A brief and concise history of Philippine internet.

1. HISTORY OF THE
INTERNET
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2. 1986
• Hobbyists had started operating what is known
as the Bulletin Board System (BBS) which got
connected and then formed the “local dial-up
networks”
• That was also how cyberspace was created
• These systems also got connected to
international BBS networks which is how they
were able to get “email”, “download shareware
programs”, and “informational files”

3. MARCH 1994
• The beginning of Philippine internet was when
the the Philippine Network Foundation
(Phnet) became a connection for the Filipinos
to access the internet live via a 64 kbps link to
Sprint in the United States
• It became the first public portal to access the
Internet

4. March 1995
• The Public Telecommunications Act of the
Philippines was signed into law
• This is the time when different organizations
started to create their own websites and were
making their own connections to the internet,
giving birth to new internet services and
providers

5. 1996
• The birth of the Philippine Internet Service
Organization (PISO) came about during this time which
handled all kinds of issues experienced by the people
in relation to the internet and internet use
• There are currently more than 100 ISP’s today but
aside from all the major developments through the
years there are still a lot of problems and hindrances
about the internet that should be addressed
SOURCE: "The History of the Internet in the
Philippines." By Jeanne Austin. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Oct.
2014.