Dominican Republic

15 Apr 2013 Indotel to mediate consultation for municipal taxes
26 Mar 2013 Tricom launches 4G services
26 Mar 2013 Dauphin Telecom spearheads pan-Caribbean VoIP initiative
1 Mar 2013 CWC pinpoints Cuba, DomRep, Puerto Rico for expansion
20 Feb 2013 Orange Dominicana to spend USD100m in 2013
14 Feb 2013 Claro Dominicana plans USD250m of spending this year
1 Feb 2013 AM signs deal with Alca-Lu for AMX-1 cable
15 Jan 2013 Indotel lifts ban on Orange's 4G service
29 Nov 2012 Orange Dominicana’s LTE network still suspended
25 Oct 2012 AMX-1 cable given green light
11 Oct 2012 Dominican operators required to compensate users for outages
24 Sep 2012 Viettel looking to launch in Dominican Republic?
6 Sep 2012 Confusion over Orange Dominicana’s 4G claims
5 Sep 2012 CEPM fails with Aster sale appeal
24 Jul 2012 Tricom protests at network deployment block in San Cristobal
6 Jul 2012 Tricom calls on Huawei for LTE upgrade
5 Jul 2012 Wind Telecom adds Moviecity Play service
4 Jul 2012 Dominican Republic gets first taste of 4G
27 Jun 2012 Aster sale process suspended by local judge
11 Jun 2012 Tricom to continue triple-play expansion with USD125m investment
11 Apr 2012 Aster sale price questioned
4 Apr 2012 Dominican cableco Aster sold for USD27 million
23 Mar 2012 Indotel working on two broadband-related projects
8 Mar 2012 FT commits to USD150 million spend at Orange Dominicana
9 May 2011 LIME formally handed wholesale broadband provider licence
20 Jan 2011 AM’s Dominican unit to spend around DOP12.6 billion in 2011
13 Aug 2010 Indotel expects East-West cable to triple bandwidth
16 Jun 2010 Wind Telecom and Aptilo sign WiMAX support deal
25 May 2010 C&W to build major new Caribbean submarine cable
19 May 2010 Indotel set to launch rural fibre network tender
1 Mar 2010 Seahorse-1 pan-Caribbean undersea cable to be completed in 2013
2 Feb 2010 Wind picks Samsung for mobile WiMAX deployment
29 Jan 2010 Orange Dominicana set to launch 3G next month
7 Dec 2009 Indotel sets out broadband development plans for 2009-2011
16 Oct 2009 Amdocs deploys customer systems for Codetel
14 Oct 2009 Indotel announces plans for further rural fixed line rollouts
1 Oct 2009 Indotel announces official introduction of number portability
26 Aug 2009 Regulator says Dominican Republic is ready for NP
6 Aug 2009 Orange Dominicana launches solar-powered GSM network
16 Jun 2009 Indotel preparing new regulations
20 May 2009 Codetel selects Ceragon for network improvements; expansion
14 May 2009 Indotel announces internal restructure
10 Mar 2009 Indotel reports USD1 billion FDI in telecoms between 2004-2008
15 Jan 2009 Indotel begins bidding process for number portability system
12 Jan 2009 Codetel details rural broadband expansion plans
16 Dec 2008 Wind Telecom asks for IFC loan to help expansion plans
5 Dec 2008 Prodetel criticises tax increase proposals
27 Nov 2008 50,000 VoIP lines in Dominican Republic at end-September
5 Nov 2008 Indotel creates committee for NP administrator selection
10 Oct 2008 New player launches triple-play service
30 Sep 2008 Indotel and Codetel sign deal for USD100 million rural connectivity project
11 Sep 2008 ITU to adopt Dominican rural broadband project model
29 Jul 2008 Triple Play to launch triple-play for rural communities
22 Jul 2008 Indotel to finalise licensing process for 30 operators
4 Jul 2008 70.4% mobile/fixed penetration reached
