In May 2020, Digicel announced plans to restructure its debt. Jean-Yves stepped down as the Group CEO of Digicel in July 2020, and Oliver Coughlin was named the CEO for Digicel's Caribbean and Latin American business. In January 2019, O'Brien named Jean-Yves Charlier as chief executive, replacing Michael Willner. In July 2017, Digicel bought 16.6% of Tonga Cable from the government. In September 2016, Digicel Play launched as Play Go, a live streaming service. In 2015, TchoTcho was relaunched as MonCash with additional banking services. In September, Digicel acquired Telstar Cable Limited in Jamaica. ĭigicel acquired SAT Telecom, a cable and internet company in Dominica, in February 2014 and relaunched the brand as Digicel Play in October of that year. However, Digicel lost the licence bid to Telenor and Ooredoo. In June 2013, Digicel announced that it would invest $9 billion in a mobile phone network in Myanmar, if granted a licence. Digicel IMAX theater in the suburb of Woodbrook in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago In October 2012, América Móvil announced it wouldn't acquire Digicel's operations in El Salvador. A couple of weeks later, TAJ and Digicel agreed to have more dialogue surrounding the situation. In May 2012, the Tax Authority Jamaica (TAJ) visited Digicel's offices in New Kingston with an order from the Jamaican Supreme Court to look for data regarding the company's payment of the general consumption tax. In March 2012, Digicel acquired Comcel/Voila, its main competitor in Haiti. In March, Digicel announced that it was selling its operations in Honduras and El Salvador to Mexican telecom company América Móvil, and América Móvil was selling its operations in Jamaica to Digicel. In February 2011, Digicel took a controlling stake in Netxar Technologies, a leading systems integrator in the Caribbean region. In 2011, Mobile Money in Fiji was expanded to allow transfers to and from Australia and New Zealand at no cost. Also in 2010, Digicel launched TchoTcho, a cash app for money transfers to phones in Haiti. 2010–present ĭigicel Mobile Money, a mobile banking service, was launched in Fiji in July 2010. As of May 2016, the LIME name was fully discontinued. In 2015, LIME's parent company acquired Columbus Communications and decided to adopt the brand name FLOW for its consumer-facing business, replacing the LIME name. In January 2010, the Council ruled in favour of the OUR, meaning LIME (formerly Cable & Wireless Jamaica) was allowed to keep the J$340 million Digicel had been ordered to pay them by the Jamaican courts. ĭigicel appealed the decision to the United Kingdom Privy Council. Digicel appealed to the Privy Council, Jamaica's final court of appeal, which upheld the appellate court's decision in 2007. OUR appealed the decision to the appellate court, which ruled Paulwell's decision was outside his powers and OUR didn't have to comply with Paulwell's directive. Digicel appealed the ruling to the Jamaican Supreme Court in 2003 and won. Following a judicial review, it was determined that Paulwell did not have the power to make this decision. In April 2002, Digicel received permission from Jamaica's then-minister of industry, commerce and technology, Phillip Paulwell, to disregard the interconnectivity fee ceiling issued by the Offices of Utilities Regulation (OUR). In 2007, Digicel acquired U*Mobile in Guyana, and launched in Suriname in December. A Digicel storefront in Castries, Saint Lucia, in 2012 In September 2006, it acquired an unrelated mobile phone provider: Digicel Holdings in El Salvador. Between 20, Digicel expanded into the Central American mainland, as well as the Pacific. In May 2006, Digicel began operations in Haïti. In April 2006, Digicel launched its services in Trinidad and Tobago. In 2005, Digicel purchased Cingular Wireless’ Caribbean and Bermudan operations. The company launched in April 2001 in Jamaica. Lucia, Suriname, and Jamaica.ĭigicel was founded in 2001 by Irish entrepreneur Denis O'Brien. Digicel, Trend Media Group, Prism Services Jamaicaĭigicel is a Jamaican-based Caribbean mobile phone network and home entertainment provider operating in 25 markets worldwide.ĭigicel has operated in several countries, including Guyana, Fiji, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Samoa, St.
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