About Digicel

Since its launch in 2001, Digicel has become the fastest growing
mobile telecommunications operator in the Caribbean. Lucia, Barbados and St.(1)

-- Americans plan to spend an average of $211 on Apparel gifts this
holiday season.

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The plane was developed as a strategic military freighter designed to carry
and deliver missile units and battle tanks, as well as helicopters like the
MI-26. The first prototype AN-124 flew on December 26 1982.

By offering innovative mobile services and community support, Digicel has
become a leading brand in the Caribbean and has placed the region at the
cutting edge of mobile communications.

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"Trinibagonians can look forward to telecommunications moving
into the future, helping Trinibagonians achieve their Vision 2020 plan to
become one of the world's most fully developed nations by economic and
social standards.

The company is the lead sponsor of Caribbean sports teams including the
West Indies Cricket Team, Special Olympics teams across the Caribbean and
is title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Football Union Cup, which
involves over 30 Caribbean countries and is an important qualifier towards
the CONCACAF Gold Cup. We are focused on a rapid roll-out
of innovative services that will give Trinibagonians the opportunity to
choose a service provider that offers added value, superior customer care,
and wider coverage. Michael A. It is the largest GSM operator in the region.

Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and operates in eight countries
including Aruba, Barbados, Curaao, The Cayman Islands, Grenada, Jamaica,
St. Vincent & the Grenadines, will also be
strengthened as Cingular 's customer base will transition to Digicel.

Fun Facts for Holiday Shopping From the Direct Marketing Association

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Lucia, St.(1)

-- Consumers and businesses will spend $133 billion on catalog purchases
in 2005, an increase from $126 billion last year.

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Brewer will leverage his vast experience as a leader of successful
companies.

The company is the lead sponsor of Caribbean sports teams including the
West Indies Cricket Team, Special Olympics teams across the Caribbean and
is title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Football Union Cup, which
involves over 30 Caribbean countries and is an important qualifier towards
the CONCACAF Gold Cup.(2)

-- The average catalog shopper spent $142 per order in 2004, and
purchased an average of four items per order.(1)

-- An additional 31% of shoppers will finish their gift buying two weeks
before the holiday.

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In four years, Digicel
has become renowned for competitive rates, unbeatable coverage, superior
customer care, a wide variety of products and services and
state-of-the-art handsets.
Brewer is expected to commence this position from November 1, 2005.

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(1)

How much will they spend?

-- American adults plan to spend a total of $299 billion on holiday
gifts in 2005 - an average of $1,373 per person.

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(1)

Why do they shop from home or office?

-- Sixty-three percent of shoppers cite convenience as the reason they
shop via catalogs, the Internet, mail, or phone. Other reasons for
shopping from home or office include variety (36 percent), to save
money (34 percent ), and customer service (20 percent).

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Trinidad & Tobago are important
strategic markets for Digicel , as the company focuses on its mission to
create a seamless pan-Caribbean network with enormous benefits for the
region. Mr. His past accomplishments include preparing Eircell for sale to
the Vodafone Group in one of Ireland's largest corporate deals. Paul Mouttet,
President of Zenith Diversified Holdings Ltd.

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(Click here for details)network in Trinidad + Tobago being hoisted onto trucks from the AN
According to the CEO for Digicel Trinidad & Tobago Ltd, Ms Sinead O
Marcaigh, "We are planning to make an immense impact on the quality and
standard of mobile telecommunications in the Trinidad and Tobago
marketplace."

Digicel has grown to over 1,000 employees in four years and invested more
than US$600 million in the Caribbean.
Geoffrey Leid, Executive Director of the HCL Group and Mr. Digicel has entered into an agreement to acquire,
subject to regulatory approval, Cingular Wireless' Bermuda and Caribbean
operations that will significantly increase the size of its pan-Caribbean
network to include Bermuda, Anguilla, St Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and
Barbuda and Dominica. "The DMA 2005 Multichannel Marketing
Report"
(4) Opinion Research Corporation survey for the Direct Marketing
Association, October 6-8, 2005


