Parasat Cable Television

Last updated
PARASAT HD
Company type Private
Industry Telecommunications
Founded1991;33 years ago (1991)
Headquarters Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
Area served
Cagayan de Oro and sorrounding areas, some parts of Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, and Lanao del Norte, San Carlos, Negros Occidental
Products Cable television, fiber broadband internet
OwnerParasat Cable Television, Incorporated
Website parasat.tv

Parasat Cable Television (stylized upper case as PARASAT with a satellite dish icon) is a Philippine cable television operator billed as Mindanao's only digital television system and fiber broadband internet provider. [1] It is based in Cagayan de Oro city and started as an electronic retail store and repair shop established by Elpidio Paras. [2] [3] It was known as Paras Industrial Systems.

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