Phil Cleary is one of the pioneers of the cable television

Cable television

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 industry in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

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. He is originally from the province of Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador

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, Canada

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. He migrated to Trinidad and Tobago in 1992 after a friend of Cleary had acquired a cable TV license in the twin island nation and was seeking a business partner. Following this, Transcable was born at Tacarigua spanning the Eastearn Trinidad area from El Dorado up to Tacarigua.

In 1997 Cleary sold a part of his company to a United States

United States

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-based investor and the company became
renamed as Intercomm Holdings. Intercomm would then later purchase the competing Cableview and AJ Cable under Phil's management.

External links

• History of Phil Cleary and CCTT - From the Nat'l Library Information System Authority of Trinidad & Tobago