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<\/a>Monday, 13 February 2012<\/h3>\n\u2013 nil \u2013<\/p>\n
Tuesday, 14 February 2012<\/h3>\n
No Agreement Yet, Says LIME<\/h4>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications company, LIME, says there is no agreement yet among players in the telecoms industry\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Not So, Minister! Says LIME<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications company, LIME, is seeking to set the record straight, following a statement by the technology minister that an agreement has been reached among telecoms providers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel begins lobbying gov’t, opposition to pass new telecoms law<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Digicel (Guyana) has begun lobbying government and opposition leaders to pass the long-awaited Telecommunications Bill and so fully liberalise the telecoms sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel says profit squeezed by telecoms monopoly<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Guyana, which credits itself with bringing down the cost of handsets and slashing by half, local rates, in its five years of operations here, says its ability to generate a better profit is stymied by the telecommunications monopoly\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Vodafone eyes bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide<\/h4>\nUK<\/em> \u2013 Vodafone Group PLC, the world’s largest mobile phone company, said Monday it is considering a possible bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide PLC, causing shares in the telecoms network provider to jump 27 percent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 15 February 2012<\/h3>\n$37M IPO from BTC to be announced \u2018imminently\u2019<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamian public will soon have a crack at another initial public offering (IPO), Guardian Business understands, with the stage set for its \u201cimminent\u201d release\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC Cuts Ribbon On New High Rock Store<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Member of Parliament for High Rock Kenneth Russell unlocked the doors to BTC\u2019s newly renovated High Rock retail store in Grand Bahama following a $40,000 transformation during the official opening ceremony held today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GB economy gets boost from BTC reopenings<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company has invested $240,000 in the reopening of two stores in Grand Bahama in just three days\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME, union waiting on Suckoo<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 The Barbados Workers\u2019 Union (BWU) and telecommunications company LIME are still waiting to hear when their pay dispute will be heard by Minister of Labour Esther Byer-Suckoo\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NTRC donates ICT equipment<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 ICT equipment valued at a quarter of a million EC dollars was on Wednesday presented to four different organizations, by NTRC, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Calls to liberalise telecommunications market in Guyana<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Telephone company Digicel is hoping the Guyana government will consider liberalizing the country\u2019s telecommunications sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Rebuts LIME<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications company, Digicel, is accusing its competitor, LIME, of seeking to misrepresent facts about discussions taking place between Jamaica\u2019s telecoms companies and the government\u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME Jamaica Low On Cash<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Early reports of a telecoms agreement on inter-connection rates were doused last night after Minister Phillip Paulwell clarified that the parties had only agreed a framework on which an eventual deal could emerge\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME sets three-month deadline<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 CABLE & Wireless, the parent of LIME, has given the Government three months to sort out the regulatory environment before it has to \u201cmake a decision\u201d on its future here\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 16 February 2012<\/h3>\nMulti-million dollar bond issue puts Digicel on strong footing<\/h4>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica-based telecommunications company Digicel Ltd has primed itself for further acquisitions through the successful issue of a\u00a0US$250 million corporate bond offering\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 17 February 2012<\/h3>\nDespite 42% productivity rise, BTC off on ‘efficiency’<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 DESPITE beating many countries via a 42 per cent improvement in a key productivity benchmark between 2006-2009, the sector regulator last night suggested the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) 2010 accounts did not show the “required efficiency”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Firm LIME<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 If workers at LIME Barbados go on strike, as now seems likely, Barbadians should prepare themselves for a long and bruising battle\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Accuses Lime Of Playing The Victim<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 Mobile phone company Digicel Jamaica has accused LIME Jamaica of grossly understating its customer base by close to half in order to influence regulations aimed at cutting interconnection rates\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tough times for Cable & Wireless Communications<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 British telecommunications giant Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC), the parent company of LIME (Jamaica) is experiencing a degree of turbulence as its operations around the globe continue to register mixed fortunes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 18 February 2012<\/h3>\n\u2013 nil \u2013<\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 February 2012<\/h3>\n
