Converge ICT Solutions Inc., doing business as Converge (also known as ComClark in

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), is a

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service provider in the

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. It operates fiber optic broadband networks,

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(marketed as Converge Vision; in partnership with Pacific Kabelnet),

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(marketed as Air Cable), and cable Internet (marketed as Air Internet) in the country. It had 1,969,663 FiberX subscribers as of June 2023 capturing 54% of the market share of

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in the country. As of 2022, the Converge fiber backbone reached 600,000 kilometers, passing through 495 cities and municipalities across the country.

History

Converge was established in 1996 as the ComClark Network and Technology Corp. by Dennis Anthony Uy in 1996 at Angeles City. In 2009, the

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enacted Republic Act No. 9707, to grant Converge ICT Solutions Inc. the franchise to construct, install, establish, operate, and maintain a

system throughout the Philippines. In 2020, Converge ICT Solutions Inc. debuted in the

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through an initial public offering. In 2021, Uy told local media that a deal “is on” with Satellite Internet provider

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. Demand for services surged during the pandemic, with an estimated 84% jump in revenue during the first quarter of the 2021 fiscal year. In 2021, the company also partnered with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and local governments to provide free fiber-powered internet and tents at Diskwento Caravan. In October 2021, Converge ICT completed the domestic subsea cable project, with ₱6 billion investment cost. In July 2024, Converge ICT announced that their subsidiary Reliance Broadcasting Unlimited had been granted a license by the

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to broadcast free-to-air TV networks via

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in the country. They announced plans to launch the service with KT SAT, a subsidiary of

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, with an eye towards serving rural areas.

Service areas

Converge ICT serves fiber optic Internet access in

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, Calabarzon,

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and several parts of the Bicol and

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s, and continues to expand its coverage across the country. Converge ICT competes with

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and

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as providers of fiber-to-the-home broadband Internet, in their respective areas of coverage. As of March 2022, it has around 1.8 million subscribers, all of whom are in

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, and

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Affiliate companies

* Pacific Kabelnet Holdings - owns Converge Vision (Metro Manila) and FiberTV (provincial areas) * Reliance Broadcasting Unlimited - owner of UFM 105.5 and PEP TV

References

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* * {{Philippine telecommunications companies Cable television companies of the Philippines Internet service providers of the Philippines Telecommunications companies of the Philippines Companies based in Pasig Companies based in Pampanga Philippine companies established in 2009 Telecommunications companies established in 2009 Companies listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange Companies in the PSE Composite Index

History

Service areas

Affiliate companies

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