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December 19, 2022

Virgin Islands’ four telecoms renew licences

The territory’s four telecommunications providers all have recently renewed their unitary licences, allowing them to continue operating here for a second 15-year period subject to compliance assessments every five years, …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
July 29, 2020

Telecommunications commission eyes $23m in uncollected levies

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission failed to collect nearly $23 million in levies due from licensed operators since 2007, and it now has been charged with getting those funds, Premier Andrew …

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by Dana Kampa
July 22, 2020

COMMENTARY — Writer imagines VI in 10 years

In last week’s commentary, I imagined the perspective of a Guyanese girl named Maria in the Virgin Islands of 2030. This week, I’ll imagine her older brother’s perspective from the …

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by Peter Moll
April 14, 2020

Extra load strains VI Internet

As internet traffic migrates from offices and schools to homes during the 14-day COVID-19 lockdown, the territory’s telecommunications providers have found themselves under increased strain in the face of customer …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
June 11, 2019

Premier pushes for better internet service

Premier Andrew Fahie has started meeting with stakeholders in the telecommunications industry to address concerns that internet service is costly and unsatisfactory, following through on a pledge he made in …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY

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