The people of Fiji can expect to have a new mobile service, as the new mobile company Digicel was today given their license in black and white by the Interim Government.
Digicel collected its license and handed over the cheque for US$10.25m to the Interim Communications Minister Tom Rickets, who in return said that today marks the beginning of a liberalization process initiated by the Interim Government and this will end a long term monopoly on mobile telecommunications services in the country.
Rickets said that under the license agreement, Digicel will start operations formally from October 1st and they expect wider coverage and competition immediately. He said this is a significant investment in Fiji to build a world class network.
Meanwhile, the Chief Executive Officer for Digicel, Vanessa Slowey said Fiji is a very important market for Digicel, who looks forward to the opportunity to commence operations in Fiji and is committed to offering the people here, real choice and competitive mobile services.
Digicel Fiji has more than 250 full-time and 250 part-time employees and the company currently operates in Samoa, PNG, Tonga and Vanuatu.
Digicel Receives Mobile License
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