Digicel acquires Dominica rival
ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — Bermuda-domiciled mobile phone company Digicel said it has acquired France Telecom's cellular operation in Dominica, leaving the small Caribbean island with just two wireless companies.
Digicel said in a statement that it had completed the acquisition of Orange Dominica but did not disclose terms or say how many new customers it would add.
The company will be switching Orange Dominica's customers to its network over the next several days, spokeswoman Antonia Graham said.
Dominca, one of the poorest and least developed islands in the Caribbean, has a population of about 73,000. Its other mobile phone company is LIME, previously known as Cable & Wireless Ltd. Digicel entered the market in 2006.
Digicel has its corporate offices in Jamaica but is incorporated in Bermuda. The privately held company is majority owned by its founder, Irish businessman Denis O'Brien, and claims eight million subscribers in the Caribbean and Central America.