Digicel may face opposition entering Bahamian market

Digicel could face some opposition if it decides to enter the Bahamian telecommunications industry.

The Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union, BCPOU, says it will oppose the move if there are Bahamian companies that can do the job.

According to reports out of the Bahamas, Digicel representative and former Jamaica Prime Minister PJ Patterson flew to Nassau on Monday and met with Prime Minister Perry Christie as well as Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson.

But the BCPOU says while it supports competition it would prefer competition to come from a Bahamian company.

President of the union, Bernard Evans, says he personally would not support Digicel entering the telecommunications market because it does not have a union.