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Digicel First to Offer Pre-Paid Roaming In the Caribbean KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Digicel, the fastest growing Caribbean-based mobile phone provider, is the first to offer a prepaid roaming service to Digicel customers across its Caribbean network.The new service became active across the Caribbean on Sunday, August 22nd offering roaming service at competitive rates for Digicel's pre-paid customers in Jamaica, Aruba, Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Digicel has also announced that pre-paid roaming for calls made to the UK will be available in the near future, with other countries to be added over time. Digicel currently has agreements with more than 200 roaming partners in more than 100 countries, twice as many as its nearest competitor. Since its launch in April 2001, Digicel has been on the cutting edge of innovation in mobile phone service, providing the Caribbean region with several new services that were not previously offered including: GSM service, per second billing, picture messaging and mobile web, mobile chat, electronic recharge services, electronic swipe card top-up, "Call Me" and pre-paid roaming. About Digicel: Digicel is the fastest growing mobile telecommunications operator in the Caribbean. The company's success and rapid expansion is in its ability to win the majority market share from incumbents within months of launching in each market of operation. By offering innovative mobile services and community support, Digicel has become a leading brand in the Caribbean and has placed the region at the cutting edge of mobile communications. Digicel operates in seven countries including Aruba, Barbados, the Cayman Islands, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It is the largest GSM mobile operator in the region and plans to extend their footprint into other Caribbean countries. Digicel is headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica, and has approximately 900 employees. The company is the lead sponsor of Caribbean sports teams including, the West Indies Cricket Team, Special Olympics teams across the Caribbean and is title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Football Union Cup, which involves over 30 Caribbean countries and is an important qualifier towards the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Digicel CONTACT: Adam Paige, Cohn & Wolfe, +1-212-798-9833,[email protected]; Maureen Rabbitt, Digicel Group, +1-876-361-2852,[email protected] [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |