Digicel
Targets Mobile Telecom License in Costa Rica
Caribbean mobile operator Digicel plans to
launch mobile operations in Costa Rica in
2010, when the local government will award
mobile services licenses to three operators.
According to Hannia Vega, Costa Rica
telecommunications vice-minister, the tender
will be launched in September, with the
first mobile license to be awarded between
March and April 2010.
Costa Rica "is an ideal market for us [...]
we plan to invest heavily in the future to
develop a first-class network", said, Colm
Delves, Digicel group CEO.
Delves also said that finding money to
invest should not be a problem for Digicel.
"We are well capitalized, but I am confident
that we can raise cash if needed,
particularly in a place like Costa Rica", he
added.
Digicel recently launched mobile operations
in Honduras at mid-November and Panama in
December 2008. The operator hopes to reach a
market share of at least 30 percent in
Honduras and Panama over the next two years.
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