C&W\u2008usage\u2008falls<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Customer calls\u2008and\u2008demand for the regulated services of British-owned telecoms giant Cable & Wireless (C&W) dropped by more than expected during the four years of the current Price Cap Plan (PCP), which ends next month\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME Stays<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 With the threat of strike action hanging over its head, a top official of LIME Barbados yesterday strongly denied reports the company was looking to relocate its regional operations from Barbados to Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow, Digicel Back Number Portability<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Triple-service provider Columbus Communications, which trades as Flow Jamaica, said its network infrastructure was already capable of supporting local number portability (LNP) and it was committed to working with stakeholders to ensure its im-plementation as quickly as possible\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME, Digicel at odds over OUR’s proposed $5 termination rate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Bitter telecoms rivals LIME and Digicel have given sharply contrasting responses to an Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) proposal for a $5.00 termination rate on cross-network calls\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Local smartphone innovation set to catch unscrupulous motorists<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 New computer software developed right here in Jamaica by the state-owned Fiscal Services Limited is helping catch motorists who are driving around with fraudulent documents, outstanding traffic tickets or even arrest warrants… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image courtesy of Gary Thomson<\/a>, flickr<\/em><\/p>\n
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Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Digicel (Guyana) has begun lobbying government and opposition leaders to pass the long-awaited Telecommunications Bill and so fully liberalise the telecoms sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel says profit squeezed by telecoms monopoly<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Guyana, which credits itself with bringing down the cost of handsets and slashing by half, local rates, in its five years of operations here, says its ability to generate a better profit is stymied by the telecommunications monopoly\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Vodafone eyes bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide<\/h4>\nUK<\/em> \u2013 Vodafone Group PLC, the world’s largest mobile phone company, said Monday it is considering a possible bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide PLC, causing shares in the telecoms network provider to jump 27 percent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 15 February 2012<\/h3>\n$37M IPO from BTC to be announced \u2018imminently\u2019<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamian public will soon have a crack at another initial public offering (IPO), Guardian Business understands, with the stage set for its \u201cimminent\u201d release\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC Cuts Ribbon On New High Rock Store<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Member of Parliament for High Rock Kenneth Russell unlocked the doors to BTC\u2019s newly renovated High Rock retail store in Grand Bahama following a $40,000 transformation during the official opening ceremony held today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GB economy gets boost from BTC reopenings<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company has invested $240,000 in the reopening of two stores in Grand Bahama in just three days\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME, union waiting on Suckoo<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 The Barbados Workers\u2019 Union (BWU) and telecommunications company LIME are still waiting to hear when their pay dispute will be heard by Minister of Labour Esther Byer-Suckoo\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NTRC donates ICT equipment<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 ICT equipment valued at a quarter of a million EC dollars was on Wednesday presented to four different organizations, by NTRC, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Calls to liberalise telecommunications market in Guyana<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Telephone company Digicel is hoping the Guyana government will consider liberalizing the country\u2019s telecommunications sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Rebuts LIME<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications company, Digicel, is accusing its competitor, LIME, of seeking to misrepresent facts about discussions taking place between Jamaica\u2019s telecoms companies and the government\u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME Jamaica Low On Cash<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Early reports of a telecoms agreement on inter-connection rates were doused last night after Minister Phillip Paulwell clarified that the parties had only agreed a framework on which an eventual deal could emerge\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME sets three-month deadline<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 CABLE & Wireless, the parent of LIME, has given the Government three months to sort out the regulatory environment before it has to \u201cmake a decision\u201d on its future here\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 16 February 2012<\/h3>\nMulti-million dollar bond issue puts Digicel on strong footing<\/h4>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica-based telecommunications company Digicel Ltd has primed itself for further acquisitions through the successful issue of a\u00a0US$250 million corporate bond offering\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 17 February 2012<\/h3>\nDespite 42% productivity rise, BTC off on ‘efficiency’<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 DESPITE beating many countries via a 42 per cent improvement in a key productivity benchmark between 2006-2009, the sector regulator last night suggested the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) 2010 accounts did not show the “required efficiency”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Firm LIME<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 If workers at LIME Barbados go on strike, as now seems likely, Barbadians should prepare themselves for a long and bruising battle\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Accuses Lime Of Playing The Victim<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 Mobile phone company Digicel Jamaica has accused LIME Jamaica of grossly understating its customer base by close to half in order to influence regulations aimed at cutting interconnection rates\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tough times for Cable & Wireless Communications<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 British telecommunications giant Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC), the parent company of LIME (Jamaica) is experiencing a degree of turbulence as its operations around the globe continue to register mixed fortunes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 18 February 2012<\/h3>\n\u2013 nil \u2013<\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 February 2012<\/h3>\n
