Trading name Viva Founded 1883 | Industry Telecommunication Motto Viva Tu Voz Headquarters Santo Domingo | |
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Products Wireless telecommunication services. CEO Thomas Perez-Ducy (Apr 2011–) Parent organization Trilogy International Partners Profiles | ||
History
Founded in 1883 as All America Cables & Radio Dominican Republic (an ITT subsidiary), the company was the country's first telecom to offer telegraph services to the Antilles.
In January 2000, Centennial Communications purchased 70% of the company, forming Centennial Dominicana. The company later launched a CDMA2000 network and provided Internet services over EVDO.
On November 24, 2006 Centennial Communications announced that they were selling 100% of Centennial Dominicana to Trilogy International Partners for US$80M. In April 2008, Centennial announced a rename to Viva and launched their GSM/GPRS/EDGE network.
Plans
Viva has focused on prepaid and hybrid plans. Postpaid plans are commonly not featured in mainstream media. It also has a notable focus on Blackberry service.