Global Cable was a cable company in the Philippines.
History On February 1, 1993, Global Cable Inc. was given a provisional authority to provide cable television services. The National Telecommunications Commission granted Global Cable Inc a certificate authority to construct, install, maintain and operate a Cable Antenna Television (CATV) System in San Pedro, Laguna in May 1993. Consequently, Global Cable Inc was officially launched on February 15, 1993. was also allowed operate and maintain a CATV system in the municipality of San Juan and in the cities of Mandaluyong,Mandaluyong City Infrastructure , Mandaluyong City MIS Makati, Pasay, Quezon City, Manila, Marikina, Parañaque Pasig and Muntinlupa.
Merger with Global Cable On November 17, 2000, however, Global Cable, Inc. (GCI) and Destiny Cable, Inc. (DCI) announced that both companies had entered an agreement on merging the television operations of the two companies, of which operates the cable providers; Global Cable and Destiny Cable.
In November 2000 Destiny Cable formed a partnershipThe Philippine Broadcast Equipment Market, March 2006, CommerceCan with Global Cable to further strengthen and systematize its cable television ventures. However, it was only on February 1, 2003, that the corporate name was changed to Global Destiny Cable.
Global Destiny Cable is perceived to be the closest competitor of SkyCable the Philippines' largest cable TV company in Metro Manila. Both have their own associates all over the country and both offer high-speed cable Internet serviceTimeline of Significant Events in Philippine Cyberage , Philippine Communication Centrum Foundation to its respective subscribers.
Sale to SkyCable On November 11, 2012, Sky Cable Corporation eventually acquired the assets of Global Destiny Cable through its parent, Destiny Cable, Inc. at the cost of P3.5 billion in order to improve services to customers of Destiny Cable, UniCable and MyDestiny broadband Internet.Sky Cable acquires Destiny Cable, Solid Broadband
See also G Sat
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