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Internet in the Philippines first became available on March 29, 1994, 10:18 a.m., with the Philippine Network Foundation (PHNet) connecting the country and its people to Sprint in the United States via a 64 kbit/s link.[1][2][3] As of February 2023, there are 85.16 million internet users in the country, where internet penetration stood at 73.1% of the total population.[4]
- ^ Miguel A. L. Paraz: Developing a Viable Framework for Commercial Internet Operations in the Asia-Pacific Region: The Philippine Experience. ISOC, INET 1997
- ^ Jim Ayson (29 February 2012). "The Philippine Internet turns 18: Is anyone still counting". GMA News. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ Jose Bimbo F. Santos (20 March 2014). "PHNET – Philippine Internet connection turns 20 years old this month". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Digital 2023: The Philippines". DataReportal – Global Digital Insights. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ a b "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000–2012", International Telecommunication Union (Marjun), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013