Belize Telemedia Limited

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BTL (Belize Telemedia Limited)
Type Public
Industry Telecommunications
Founded1972 (Merged with Cable and Wireless Belize in 1987)
Headquarters Belize City, Belize
Key people
Ivan Tesecum, CEO, Mark Lizarraga, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Products Telephone, Internet, Digital TV
RevenueIncrease2.svg 22.1 million BZD (2015)
Increase2.svg 157.1 million USD (2015)
Number of employees
about 500
Website livedigi.com

Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL), formerly Belize Telecommunications Limited, is a telecommunications company in Belize that runs telecommunication services (wired and wireless) under the Digi brand. 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]

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References

  1. http://www.governmentofbelize.gov.bz/download/pm_intro_bill.pdf%5B%5D
  2. "Government Passes Law to Takeover Telemedia". 7 News Belize. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2013.