Belize Telemedia Limited
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Type | Public |
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Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | 1972 (Merged with Cable and Wireless Belize in 1987) |
Headquarters | Belize City, Belize |
Key people | Nestor Vasquez, chairman of the board of directors (deceased on 19 April 2021) Mark Lizarraga, Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Products | Telephone, Internet, Digital TV |
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Number of employees | about 500 |
Website | belizetelemedia.net |
Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL), formerly Belize Telecommunications Limited, is a telecommunications company in Belize. Established in 1972 as the Telecommunications Authority, it rapidly became Belize's leading telecommunication provider in the 1980s and 1990s. In May 2007, it changed its name from Belize Telecommunications Limited to Belize Telemedia Limited. The wireless division of BTL is called DigiCell. In August 2009, the company was nationalized by the Government of Belize, who appropriated 94% of its shares which were previously controlled by Michael Ashcroft.[1][2]
References
- ^ http://www.governmentofbelize.gov.bz/download/pm_intro_bill.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Government Passes Law to Takeover Telemedia". 7 News Belize. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
External links
- Belize Telemedia Limited Official site
- DigiCell mobile service Official site
- The Reporter, 29 September 2006 "Outrage at callous BTL! Call for Fonseca to resign "
- The Reporter, 8 September 2006 "BTL’s $5.8M tax write-off: Another can of worms for Musa"
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