Cable & Wireless Turks and Caicos Islands
Cable & Wireless will celebrate 110 years in the Turks & Caicos Islands on January 31, 2008. During that time, the company has made significant investments in the infrastructure and the social fibre of the nation.
How it got started
Cable & Wireless' involvement in the Turks & Caicos Islands began in 1897 with the laying of the first submarine telegraph cable linking London, Canada and the West Indies. Grand Turk was chosen as a site for a land-based, cable linking station, because it was then a dependency of Jamaica and a convenient "half-way" point between Bermuda and Jamaica. The link to Bermuda commenced operations on 31 January, 1898, to be followed by the Jamaican service a year later, giving the West Indies its first all-British connection to London.
Serving the Turks & Caicos Islands since January 31, 1898, Cable & Wireless has played an integral role in revolutionizing communication in this country. The company laid the transatlantic cable in 1898 to the delivery of High Speed Internet Service; Cable & Wireless is committed to being the provider of choice.
The Mission Statement
Cable & Wireless will be the chosen Telecommunications provider for all customer segments in the Turks & Caicos Islands. We will offer cost effective telecommunications solutions to all. We will guarantee a customer-first approach, while ensuring integrity and excellence in operation. We will continue to invest in our employees, our technology base and out community whilst meeting our shareholder expectations. We will live up to our slogan Ò ÏYour Choice, Our Voice.Ó
Celebrating 110 years
Cable & Wireless Turks & Caicos Islands celebrates 110 years in the Turks & Caicos Islands. The company commemorates this special occasion with grateful thanks to customers for their patronage and continued support over the years to come.
Telecommunications Solutions
Cable & Wireless is the only full service telecommunications provider in the Turks & Caicos Islands providing telecommunications solutions to all our customer segments; fixed wire services, mobile services, internet services and data services.
In 2007, customers were migrated from an entry level speed of 256kb to 1Mb allowing customers to do bigger things online. Millions of dollars have been invested in the GSM mobile network to accommodate the demands of the growing economy in the country.
The network and services portfolio will be expanded in 2008 and beyond to bring modern, effective telecommunications products to meet the needs of all customers.
Employees
The employees are the great resource. There will be continuous development in the skills of the employees to ensure the best customer service to customers and to cope with the rapidly changing requirements of the industry.
Community Involvement
Cable & Wireless has a strong tradition of commitment to the local community by sponsoring diverse projects and events, as well as being directly involved in community activities. The ongoing policy is to support initiatives which will assist the development of the local people and the islands as a whole.
Cable & Wireless Turks & CaicosIslands is poised at the precipice of a new era of doing business in an ever changing and competitive world and the Business Unit looks forward to facing these challenges with enthusiasm and a will to succeed.
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