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GTT, Digicel to receive conditional 4G licences

Guyana has taken a step closer to introducing high speed mobile broadband services, following announcements that the government is in the process of allocating licences for ‘4G’ services ahead of the approval of the long-awaited Telecommunications Bill. Demerara Waves cites Justin Nedd, the CEO of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) as saying that the company has received approval from the government for its 4G offering. A Digicel spokesperson, meanwhile, confirmed that it is ready to switch on its network and is expecting to receive its authorisation shortly. The concessions reportedly include conditions pending the approval and implementation of the new Telecommunications Bill.

The government is rushing to allow operators to introduce 3G and 4G services in time for the 50th anniversary of the nation’s independence, when thousands of Guyanese expats are expected to return home for the celebrations. As previously noted by TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database, however, the process of allocating licences has been held up for the last five years by delays in introducing the new Bill, leaving Guyana as one of the fewer than ten countries in the world without 3G or 4G services.



Source: https://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2016/05/03/gtt-digicel-to-receive-conditional-4g-licences/?utm_source=CommsUpdate&utm_campaign=f7173e45b6-CommsUpdate+03+May+2016&utm_medium=email&utm_te

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