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‘No spectrum issues’
Digicel, Greencom deny
rumours on conflict over frequency tapping
DIGICEL and Greencom, an upcoming
entrant to the local mobile market, yesterday jointly promoted
competition in the sector and dispelled any rumours on spectrum
issues between them.
In a statement, the two telcos acknowledged that with three
mobile phone operators, consumers will have better choices of
services and this will promote competition among the three
companies, leading to better services and technology.
Denying any spectrum issues between them, Digicel and Greencom
stressed that “they have excellent working relationships”.
Neither of them has experienced interference on their
frequencies, referring to Digicel’s alleged tapping into
Greencom’s frequency.
The two telcos stressed they were using the spectrums licensed
to them by communications regulator Pangtel, which earlier
publicly accused Digicel of illegally tapping into Greencom’s
frequency and threatened to shut it down for breaching the law.
However, the two operators indicated this was not the case.
Digicel and Greencom also said with three companies provinding
mobile phone services in the country, there would be better
chances of bringing much-needed communication services to the
rural areas.
Already, Digicel has penetrated much of the areas in the country
never touched by government-owned Telikom PNG in its 52 years of
existence.
One good example is Moukele, a village on Fisherman Island whose
fishing families can now communicate from the island with
relatives and friends in Port Moresby and elsewhere in the
country.
Fisherman Island is only about 5km from Port Moresby.
Both Digicel and Greencom said they were also looking forward to
interconnecting their networks as quickly as possible, with much
progress being achieved towards this goal.
Greencom chief executive Marwan Baasair said: “Greencom and
Digicel both acknowledge the benefits of competition and how it
ultimately benefits the customer, especially those in the rural
communitities.”
Digicel chief executive Vanessa Slowey noted: “Digicel and
Greencom are in agreement that competition is the way forward
for the people of Papua New Guinea.
“They deserve to have a choice of mobile operator so that they
can avail of affordable and reliable mobile services.
“Digicel and Greencom have an excellent working relationship and
look forward to the day when all three mobile operators are
fully operational in Papua New Guinea.”
 
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