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Digicel Expansion

In 2006, Digicel expanded into the South American mainland as well as the Pacific. On September 2006, Digicel acquired an unrelated mobile phone provider Digicel Holdings in El Salvador, rebranding it as El Nuevo Digicel. Digicel El Salvador has now overtaken Claro as number two operator in the country. In May 2008, Digicel won a licence to operate in Panama.

In 2007 Digicel also expanded its presence in South America and in the country of Guyana, acquiring U*Mobile, now rebranded as Digicel Guyana Ltd as well as launching in Suriname (December 2007) and French Guiana (June 2006). Digicel now operates in 31 markets across the Caribbean, Central America and Asia-Pacific.

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