Facebook.

Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012

Philippine legislation officially recorded as Republic Act No. 10175 on September 12, 2012.

Pre-colonial ICT Period

The period of Philippine history characterized by Baybayin, oral communication, and traditional signaling methods.

Spanish ICT Period

The period in Philippine history marked by the introduction of the printing press, newspapers, the postal system, and the telegraph.

American ICT Period

The period in Philippine history marked by the introduction of the telephone, telegraph, and radio.