Type Public Products Telephone, Internet Founded 1972 | Industry Telecommunications Headquarters Belize City, Belize Motto It's All About You | |
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Key people Nestor Vasquez, Chairman of the Board of Directors Revenue 26.1 million BZD (2006) Net income 156.2 million USD (2006) | ||
Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL), formerly Belize Telecommunications Limited, is a telecommunications company in Belize. Established in 1972 as the Telecommunications Authority, it rapidly became Belize's leading telecommunication provider in the 1980s and 1990s. Today, it enjoys the most subscribers to telephone, cellular, Internet and other services. 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.
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