Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Friday presented a telecommunications licence to a new local tele-communications provider, Green Gibraltar.
A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) said the handover was done on Friday afternoon during a simple ceremony, where he said that he was happy to welcome the local company and that it was his hope that the increased competition in the local telecommunications sector results in better quality service to Guyanese.
“The PUC [Public Utilities Commission] will play its role to ensure that all the concerns within the sector by Guyanese are addressed and they will work with operators to ensure that better quality is arrived at within the shortest time,” Phillips was quoted as saying.
The licence was presented to directors of the company Jai Narine Singh and David Mahmalji.
According to the OPM, the directors explained that the company will now work on its rollout plan and will make a public statement soon.
PUC Chairperson Dela Britton and Director of the Telecommunications Agency of Guyana Andre Griffith were both present to witness the company receiving its licence to operate.
Last October the Telecommunications Agency announced that the company had applied for the granting of an individual licence to operate a public telecommunications network and offer a public mobile telecommunications service in regions Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven and Ten. It also applied for frequency authorisation to use spectrum and to install and operate radio communication equipment in the operating of the network and service.
