
InfoChannel was formed in
Jamaica in 1995 and is the first commercial Internet Services
Provider (ISP) to be established in the Caribbean. Our mission
is to profitably provide to local and international clients
reliable, quality services that facilitate the distribution
of information and knowledge by utilizing telecommunications
and information processing technologies.
Since 1995, while retaining
our position as a leading ISP, we have expanded our operations
to include a range of international and local data services.
International traffic is carried by our licensed earth station
(VSAT) facility, which is now able to handle 6-7 times more
traffic than 2 years ago.
We include a wide cross
section of Jamaican businesses among our corporate clients
as well as a large percentage of residential Internet subscribers.
Major products that have
been enthusiastically taken up by Jamaicans include:
The popular 56 Kbps dial-up Marathon
range of products offering unlimited monthly usage, SprintPak
40 for those who use the internet sparingly and NetKyaad,
a new and increasingly popular product for those who want
prepaid access and have varying usage demand.
InfoChannel has been at
the forefront of the battle for the deregulation of the telecommunications
industry in Jamaica, the final phase of which took place in
March 2003. In preparing to take advantage of a fully liberalized
environment, the company entered into an agreement with Net2Phone
to resell their brand of IP Phone technology including the
Yap Jack Plus and Max
Units. These products offer the lowest international calling
rates giving the user tremendous dollar savings.
The company has also forged
a partnership with former C&W executive, Steve Twomey,
to form Reliant Corporate Communications, a firm that will
use fixed wireless technology to offer corporate clients a
range of voice and high-speed data services.
Over the next 2 years,
Reliant Communications, with InfoChannel as the main investor
expects to invest J$100 million in Jamaica.
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