Kingston Jamaica: Digicel Jamaica yesterday (Mar. 12) filed a lawsuit against LIME/C&W for defamation. This latest lawsuit has been launched by Digicel in response to the damaging allegations made in the media by C&W/LIME on 7th and 8th January 2009 accusing Digicel of blocking calls to Jamaica from C&W/LIME’s customers across the region. C&W/LIME further charged that Digicel had defied an order from the OUR in this regard. Digicel maintains that these allegations are totally untrue.
Digicel has sued, not only C&W/LIME as a company, but has also sued C&W/LIME’s Chief Executive, Richard Dodd, personally.
Digicel Group’s CEO, Colm Delves, comments; “We were disgusted by C&W/LIME’s wholly unfounded allegations against us and the accusations it leveled at Digicel of engaging in anti-competitive and arrogant behavior.
“To be clear, Digicel has at no point blocked calls to any other operator – indeed it is actually C&W/LIME that has an injunction awarded against it for call blocking. As such, we strongly urge C&W/LIME to get its facts right before going to the press with false and inflammatory statements.
“In the meantime, our focus will remain the same as it has always been – namely on delivering best value, best service and best coverage to our near two million customers in Jamaica.”
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ABOUT DIGICEL GROUP
Since its launch in 2001, Digicel has become the largest wireless telecommunications operator in the Caribbean with more than six million customers. After seven years, Digicel is renowned for competitive rates, unbeatable coverage, superior customer care, a wide variety of products and services and state-of-the-art handsets. By offering innovative wireless services and community support, Digicel has become a leading brand in the Caribbean and has placed the region at the cutting-edge of wireless communications – the company is also a new entrant to the Central American market.
Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and now has operations in 31 markets worldwide. Its Caribbean and Central American markets comprise Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Panama, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Turks & Caicos. The Caribbean company also has coverage in St. Martin and St. Barths. Digicel Pacific comprises Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu.
Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean and Central American sports teams, including the West Indies Cricket Team and Special Olympics teams throughout the region. Digicel is also title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Championships and the Copa de Naciones Digicel, which are the Caribbean and Central American qualifiers to the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
