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Written by jamaicaobserver.com
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Thursday, 24 July 2008 |
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Despite the inroads made in technology over the last five years, CEO of Oceanic Digital/MiPhone Alejandro Guiterrez claims that Jamaica is still not among the region's telecommunications leaders.
"Within the Caribbean, only five countries are below Jamaica's penetration rates and 18 are better positioned," Guiterrez told his audience on Saturday during his presentation at the Montego Bay Yacht Club, "so there is still a lot to do for the country."
Guiterrez emphasised that his Mexico-based company America Movil - which recently purchased Oceanic Digital/MiPhone - has a subscriber base of 159.2 million in the Americas and is among the world's top high-tech companies. His speech outlined that major local providers Digicel and Cable & Wireless have six and five million respectively.... full article |