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June 12th, 2021
USVI ISP wins $84M FCC contract to supply affordable 1Gig internet

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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A USVI Internet Service Provider (ISP), Broadband VI has won an $84.5 million federal bid to buildout phase 2 of the Connect USVI program, whose aim is to provide affordable voice and broadband services for 10-year periods with speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second downstream.

December 3rd, 2019
Internet service must improve ‘even if it means inviting new players’- Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With unreliable internet service despite the high costs a bugbear for ordinary citizens as well as businesses, and now the Government of the Virgin Islands seeking to embrace technology and innovation as opportunities for development of the economy, internet service providers have been put on notice to get their act together or risk seeing additional competition entering the market in the Virgin Islands (VI).

May 13th, 2019
State of internet service hampering economic growth- Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The state of internet service in the Territory has been described as a “technological crisis” by Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1), who says he intends to urgently summon heads of the various telecommunications companies to address the issues.

April 9th, 2018
Hon Marlon A. Penn blames poor internet on liberalisation of telecoms

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands was ranked by a British report last year as having one of the worst and most expensive internet services on earth.

January 9th, 2018
CCT Cares launched with donation to Ebenezer Thomas Primary School

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Students and Staff at the Ebenezer Thomas Primary School in Sea Cows Bay are taking a step up back in the online world thanks to CCT BVI.

July 20th, 2017
Internet service in VI ‘is no good’- residents

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Several residents in the Virgin Islands have expressed their dissatisfaction with the internet service in the Virgin Islands, saying that all carriers need to do better, especially for the ordinary man.

October 27th, 2011
Month free Internet service for new CCTmax customers

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In celebration of reaching the 3 year milestone in the Virgin Islands, CCT Global Communications is giving all new CCTmax customers one month free Internet service, a press release from the telecommunications company stated.

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