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Tobago holding 51 percent of the share capital and
Cable and Wireless (West Indies) Limited, the other 49
percent. TEXTEL was charged with the responsibility of
providing and maintaining telephone links, including
transmission, switching, and signaling facilities, be-
tween the country and the rest of the world.
Over the years, the country’s phone system expanded
with major development programs taking place during
the mid-1980s. In 1991, there was a merger between
TELCO, which provided local telephone services and
TEXTEL, which provided international communication.
The result was the Telecommunications Services of
Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) Limited, which, today is
jointly owned by National Enterprises Limited (NEL) -
which in turn is majority owned by the Government of
Trinidad and Tobago - and Cable and Wireless (West
Indies) Limited.
(National Enterprises Limited is an investment holding
company that was formed to consolidate the Govern-
ment’s shareholding in select state enterprises and in
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT)
WHAT:
The country’s largest provider of commu-
nications solutions to the residential and commer-
cial markets
WHERE:
Headquarters in Port of Spain, Trinidad
WEBSITE
:
Testing 4G LTE installations for TSTT nationwide broadband access strategy
