Assemble Launches ISP in FIji

Mr Taito Waradi
Interim Minister for Commerce, Industry, Investment and Communications

Launching of Assemble Communications ISP Business at 5th Floor, Post Fiji, Suva. at 1.00pm Thursday, 29th March, 2007


NI SA BULA VINAKA.

I WISH TO THANK ASSEMBLE COMMUNICATIONS FOR THIS PRIVILEGE TO ADDRESS YOU ON THIS OCCASION, AND TO OFFICIATE AT THE LAUNCHING OF THE COMPANY’S ISP (INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER) BUSINESS.

LIKE OTHER SIMILAR BUSINESSES THAT WILL LAUNCH OVER THE ENSUING PERIOD THERE IS IN MY VIEW GOOD OMEN FOR THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES IN FIJI.

I SAY THIS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SPECIFIC RELATED STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS THAT MY MINISTRY WILL ATTEND TO IN THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR IN RESPECT OF THESE INDUSTRIES, AND THE LAUNCH OF ASSEMBLE COMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS REALISES A TANGIBLE SUCCESSFUL OUTPUT TO THE SECTOR STRATEGIES.

THIS LAUNCH IS THE CULMINATION OF THE JOINT COMMITTED EFFORTS OF THE ASSEMBLE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TOWARDS INVESTING IN FIJI AND OPEN AND TRANSPARENT FACILITATIONS OF GOVERNMENT.

THE LICENCES ISSUED TO THE COMPANY, AUTHORISES ASSEMBLE COMMUNICATIONS TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE AN ISP FACILITY THAT ENABLES PUBLIC ACCESS TO INTERNET BASED SERVICES, AND TO SOURCE INTERNET BANDWIDTH VIA A SATELLITE EARTH STATION.

AS AN ADDITIONAL PLAYER IN THE MARKET, ASSEMBLE COMMUNICATIONS WILL CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY THE BENEFITS THAT ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE INTERNET DOMAIN.

THE FOCUS OF ASSEMBLE COMMUNICATIONS TOWARDS EXTENDING ACCESS TO THE KOROS AND TIKINAS AND ISLANDS THROUGHOUT FIJI THEREBY INCREASING NATIONAL AS WELL AS GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY IS INDEED COMMENDABLE.

ALSO COMMENDABLE, I NOTE IS THE FACT THAT THIS BUSINESS IS OWNED ENTIRELY BY LOCALS WITH LINKAGE TO REPUTABLE OVERSEAS TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT TEAM WHO HAVE HAD YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE BUSINESS NICHE.

TO THE GROUP, THANK YOU FOR THIS INITIATIVE, AND I WISH YOU SUCCESS IN THIS BUSINESS VENTURE.IT GIVES ME PLEASURE AND I AM INDEED PRIVILEGED TO LAUNCH THIS ISP BUSINESS OF ASSEMBLE COMMUNICATIONS (FIJI) LIMITED.

VINAKA VAKALEVU.

Fijii Government Press Release