Thursday, 13 October 2011 – The Valley, Virgin Gorda: CEO of Digicel BVI Alan Bates today announced the completion of a major infrastructural project on Virgin Gorda in conformity with Government guidelines and one that will go a long way to improve service coverage on the island.

Over the past several months, Digicel engineers have been busy building a Monopine structure at Princess Quarters. The steel pole is painted and dressed with 112 faux pine branches, which convincingly disguises it, making it look like a giant pine tree.

“The new cell site, a first-of-its-kind to be introduced in the Territory, is hardly recognizable by the public,” the Digicel CEO stated. “This is part of Digicel’s commitment to comply with a Government mandate for co-location at sites wherever possible. Two of the operators have come together on this project, thereby reducing the number of cell sites in the area of Spanish Town.”

Bates said Digicel is really very excited to have spearheaded the construction of this monopine, not only because it will enhance coverage for Digicel customers on Virgin Gorda, but also because by its very nature, the site blends into the environment and will be able to accommodate all three existing GSM providers in Spanish Town.

He said with the commissioning of this new monopine, Digicel customers in The Baths and Princess Quarters will see an immediate improvement in service coverage, complimenting Digicel’s already excellent population coverage in other areas on Virgin Gorda.

Digicel was launched in the British Virgin Islands in November 2008 and boasts best network coverage, best value products and best customer care.

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About Digicel

After ten years of operation, Digicel Group Limited has 11.5 million customers across its 32 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific. The company is renowned for delivering best value, best service and best network.

Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific sports teams, including the Special Olympics teams throughout these regions. Digicel sponsors the West Indies cricket team and is also the title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Cup. In the Pacific, Digicel is the proud sponsor of several national rugby teams and also sponsors the Vanuatu cricket team.

Digicel also runs a host of community-based initiatives across its markets and has set up Digicel Foundations in Jamaica, Haiti and Papua New Guinea which focus on educational, cultural and social development programmes.

In 2004, Digicel developed Digicel Rising Stars – an annual talent show to support aspiring young music artists in the Caribbean. The show has spanned the Eastern Caribbean, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago ranking as one of the top-rated shows.

Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and its markets comprise: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Nauru, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos and Vanuatu. Digicel also has coverage in St. Martin and St. Barts in the Caribbean.

Visit www.digicelgroup.com  for more information.