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1991
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The PEWC(Pacific Electric
wire &Cable)Group formally moved into the field
of wireless communications ,developing telecommunications
businesses in Hong Kong, Indonesia , New Zealand,
Singapore and Thailand. |
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1993
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The PEWC Group formed a strategic
partnership with Motorola to jointly participate
in the Global System-Iridium Project to develop
the worldĦĤs first satellite-based mobile telephone
communications system. |
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1996
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Taiwan Cellular corporation (a member
of the Pacific group) is founded. |
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ĦE |
1997Taiwan Cellular Corporation (TCC)wins a nationwide
GSM1800 license ,and begins providing mobile telephone
services with the GSM standard. |
| ĦE |
1998TCC formally launches operations ,becoming
the worldĦĤs fourth largest and Asia-single largest
GSM1800mobile telephone company. |
| ĦE |
Aug.,1999TCC establishes itself as Taiwan-s foremost
private-sector telecom company, and one of the fastest-growing
telecom companies in the world. |
| ĦE |
May,2000TCC surpasses more than four million subscribers
,displacing state-run Chunghwa Telecom as TaiwanĦĤs
largest mobile telephone enterprise. |
| ĦE |
Dec.,2000The number of TCC subscribers surpasses
five million. |
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March 2000
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Fixed telecommunications network license
selection results are announced ; Taiwan Fixed Network
(TFN) officially becomes one of three new private-sector
fixed-network telecom companies. |
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May,2000
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TFN is officially established. |
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Feb.,2001
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The Ministry of Transportation and
Communications grants TFN an Integrated Network
License. |
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