| KINGSTON, JAMAICA--(Marketwire - January 27, | | | | and non-perishable food have been donated by |
| 2010) - Major progress has been made in restoring the | | | | friends, families and customers of Digicel and sent to |
| Digicel network in Haiti. With more than twice the | | | | NGOs in Haiti. |
| number of cell sites of its nearest competitor, over | | | | As the single largest investor in Haiti with a total |
| 92% of them are now fully operational and the | | | | investment of over US$300 million since its launch in |
| company has significantly increased its international | | | | 2006, Digicel has over two million customers in Haiti. |
| circuits to support the major increase in international | | | | The Digicel Haiti Relief Fund has donated US$5 million |
| traffic into and out of the country. | | | | to NGOs in Haiti to support the relief efforts and over |
| Over the past two weeks, Digicel technicians have | | | | US$500,000 has been raised by Digicel customers |
| been working to restore the network following the | | | | across the Caribbean and Central America through a |
| earthquake on January 12th. The update is as follows: | | | | text and voice donation line. Digicel also gave each of |
| � | | | | its two million customers US$5 in free credit -- totaling |
| -- New equipment to replace damaged cell sites being | | | | US$10 million. |
| deployed -- Over 60 stores have reopened for | | | | In addition, over 60 video messages of support have |
| business -- 13 planes carrying 80,000lbs of equipment, | | | | been recorded by well known people such as the |
| 90,000lbs of supplies and 21,000lbs of medical supplies | | | | Fastest Man in the World, Usain Bolt; President Martinelli |
| and antibiotics have been sent to Haiti from Jamaica -- | | | | of Panama; West Indies legend, Sir Garfield Sobers; |
| Digicel office in Turgeau, Port-au-Prince, is operational | | | | and many more. All videos are available to view on |
| and the majority of employees are back at work. -- | | | | ABOUT DIGICEL GROUP |
| T-Mobile has generously donated four Liberty Jeeps, | | | | After eight years of operation, Digicel has 8.8 million |
| 35 generators and 2,000 Motorola W160 phones and | | | | customers across its Caribbean and Central American |
| chargers to assist with the relief effort -- Rise Again - | | | | markets and is renowned for competitive rates, |
| Digicel's collaboration with international reggae artist, | | | | unbeatable coverage, superior customer care, a wide |
| Shaggy - is receiving air play right across the world. All | | | | variety of products and services and state-of-the-art |
| proceeds raised from the sale of the song go directly | | | | handsets. By offering innovative wireless services and |
| to the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund | | | | community support, Digicel has become a leading |
| Digicel Group CEO, Colm Delves, comments: "We | | | | brand in the Caribbean and has placed the region at |
| have made excellent progress over the last two | | | | the cutting-edge of wireless communications -- the |
| weeks in restoring the Digicel network in Haiti. With | | | | company is also a recent entrant to the Central |
| over 92% of our cell sites fully operational, the | | | | American and Pacific markets. |
| remaining 8% -- which are destroyed rooftop sites -- | | | | Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and now has |
| are being replaced with mobile cell sites, some of | | | | operations in 32 markets world-wide. Its Caribbean and |
| which have already been deployed with the remainder | | | | Central American markets comprise Anguilla, Antigua |
| scheduled to be commissioned over the next few | | | | & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, the |
| weeks. | | | | British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, |
| "We have also increased our international circuits to | | | | Dominica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, |
| support the significant increase in international traffic | | | | Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, |
| both into and out of Haiti, as our more than two million | | | | Martinique, Panama, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. |
| customers keep in contact with friends and family, and | | | | Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & |
| as a result of the high volume of aid workers who | | | | Tobago and Turks & Caicos. The Caribbean company |
| have traveled to Haiti to assist in the relief efforts. We | | | | also has coverage in St. Martin and St. Barths. Digicel |
| are committed to ensuring that everyone in Haiti | | | | Pacific comprises Fiji, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, |
| benefits from a network that offers them the best | | | | Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu. |
| service and the best coverage right across the | | | | In total, across its 32 markets, Digicel has 10.3 million |
| country." | | | | subscribers. |
| Digicel employees across the region have been taking | | | | Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean and Central |
| part in a variety of initiatives to raise money for the | | | | American sports teams, including the West Indies |
| Digicel Haiti Relief Fund. In Dominica, a Digicel-organized | | | | Cricket Team and Special Olympics teams throughout |
| radiothon received pledges for over US$40,000 in just | | | | the region. Digicel is also title sponsor of the Digicel |
| five hours; in Cayman, Digicel is sponsoring a concert | | | | Caribbean Championships and the Copa de Naciones |
| on January 30th and all proceeds from the sale of | | | | Digicel, which are the Caribbean and Central American |
| food and drink at the event will be donated to the relief | | | | qualifiers to the CONCACAF Gold Cup. |
| efforts; and in Jamaica, thousands of items of clothes | | | | |