C&W\u2008usage\u2008falls<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Customer calls\u2008and\u2008demand for the regulated services of British-owned telecoms giant Cable & Wireless (C&W) dropped by more than expected during the four years of the current Price Cap Plan (PCP), which ends next month\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME Stays<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 With the threat of strike action hanging over its head, a top official of LIME Barbados yesterday strongly denied reports the company was looking to relocate its regional operations from Barbados to Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow, Digicel Back Number Portability<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Triple-service provider Columbus Communications, which trades as Flow Jamaica, said its network infrastructure was already capable of supporting local number portability (LNP) and it was committed to working with stakeholders to ensure its im-plementation as quickly as possible\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME, Digicel at odds over OUR’s proposed $5 termination rate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Bitter telecoms rivals LIME and Digicel have given sharply contrasting responses to an Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) proposal for a $5.00 termination rate on cross-network calls\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Local smartphone innovation set to catch unscrupulous motorists<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 New computer software developed right here in Jamaica by the state-owned Fiscal Services Limited is helping catch motorists who are driving around with fraudulent documents, outstanding traffic tickets or even arrest warrants… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image courtesy of Gary Thomson<\/a>, flickr<\/em><\/p>\n
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UK<\/em> \u2013 Vodafone Group PLC, the world’s largest mobile phone company, said Monday it is considering a possible bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide PLC, causing shares in the telecoms network provider to jump 27 percent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 15 February 2012<\/h3>\n$37M IPO from BTC to be announced \u2018imminently\u2019<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamian public will soon have a crack at another initial public offering (IPO), Guardian Business understands, with the stage set for its \u201cimminent\u201d release\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Member of Parliament for High Rock Kenneth Russell unlocked the doors to BTC\u2019s newly renovated High Rock retail store in Grand Bahama following a $40,000 transformation during the official opening ceremony held today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GB economy gets boost from BTC reopenings<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company has invested $240,000 in the reopening of two stores in Grand Bahama in just three days\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME, union waiting on Suckoo<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 The Barbados Workers\u2019 Union (BWU) and telecommunications company LIME are still waiting to hear when their pay dispute will be heard by Minister of Labour Esther Byer-Suckoo\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NTRC donates ICT equipment<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 ICT equipment valued at a quarter of a million EC dollars was on Wednesday presented to four different organizations, by NTRC, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Calls to liberalise telecommunications market in Guyana<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Telephone company Digicel is hoping the Guyana government will consider liberalizing the country\u2019s telecommunications sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Rebuts LIME<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications company, Digicel, is accusing its competitor, LIME, of seeking to misrepresent facts about discussions taking place between Jamaica\u2019s telecoms companies and the government\u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME Jamaica Low On Cash<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Early reports of a telecoms agreement on inter-connection rates were doused last night after Minister Phillip Paulwell clarified that the parties had only agreed a framework on which an eventual deal could emerge\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME sets three-month deadline<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 CABLE & Wireless, the parent of LIME, has given the Government three months to sort out the regulatory environment before it has to \u201cmake a decision\u201d on its future here\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 16 February 2012<\/h3>\nMulti-million dollar bond issue puts Digicel on strong footing<\/h4>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica-based telecommunications company Digicel Ltd has primed itself for further acquisitions through the successful issue of a\u00a0US$250 million corporate bond offering\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 17 February 2012<\/h3>\nDespite 42% productivity rise, BTC off on ‘efficiency’<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 DESPITE beating many countries via a 42 per cent improvement in a key productivity benchmark between 2006-2009, the sector regulator last night suggested the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) 2010 accounts did not show the “required efficiency”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Firm LIME<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 If workers at LIME Barbados go on strike, as now seems likely, Barbadians should prepare themselves for a long and bruising battle\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Accuses Lime Of Playing The Victim<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 Mobile phone company Digicel Jamaica has accused LIME Jamaica of grossly understating its customer base by close to half in order to influence regulations aimed at cutting interconnection rates\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tough times for Cable & Wireless Communications<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 British telecommunications giant Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC), the parent company of LIME (Jamaica) is experiencing a degree of turbulence as its operations around the globe continue to register mixed fortunes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 18 February 2012<\/h3>\n\u2013 nil \u2013<\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 February 2012<\/h3>\n
