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title: "Telecoms in the Caribbean: Take the Long View"
summary: |-
  Consolidation can be good for innovation and telecom consumers.
date: "2015-02-13"
issues: ["Broadband Access and Regulation"]
authors: ["Doug Brake"]
content_type: "Op-Eds & Contributed Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2015/02/13/telecoms-caribbean-take-long-view/"
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# Telecoms in the Caribbean: Take the Long View

Coming in at US$3 billion, the merger of the Caribbean telecoms Cable and Wireless Communications and Columbus Communications is big by any measure, and regulators are right to examine the deal on a regional basis. But it is important to see this merger for what it is: a big down payment on future investment in communications infrastructure for the Caribbean.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2015/02/13/telecoms-caribbean-take-long-view/*