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DIGICEL
GRANTED MOBILE LICENSE TO OPERATE IN BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS |
BVI Mobile
Customers to Access World Class Services & Cutting-Edge
Technology
January 2, 2008:
Digicel, the fastest growing mobile operator in the
Caribbean and new entrant to Central America, today
announced that it been granted a mobile license to operate a
GSM network in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). The license
comes after the liberalization process initiated by the
Government of BVI in early 2005.
The British Virgin Islands is expected to become Digicel’s
24th market and the Caribbean mobile operator has earmarked
US$15 million as its initial investment to build a state of
the art network offering close to 100% population coverage.
The company which will directly employ 20 people in BVI
while creating hundreds of indirect jobs, also plans to
become involved in a range of sponsorships, and social and
community initiatives. |
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As the third
entrant into the BVI mobile market Digicel will create
positive mobile competition and drive mobile
telecommunications development while delivering more choice,
competitive pricing, and technological innovation for BVI
mobile customers.
“Digicel’s goal is to become the number one mobile operator
in the British Virgin Islands and we expect to rapidly roll
out services in this market. BVI is a welcomed addition to
our seamless pan Caribbean network” said Digicel Group CEO
Colm Delves.
“We look forward to spurring competition, providing better
coverage and better value to BVI mobile customers and
visitors as well as being an active member of this
community” added Colm Delves.
With a thriving tourism industry the British Virgin Islands
has one of the most prosperous economies in the Caribbean.
BVI covers a group of 16 inhabited and more than 20
uninhabited islands, with the main islands being Tortola,
Anegada, Virgin Gorda and Jost van Dyke.
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