C&W\u2008usage\u2008falls<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Customer calls\u2008and\u2008demand for the regulated services of British-owned telecoms giant Cable & Wireless (C&W) dropped by more than expected during the four years of the current Price Cap Plan (PCP), which ends next month\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME Stays<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 With the threat of strike action hanging over its head, a top official of LIME Barbados yesterday strongly denied reports the company was looking to relocate its regional operations from Barbados to Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow, Digicel Back Number Portability<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Triple-service provider Columbus Communications, which trades as Flow Jamaica, said its network infrastructure was already capable of supporting local number portability (LNP) and it was committed to working with stakeholders to ensure its im-plementation as quickly as possible\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME, Digicel at odds over OUR’s proposed $5 termination rate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Bitter telecoms rivals LIME and Digicel have given sharply contrasting responses to an Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) proposal for a $5.00 termination rate on cross-network calls\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Local smartphone innovation set to catch unscrupulous motorists<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 New computer software developed right here in Jamaica by the state-owned Fiscal Services Limited is helping catch motorists who are driving around with fraudulent documents, outstanding traffic tickets or even arrest warrants… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image courtesy of Gary Thomson<\/a>, flickr<\/em><\/p>\n
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Barbados<\/em> \u2013 The Barbados Workers\u2019 Union (BWU) and telecommunications company LIME are still waiting to hear when their pay dispute will be heard by Minister of Labour Esther Byer-Suckoo\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NTRC donates ICT equipment<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 ICT equipment valued at a quarter of a million EC dollars was on Wednesday presented to four different organizations, by NTRC, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Calls to liberalise telecommunications market in Guyana<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Telephone company Digicel is hoping the Guyana government will consider liberalizing the country\u2019s telecommunications sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Rebuts LIME<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications company, Digicel, is accusing its competitor, LIME, of seeking to misrepresent facts about discussions taking place between Jamaica\u2019s telecoms companies and the government\u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME Jamaica Low On Cash<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Early reports of a telecoms agreement on inter-connection rates were doused last night after Minister Phillip Paulwell clarified that the parties had only agreed a framework on which an eventual deal could emerge\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME sets three-month deadline<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 CABLE & Wireless, the parent of LIME, has given the Government three months to sort out the regulatory environment before it has to \u201cmake a decision\u201d on its future here\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 16 February 2012<\/h3>\nMulti-million dollar bond issue puts Digicel on strong footing<\/h4>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica-based telecommunications company Digicel Ltd has primed itself for further acquisitions through the successful issue of a\u00a0US$250 million corporate bond offering\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 17 February 2012<\/h3>\nDespite 42% productivity rise, BTC off on ‘efficiency’<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 DESPITE beating many countries via a 42 per cent improvement in a key productivity benchmark between 2006-2009, the sector regulator last night suggested the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) 2010 accounts did not show the “required efficiency”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Firm LIME<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 If workers at LIME Barbados go on strike, as now seems likely, Barbadians should prepare themselves for a long and bruising battle\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Accuses Lime Of Playing The Victim<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 Mobile phone company Digicel Jamaica has accused LIME Jamaica of grossly understating its customer base by close to half in order to influence regulations aimed at cutting interconnection rates\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tough times for Cable & Wireless Communications<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 British telecommunications giant Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC), the parent company of LIME (Jamaica) is experiencing a degree of turbulence as its operations around the globe continue to register mixed fortunes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 18 February 2012<\/h3>\n\u2013 nil \u2013<\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 February 2012<\/h3>\n