30 May 2008 Indotel seeks NP database management
4 Apr 2008 Centennial Dominicana relaunched as Viva
13 Mar 2008 Tricom chooses Airspan to expand WiMAX network
18 Feb 2008 Codetel wins rural broadband project
14 Nov 2007 Tricom selects Airspan for WiMAX solution
26 Oct 2007 ONEMAX launches mobile WiMAX
20 Sep 2007 USD6.9m subsidy available for rural broadband project
13 Sep 2007 Indotel reports 1H status
24 Aug 2007 America Movil to buy Oceanic, pending approval
22 Aug 2007 Indotel launches pilot broadband scheme
23 May 2007 Indotel expecting more than USD1 billion investment
23 Apr 2007 Indotel sets up new committee
28 Mar 2007 Wind Telecom to deploy WiMAX network
16 Mar 2007 Centennial completes sale of DR cellco
14 Feb 2007 Alcatel-Lucent wins contract from ONEMAX
4 Dec 2006 Verizon closes sale of Domincan Republic subsidiary
23 Nov 2006 Centennial sells Dominican operations
16 Nov 2006 DR Telecom to launch broadband services in Q1 2007
26 Oct 2006 Centennial and Tricom exchange messages
4 Oct 2006 Regulator announces portability plans
14 Sep 2006 Main players implement per-second billing
20 Jul 2006 State wants USD500 million tax payment to clear Verizon Dominicana sale
5 Jul 2006 Indotel launches number portability consultation
29 Jun 2006 Regulator abolishes DLD rates for intra-provincial calls
28 Jun 2006 Tricom slashes US call costs
27 Jun 2006 Regulator says MNP will cost USD25m
23 Jun 2006 Verizon Dominicana to launch NGN services by late-2007/early-2008
31 May 2006 Regulator approves América Móvil’s takeover of Verizon Dominicana
16 May 2006 Strong mobile growth pushes telephony penetration past 50%
2 May 2006 Tricom expands mobile service to 15 new localities
24 Apr 2006 Tricom to invest DOP1 billion in 2006
4 Apr 2006 America Movil buys Verizon trio
20 Mar 2006 Regulator calls for government help to plug the communications gap
6 Mar 2006 Unconfirmed – Telmex to buy Verizon’s stakes in CANTV and two other telcos
3 Feb 2006 Verizon to defend voice share with VoIP services
20 Jan 2006 Regulator orders 107 cablecos to shut down
16 Dec 2005 Verizon to upgrade billing solution
14 Dec 2005 Regulator plans mass build of rural telecentres in 2006
12 Dec 2005 BEC Telecom lights rural network
19 Oct 2005 Centennial to deploy VoIP
7 Oct 2005 Centennial reports results
26 Sep 2005 Columbus to install submarine cable in Jamaica/Dominican Republic
8 Sep 2005 Tricom looks to Turin for Ethernet upgrade
6 Sep 2005 Centennial to spend USD160 million
1 Sep 2005 Mobile subs pass three million mark
12 Aug 2005 Orange earmarks USD50 million for network expansion
6 Jul 2005 Lucent completes Verizon 1x expansion
31 May 2005 Orange awards Ericsson expansion contract
19 May 2005 Verizon pledges to spend, spend, spend
11 May 2005 Verizon completes 1x upgrade, begins EV-DO trials
9 May 2005 Tricom 'cautiously optimistic' following third consecutive quarter of growth
24 Mar 2005 Regulator to gain USD2.2 million from spectrum fees
17 Feb 2005 Teledensity reaches 40% buoyed by strong mobile gains
10 Jan 2005 Positive Q2 results for Centennial
19 Aug 2004 Customer care specialist to expand regional call centre operations
12 Feb 2004 Economitel rolls out VoIP
8 Dec 2003 Codetel upgrades to 2.5G
16 Sep 2003 Codetel awards Lucent USD20 million contract
20 Aug 2003 Equipment contract news (iv): Nortel to upgrade Centennial’s 3G network