Digicel on Friday announced a further reduction in overseas calling rates, bringing the number of countries customers can call for $30 to 100.
Digicel subscribers can now connect with countries such as China, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Panama, St Maarten, Brazil, Venezuela, St Lucia, the Dominican Republic and many more for the same low rate as calling a local number.
Digicel CEO Gregory Dean
“This is the first of many service and product changes customers can expect thanks to liberalisation,” Digicel Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Gregory Dean related.
The rate reductions will result in the cost of overseas calls being significantly reduced by as much as 600 per cent from the pre-liberalisation rates. This will be a great benefit for persons keeping in touch with friends and family and business persons needing to conduct trade globally.
“We have also taken the decision to significantly boost the number of persons working on our network upgrades. We are making every effort to ensure customers see the promised benefits of liberalisation in the shortest possible time,” the CEO added.
Since the announcement by the Government of the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector, Digicel has welcomed the move. In fact, Digicel has since expressed that it was getting ready to bring a new era of connectivity and opportunity to the people of Guyana.
“To say that this day has been a long time coming is an understatement. For 16 long years, we have asked, requested, pushed, lobbied and pressured. Today, finally, that day is here. At Digicel, we firmly believe that access to broadband is a basic human right. Now, the people of Guyana can look forward to a brighter future with affordable access to world-class connectivity solutions that can catapult them to the forefront of the knowledge and digital economy,” Dean had stated after the announcement was made.
Prime Minister Mark Phillips, who is the Minister with responsibility for telecommunications, two weeks ago announced that Government had issued Commencement Orders fully bringing into force the Telecommunications Act 2016 and the Public Utilities Commission Act 2016.
This was done less than three months after the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government took office.