C&W\u2008usage\u2008falls<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Customer calls\u2008and\u2008demand for the regulated services of British-owned telecoms giant Cable & Wireless (C&W) dropped by more than expected during the four years of the current Price Cap Plan (PCP), which ends next month\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME Stays<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 With the threat of strike action hanging over its head, a top official of LIME Barbados yesterday strongly denied reports the company was looking to relocate its regional operations from Barbados to Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow, Digicel Back Number Portability<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Triple-service provider Columbus Communications, which trades as Flow Jamaica, said its network infrastructure was already capable of supporting local number portability (LNP) and it was committed to working with stakeholders to ensure its im-plementation as quickly as possible\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME, Digicel at odds over OUR’s proposed $5 termination rate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Bitter telecoms rivals LIME and Digicel have given sharply contrasting responses to an Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) proposal for a $5.00 termination rate on cross-network calls\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Local smartphone innovation set to catch unscrupulous motorists<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 New computer software developed right here in Jamaica by the state-owned Fiscal Services Limited is helping catch motorists who are driving around with fraudulent documents, outstanding traffic tickets or even arrest warrants… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image courtesy of Gary Thomson<\/a>, flickr<\/em><\/p>\n
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Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Telephone company Digicel is hoping the Guyana government will consider liberalizing the country\u2019s telecommunications sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Rebuts LIME<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications company, Digicel, is accusing its competitor, LIME, of seeking to misrepresent facts about discussions taking place between Jamaica\u2019s telecoms companies and the government\u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME Jamaica Low On Cash<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Early reports of a telecoms agreement on inter-connection rates were doused last night after Minister Phillip Paulwell clarified that the parties had only agreed a framework on which an eventual deal could emerge\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME sets three-month deadline<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 CABLE & Wireless, the parent of LIME, has given the Government three months to sort out the regulatory environment before it has to \u201cmake a decision\u201d on its future here\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 16 February 2012<\/h3>\nMulti-million dollar bond issue puts Digicel on strong footing<\/h4>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica-based telecommunications company Digicel Ltd has primed itself for further acquisitions through the successful issue of a\u00a0US$250 million corporate bond offering\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 17 February 2012<\/h3>\nDespite 42% productivity rise, BTC off on ‘efficiency’<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 DESPITE beating many countries via a 42 per cent improvement in a key productivity benchmark between 2006-2009, the sector regulator last night suggested the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) 2010 accounts did not show the “required efficiency”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Firm LIME<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 If workers at LIME Barbados go on strike, as now seems likely, Barbadians should prepare themselves for a long and bruising battle\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Accuses Lime Of Playing The Victim<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 Mobile phone company Digicel Jamaica has accused LIME Jamaica of grossly understating its customer base by close to half in order to influence regulations aimed at cutting interconnection rates\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tough times for Cable & Wireless Communications<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 British telecommunications giant Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC), the parent company of LIME (Jamaica) is experiencing a degree of turbulence as its operations around the globe continue to register mixed fortunes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 18 February 2012<\/h3>\n\u2013 nil \u2013<\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 February 2012<\/h3>\n
C&W\u2008usage\u2008falls<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Customer calls\u2008and\u2008demand for the regulated services of British-owned telecoms giant Cable & Wireless (C&W) dropped by more than expected during the four years of the current Price Cap Plan (PCP), which ends next month\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME Stays<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 With the threat of strike action hanging over its head, a top official of LIME Barbados yesterday strongly denied reports the company was looking to relocate its regional operations from Barbados to Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow, Digicel Back Number Portability<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Triple-service provider Columbus Communications, which trades as Flow Jamaica, said its network infrastructure was already capable of supporting local number portability (LNP) and it was committed to working with stakeholders to ensure its im-plementation as quickly as possible\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME, Digicel at odds over OUR’s proposed $5 termination rate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Bitter telecoms rivals LIME and Digicel have given sharply contrasting responses to an Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) proposal for a $5.00 termination rate on cross-network calls\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Local smartphone innovation set to catch unscrupulous motorists<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 New computer software developed right here in Jamaica by the state-owned Fiscal Services Limited is helping catch motorists who are driving around with fraudulent documents, outstanding traffic tickets or even arrest warrants… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image courtesy of Gary Thomson<\/a>, flickr<\/em><\/p>\n