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Ericsson, the world's leading GSM provider, has been Digicel's preferred
vendor since its flagship launch in Jamaica in 2001 and has remained a
strategic provider throughout the company's subsequent roll-out in
Caribbean markets, including St Lucia, St Vincent & The Grenadines,
Grenada, Aruba, Barbados and The Cayman Islands. The company has been recently
awarded licenses in Trinidad & Tobago and Haiti as well as signing an
agreement, subject to regulatory approval, to acquire Cingular Wireless
operations in the Caribbean and Bermuda which will expand Digicel to the
five new islands of Bermuda, Anguilla , Antigua & Barbuda, St Kitts & Nevis
and Anguilla.com for more information on Digicel.

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It is the largest GSM mobile operator in the region and plans
to extend its footprint into other Caribbean countries. Stephen Brewer, a 15-year telecommunications expert, has
been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Trinidad & Tobago. In four years, Digicel has
become renowned for competitive rates, unbeatable coverage, superior
customer care, a wide variety of products and services, and
state-of-the-art handsets.(1)

-- Seventy-two percent of women shop from the home or office , compared
to 66% of men. Other popular catalog purchases include Gifts (40%),
Books/Music/Videos (37%), Home Decor or Furniture (26%), Toys + Games
(24%), Electronics (23%), Sporting Goods (21%), Gardening Supplies
(14%), Food (12%), Flowers (12%), and Pet Supplies (11%).

Possible shopping activities include those related to antiques and collectibles, books , clothing, convenience stores, flowers and gifts, food, furniture, health products, jewelry, malls, pawn brokers, rentals, specialties, and sporting goods.

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Met by staff from Digicel Trinidad & Tobago Ltd and Ericsson, Digicel's
exclusive network partner, the massive commercial aircraft is transporting
equipment essential to deliver an extensive and reliable GSM network that
will strategically connect every corner of Trinidad and Tobago with mobile
phone service.

Digicel's operation in Trinidad and Tobago is backed by a team of
international and local shareholders including the HCL Group, Zenith
Diversified Holdings Limited and Digicel Group.digicelgroup.(1)

-- Men are more likely to procrastinate, with 51% finishing their
shopping the final week compared to 41% of women.

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Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and operates in eight countries
including Aruba, Barbados, Curacao, The Cayman Islands, Grenada, Jamaica,
St.

Digicel's success in June in a highly competitive spectrum auction will
enable it to operate a mobile network in Trinidad & Tobago.

In addition, Brewer has previously held senior commercial posts with France
Telecom Mobile, O2, Vodafone UK, and Cable & Wireless Caribbean.

Visit www. Other popular items
purchased on the Web: Apparel (48%), Travel Services/Airline Tickets
(47%), Gifts (44%), Electronics/Computers (43%), Tickets/Sports +
Entertainment (33%), Toys + Games (31 %), Home Decor or Furniture
(21%), Sporting Goods (19%), Flowers (16%), Pet Supplies (10% ), Food
(7%), and Gardening Supplies (6%).

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PRESS RELEASE Digicel Flys Forward With World-Class Network for Trinidad +amp; Tobago

2 billion (US$190 million) in its mobile
telecommunications operations in Trinidad & Tobago. A second
prototype, named Ruslan, made a public appearance at the Paris Air Show in
June 1985, preceding the first commercial operations in a 124-ton power plant
generator and a spreading cradle equaling a total payload weight of 132.

(1) With the holiday shopping season underway, Americans are flocking to
catalogs, the Web, and stores to find items on their holiday gift lists.

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"With Ericsson as our network provider, we are able to bring the most
innovative mobile telecommunications technology to the people of Trinidad
and Tobago so they can experience a wide range of products and services,
competitive rates and superior customer care," she added.K.

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PRESS RELEASE Digicel to Appoint Stephen Brewer as CEO of Trinidad +amp; Tobago Operation



"Stephen's proven leadership and experience in the telecommunications
industry position him to successfully lead Digicel to become the number one
mobile telecommunications company in Trinidad & Tobago," said Colm Delves,
Digicel Group CEO. Vincent and the Grenadines with plans to launch in Trinidad
& Tobago and Haiti. DMA
provides the following statistics about how much people are spending, what
they are buying, and how they will do their shopping this season. Forty -six percent wait until the final week to
complete their shopping, with 23% finishing the day before the
holiday.(3)

For additional information about holiday shopping, and more than 300 links
to catalog and online retailers, visit The DMA's consumer Web site,
http: //www.org.

