Digicel welcomes court ruling on GT&T monopoly

Digicel yesterday welcomed the decision of Justice Rishi Persaud in the Commercial Division of the High Court in which he ruled that the monopoly held by GT&T to provide telecommunications service or to regulate voice and data transmission over the internet is unlawful and void.

Digicel noted that it has long challenged GT&T’s claim to a monopoly on international services in Guyana since 1990.

In a statement, Digicel Chief Executive Officer, Gregory Dean commented, “Digicel itself has issued legal proceedings challenging the GT&T monopoly which were awaiting a hearing before the