Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. January 14th, 2026 - Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) (“Chunghwa” or “the Company”) announces that the Company’s 'AA' and 'tw AAA' long-term issuer credit ratings were reaffirmed by S&P Global Ratings and Taiwan Ratings Corporation, respectively, with an outlook that the long-term ratings will remain stable. In addition to having the highest credit rating in the industry domestically, Chunghwa has also received the highest rating among international telecommunications companies evaluated by S&P Global.
Taiwan Ratings believes that “Chunghwa is expected to maintain its market leadership, robust cash flow generation, and conservative financial policies over the next two years , while maintaining a net cash position during this period.” Taiwan Ratings also considers Chunghwa ,as Taiwan's largest mobile and fixed-line integrated telecommunications provider with a diversified product line, with strong ability to generate operating cash flow will support its investments in new businesses.” Chunghwa will continue to exercise disciplined financial management and enhance capital efficiency to create sustainable value for its stakeholders.
Chunghwa has once again secured the top spot for 5G network speed as recognized by SPEEDTEST® and has been named one of Newsweek’s "World’s Most Trustworthy Companies 2025." These achievements demonstrate international recognition of Chunghwa’s "Sea, Land, Satellite, and Air" network resilience initiatives. Additionally, Chunghwa Telecom continues to strengthen its ESG management, striving to achieve a 50% carbon reduction and 100% renewable energy usage in IDC data centers by 2030, and to reach the RE100 goal by 2040.
As the largest telecommunications provider in Taiwan, Chunghwa remains committed to realizing its corporate visions: " Launching the future with AI by defining the two core roles of ‘Enabler’ and ‘Co-creator,’ driving dual-axis transformation across all industries, enhancing operational synergy, and strengthening overall industrial competitiveness."
About Chunghwa Telecom
Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX 2412, NYSE: CHT) (“Chunghwa” or “the Company”) is Taiwan’s largest integrated telecommunications services company that provides fixed-line, mobile, broadband, and internet services. The Company also provides information and communication technology services to corporate customers with its big data, information security, cloud computing and IDC capabilities, and is expanding its business into innovative technology services such as IoT, AI, etc. Chunghwa has been actively and continuously implemented environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives with the goal to achieve sustainability and has won numerous international and domestic awards and recognitions for its ESG commitments and best practices. For more information, please visit our website at www.cht.com.tw.
