Telecommunication company, Digicel, has revealed that up to 80 percent of its customers are now connected to its networks since the passage of Hurricane Maria.
At a press briefing on Tuesday, CEO of Digicel Dominica Nikima Royer-Jno. Baptiste said 34 of the company’s cell sites are providing service.
She gave a list of areas receiving service, although she said coverage extends beyond the specific points.
According to Royer-Jno Baptiste, the following areas are receiving service from Digicel.
Roseau
Grand Savanne
Morne Bruce
Portsmouth
Layou
New Ford Estate
Paix Bouche
Glasgow
Fond Cole
Scotts Head
Hampstead
Woodford Hill
Palmist
Morne Frigate
Canefield
Douglas Pointe
Vieille Case
Jimmit
Picard
Loubiere
Warner
Sultan
Clifton
Castle Comfort
“All of these represents 80 percent of customers connected back on to our network,” Royer-Jno Baptiste said.
She stated that the company has provided connectivity to 30 ICT customers.
“In an effort to provide service to de-centralized customers, those located outside of Roseau, we are also deploying an air-fiber solution and that should be available in very short order, later this week we should be connecting our first customers,” she said.
Meanwhile, Royer-Jno Baptiste said Digicel is committed to rebuilding Dominica after Hurricane Maria and stated that the company will assist in re-building seven primary schools and 360 homes in the eastern and southeastern part of the island.
“Our focus on helping the country to build back better has seen us committed to rebuilding seven primary schools in the Kalinago Territory, Castle Bruce and La Plaine,” she stated. “An RFP for construction work was issued on the seventh of November and this was extended to 17 local and regional contractors.”
She explained that the homes of a number of children attending the schools will be rebuilt.
“With the scope completed, we will undertake the rebuilding of around 360 homes in partnership with IsraAID and hope that with a stable home environment and appropriate educational facilities, this will be a positive initiative for the children to be really able to settle down after the trauma of Hurricane Maria,” Royer-Jno Baptiste noted.
Nikima this is really meaningless if your customers can not afford a top-up and are unable to charge their phones. Please,give us something real.
Really Digicel? You mean cell service right?
Good for Digicel and their red politics . But that’s not what I want to talk about. I want to talk about our pre Maria ‘Talk Show’ hosts, Matt of Q95 and Simeon of Kaire fm. You know since Maria I have not heard any of them? Well, I heard Matt was unwell and had to go overs for treatment. I can understand that because Maria did havoc in his small village and could impact Matt. I wish him well and speedy recovery. But where is Simeon? Don’t tell me Maria blue him out because I didn’t see his name in the police list of dead and missing, so we know he is alive. But is he ok? I keep listening to kairi, especially the Heng and I not hearing See Me On and no one is saying a thing about him. I hope the brother is ok and Maria didn’t blow him into a pot of hot oil. So DNO or someone please tell us about Seeing Me On because I sure not Seeing him on or hearing him on
Good. Now give them the job at restoring electricity. Ok, we know that electricity is probably a bigger job but by now it would have been at least 25% done