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Although there have been no new entrants into the fixed line industry, the government issued three licenses under the new regime to cellular telephone service providers.

The existing provider, CCT Boatphone, obtained one license.

Bmobile, the cellular arm of Cable & Wireless, obtained a second.

The third license was obtained by BVI Cable TV, a local cable television service.

The license in favour of BVI Cable was controversial, as the Regulator had announced in advance that only three licenses in total would be issued, and BVI Cable TV had crumbling cable television infrastructure, and was in no position to office cellular telephone services ( and to date, has not offered any cellular telephone services, or anything other than simple cable television ).

However, bmobile's main regional competitor, Digicel, was rejected for a license.

The decision was regarded as highly controversial in the local media.