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easy feat keeping global shareholders happy, whilst maintaining that balance with the local goals and objectives for LIME’S 87 permanent employees and more than 250 contractors. “Our parent company Cable & Wireless is listed on the London stock exchange so we do have shareholder expectations, but our biggest challenge now is driving the company forward in a difficult economic climate and doing that whilst trying to maintain employment levels and costs in a rising cost environment.” Business Grenada readers might remember that period of telecoms deregulation which swept the island 12 years ago. Like many other Caricom member states, Telecoms deregulation in Grenada was a major driving force behind an urgent need to boost struggling Whether deregulation of electricity in Grenada can happen, will happen or how it will happen is something of interest that we in Grenada will all take a close look at. We all know that Grenada is a very small market so when we open up a segment of that market to competition, companies will be faced with a cost of doing business which cannot be avoided so that has to be considered in opening the electricity sector. Will it bring benefit to consumers or will the market be so small that it just brings frustration to the incumbent and other operators in the market? Given the way that electricity is produced and delivered in this country, it will be of great interest to all Grenadians to see how this scenario actually pans out. Steele thinks there should be a proper national debate on this issue. also still a long time in Telecoms I see the whole focus being on wireless technology and applications that can fit on every type of wireless device for both existing and for those to come. So we are going to see a definite shift from any direct connections or physical wires to where everything is “on the go” including what’s happening in the home,” Steele says. “So we will see terminologies used like “The Connected Home” where everything in your home can be monitored f &??6?'G???RG?R?bFWf?6R???^( ???&R&?RF?????F?"??W"???Rv?F?6?W&2?6?V6??V?F??'2?"v??F?w2?v?N( ?2?V???r????W"g&?FvR?v?BFV??N( ?2??f?"??7F?6R?GW&????"?fb??W"?"6??F?F?????rV??B?f?'GV??WfW'?FWf?6R????W"???Rv???&R6???V7FVBF???Rf???W"6?'BFWf?6R?B&R&?RF?&R????F?&VB'?F?R6?V?Bv?W&WfW"??R&R?( ?( ?F???rF?R???R??rF?w&?W2?b???W2F?Bf?&?6???V??G????Rv???7F'B6VV??r( ?6???V7FVB6?6?WF?W>( ?2???W2w&?WF?vWF?W"F?f?&?6???V??F?W2?B6???V??F?W2w&?WF?vWF?W"F?f?&?F?R( ?6???V7FVB6?6?WG?( ??F?R???6F???2&R???V?6R?v?WF?W"?B&R?VF?6??VGV6F?????Vv??"'W6??W72F?V?vRv???6VR??v?FW"66?R( ?6???V7FVBv?fW&??V?G>( ?F?&?Vv?W6R?bF??26?RFV6?????w??B'?W?FV?6???( ?6???V7FVBv?&?N( ?6?vRv???6VR?76?fRw&?wF???F??2&V?( ?7FVV?R6?2?Rv?V?B??R??2?Vv7?BF?R?V???b??RF?&RFVf??VB'???&RF??'&??v??r???WrFV6?????w??B&?f?G2?"&??7F??rF?R6????( ?2'&?B?( ?( ??fW'?&?VBF?&R?VF??r??R?W&R??w&V?F?( ?( ?v?V?B??RF?&R&V?V?&W&VB26??V??Rv???V?VB&V????fRF?R6????b'&?Bf?'v&B&W???B?W7B6????F?G??&W???B6????F?N( ?26??V???FW&W7FVB??6V?b&???F???2??B??Rv?W&RvR??R6???V??F?W2&WGFW"?B?fW2&WGFW"??b?6?V?B&R&V?V?&W&VBf?"??&?f??rF?R?fW2?bw&V?F??2&F?W"F??&V?V?&W&VBf?"??G&?GV6??r?????R?W&RF?V??v???&RfW'?&?VB???( ??vR&R??&?WB????r'W6??W76W2?BF?Rf6??FF????b'W6??W72??F?R&Vv???V6?W ?v?fW&??V?B6?ffW'2??V?WF?R?&?WBF?v??&?6??WF?F????BBF?R6?RF??Rv?f??r6&?&&V?6??7V?W'2??&R6???6W2?( ?FV?V6??2??w&V?Fv2FW&VwV?FVB&6???#v?V?F?Rv?gB??bw&V?F?B?F?W'2??F?R&Vv????&6VB??&??6W2F?W??FRF??F?W"v?&?B&?F?W2F?BF?W?v?V?B?V?F?R?&?WG2f?"F?R&Vv?????b6?W'6Rv?F?6??WF?F???vRF?B?fRF?6??vR?W"'W6??W72??FV??BvR?BF??V&?F?6??WFR?v?fV?F?BvRvW&R?W&F??r2??????&Vf?&R?vR6VR?B2???'GV??G?F?&WF?????W"'W6??W72?&WF??????rvR??vR??W&FR?B?VB?W"'W6??W72?&WF?????W"&?GV7B?'Ff???F?&W6V?B?B?FV?F??7W7F??W'>( ??7FVV?R6VW26???&?G???F?B#FR?&VwV?F???&?6W72v?F?&??6?2??rf6??rw&V?F?BF?R?T526?V?G&?W2F?FR?&VwV?FR?B?V?WF?RV?V7G&?6?G?6V7F?.(
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