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Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Early reports of a telecoms agreement on inter-connection rates were doused last night after Minister Phillip Paulwell clarified that the parties had only agreed a framework on which an eventual deal could emerge\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME sets three-month deadline<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 CABLE & Wireless, the parent of LIME, has given the Government three months to sort out the regulatory environment before it has to \u201cmake a decision\u201d on its future here\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 16 February 2012<\/h3>\nMulti-million dollar bond issue puts Digicel on strong footing<\/h4>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica-based telecommunications company Digicel Ltd has primed itself for further acquisitions through the successful issue of a\u00a0US$250 million corporate bond offering\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Multi-million dollar bond issue puts Digicel on strong footing<\/h4>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica-based telecommunications company Digicel Ltd has primed itself for further acquisitions through the successful issue of a\u00a0US$250 million corporate bond offering\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 17 February 2012<\/h3>\nDespite 42% productivity rise, BTC off on ‘efficiency’<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 DESPITE beating many countries via a 42 per cent improvement in a key productivity benchmark between 2006-2009, the sector regulator last night suggested the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) 2010 accounts did not show the “required efficiency”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 If workers at LIME Barbados go on strike, as now seems likely, Barbadians should prepare themselves for a long and bruising battle\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Accuses Lime Of Playing The Victim<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 Mobile phone company Digicel Jamaica has accused LIME Jamaica of grossly understating its customer base by close to half in order to influence regulations aimed at cutting interconnection rates\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tough times for Cable & Wireless Communications<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 British telecommunications giant Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC), the parent company of LIME (Jamaica) is experiencing a degree of turbulence as its operations around the globe continue to register mixed fortunes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 18 February 2012<\/h3>\n\u2013 nil \u2013<\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 February 2012<\/h3>\n
C&W\u2008usage\u2008falls<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Customer calls\u2008and\u2008demand for the regulated services of British-owned telecoms giant Cable & Wireless (C&W) dropped by more than expected during the four years of the current Price Cap Plan (PCP), which ends next month\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME Stays<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 With the threat of strike action hanging over its head, a top official of LIME Barbados yesterday strongly denied reports the company was looking to relocate its regional operations from Barbados to Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow, Digicel Back Number Portability<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Triple-service provider Columbus Communications, which trades as Flow Jamaica, said its network infrastructure was already capable of supporting local number portability (LNP) and it was committed to working with stakeholders to ensure its im-plementation as quickly as possible\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME, Digicel at odds over OUR’s proposed $5 termination rate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Bitter telecoms rivals LIME and Digicel have given sharply contrasting responses to an Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) proposal for a $5.00 termination rate on cross-network calls\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Local smartphone innovation set to catch unscrupulous motorists<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 New computer software developed right here in Jamaica by the state-owned Fiscal Services Limited is helping catch motorists who are driving around with fraudulent documents, outstanding traffic tickets or even arrest warrants… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image courtesy of Gary Thomson<\/a>, flickr<\/em><\/p>\n
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Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 British telecommunications giant Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC), the parent company of LIME (Jamaica) is experiencing a degree of turbulence as its operations around the globe continue to register mixed fortunes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 18 February 2012<\/h3>\n\u2013 nil \u2013<\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 February 2012<\/h3>\n
C&W\u2008usage\u2008falls<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Customer calls\u2008and\u2008demand for the regulated services of British-owned telecoms giant Cable & Wireless (C&W) dropped by more than expected during the four years of the current Price Cap Plan (PCP), which ends next month\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 With the threat of strike action hanging over its head, a top official of LIME Barbados yesterday strongly denied reports the company was looking to relocate its regional operations from Barbados to Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow, Digicel Back Number Portability<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Triple-service provider Columbus Communications, which trades as Flow Jamaica, said its network infrastructure was already capable of supporting local number portability (LNP) and it was committed to working with stakeholders to ensure its im-plementation as quickly as possible\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LIME, Digicel at odds over OUR’s proposed $5 termination rate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Bitter telecoms rivals LIME and Digicel have given sharply contrasting responses to an Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) proposal for a $5.00 termination rate on cross-network calls\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Local smartphone innovation set to catch unscrupulous motorists<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 New computer software developed right here in Jamaica by the state-owned Fiscal Services Limited is helping catch motorists who are driving around with fraudulent documents, outstanding traffic tickets or even arrest warrants… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image courtesy of Gary Thomson<\/a>, flickr<\/em><\/p>\n
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Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Bitter telecoms rivals LIME and Digicel have given sharply contrasting responses to an Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) proposal for a $5.00 termination rate on cross-network calls\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n