| Digicel Guyana, which credits itself with bringing down the cost of handsets and slashing by half,Gregory Deanlocal rates,Cheap Jerseys From China, in its five years of operations here,cheap jerseys, says its ability to generate a better profit is stymied by the telecommunications monopoly.“With the lack of international services, obviously our ability to generate revenue is severely curtailed,Cheap Jerseys China,” said Gregory Dean, the man who has been Digicel Guyana’s chief executive for the past two and a half years.But there are no figures to determine the company’s profit margin. Dean said that Digicel has put US$72 million into operations here since it entered the market and employs an estimated 500 persons directly and indirectly.But when it comes to the dividends, don’t ask Dean; the most he is willing to say is that the profit margin isn’t significant. Of course there is no way to calculate, “isn’t significant” but don’t expect Digicel to open its books. The company is determined to keep that information to itself.“Digicel is a private company…we don’t disclose our financial information,” Dean told a press conference yesterday.With over 100 cell sites countrywide, the company has tabulated its subscribers to be about 350,000.Inbound and outbound calls through Digicel’s network are routed through GT&T, since the company is the only one with an international licence in the telecommunications sector. Of course, that comes with the “blue” invoice, Dean quipped, referring to GT&T’s colour brand. But he was not even willing to say just how much it costs Digicel to route its calls through GT&T.“We are looking for the sector to be liberalized,” was Dean’s clear appeal.Digicel has forever grumbled about its inability to operate the way it wants, and the only gateway is legislation.“We see no reason why this long overdue process cannot be done this time around,Cheap Jerseys 2018,” Dean said, referring to the proposed law that is expected to come before the 10th Parliament.“We would like liberalization to happen as soon as possible because that would create a level playing field for everyone,” he emphasized.The legislation was due for the last Parliament,Jerseys From China, but was subsequently dropped by the government and the two companies engaged in a public debate about who was responsible, with Digicel accusing GT&T of threatening legal action if the law went through. GT&T rubbished the accusation.Digicel has argued that businesses should thrive on merit and through competing vigorously, “not by sitting on a guaranteed monopoly for two decades that grants it significant advantages over other operators.”The company said that the decision by the government to stall the legislation means that international calling rates will remain sky high.While waiting for the liberalisations of the sector,Cheap Stitched MLB Jerseys, the company is not so frustrated so as to throw its hands up in the air.“We remain optimistic we can still compete on the market despite the severe disadvantage we’re at,” Dean posited. |