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Ericsson's network infrastructure will enable Trinibagonians to experience
enhanced network quality, consistent connectivity and access to a broad
range of innovative services including international roaming and mobile
internet (GPRS).

Note to the Editor

About Antonov AN-124-100

The giant Antonov AN-124, designed by O. Antonov ASTC, is one of the
world's largest aircrafts commonly used for oversize freight charters all
over the world. Vincent and the Grenadines .digicelgroup.(1)

-- Ninety-seven percent of Americans plan to shop for holiday gifts in
2005.(1)

-- Men plan to spend $1,515 on gifts, while women plan to spend
$1,240.

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This customer-centric approach has led to success and
increased market share in every country we have entered.
Fifi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the HCL Group; Mr .

ABOUT DIGICEL

Since its launch in 2001, Digicel has become the fastest growing wireless
telecommunications operator in the Caribbean. Digicel's market share in The Cayman Islands,
Grenada , St. NEW YORK, According to the Direct Marketing
Association (DMA), Americans plan to spend $299 billion on holiday gifts this
year. Other popular gifts include Food ($195),
Electronics /Computers ($187), General Gifts ($172), Toys + Games
($149), Home Decor or Furniture ($124 ), Books/Music/Videos ($101),
Sporting Goods ($63), Tickets for Sports/Entertainment ($60 ), Pet
Supplies ($47), Flowers ($35), and Gardening Supplies ($30).

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"Our advanced technology is on the cutting edge and capable of providing
consumers and businesses in Trinidad and Tobago with innovative new
services," said Martin Bjork, Ericsson Key Account Manager for Digicel
Group Ltd . We look forward to
playing an active role in the vibrant Trinidad & Tobago community and
economy ," added Colm Delves.
Who is buying?

-- More than two-thirds of Americans - 70% - shop from home, buying from
catalogs, over the Internet, over the phone, or through the mail .

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Digicel, the fastest
growing mobile telecommunications operator in the Caribbean, announced it
expects to invest over TT$ 1.

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4
tons (291,940lb).(4)

When do they shop?

-- Twenty percent of shoppers plan to buy all of their holiday gifts
before Thanksgiving .

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Over the next year, Digicel will invest over TT$ 1.

"The conditions for our launch in Trinidad & Tobago are certainly further
enhanced with the addition of Stephen.

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2 billion (US$190
million ) and create up to 400 local jobs within the organization in
addition to suppliers and contractors , which could account for five times
the number of employees. As CEO of
Digicel T&T, Brewer will be responsible for developing Digicel into the
country's leading mobile telecommunications provider . Three of the company's
Board members are nationals of Trinidad & Tobago including Mr. Lucia, St .

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(3)

-- The Web will generate nearly $284 billion in sales of all products
and services in 2005, up from $243 billion in 2004.(2)

What do they buy?

-- Nearly two-thirds of catalog shoppers - 65% - buy apparel from
catalogs. "US Direct Marketing Today: Economic
Impact 2005"
(3) Direct Marketing Association.

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By utilizing one of the world's largest aircrafts, the AN 124-100 Antonov,
which landed today in Piarco Airport, Port of Spain, Trinidad, Digicel took
a significant leap in its continuous build out of a
state-of -the-art wireless network.
Digicel Group, the
fastest growing mobile telecommunications company in the Caribbean, today
announced that Mr. He became
CEO of Vodafone (Ireland) and oversaw its transition from a stand-alone
national company to an integral part of the Vodafone Group.com for more information on Digicel.(4)

-- Books/Music/Videos are the most popular online purchases , with 55% of
online shoppers buying these items on the Web.

(1) Opinion Research Corporation survey for the Direct Marketing
Association, September 15-17, 2005
(2 ) Direct Marketing Association.

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