I WOULD like to clarify some of the issues raised in a sensationalised article (in the Kaieteur News) on Sep 4th regarding the circumstances surrounding iNet Communications Inc.Firstly, I am concerned that in your haste to publish a tabloid headline, you made

no effort to confirm any of the ‘facts,’ many of which you inaccurately stated in your article.

Our phone numbers are listed in the telephone directory and our email addresses can easily be found online with a simple search in any of the easily accessible search engines online.
Now to deal with the inaccuracies in your article:
1. Please note that iNet was issued a Telecommunications License for Data Networks over 14 years ago. The details of iNet, GTT and Digicel’s licenses should be available at NFMU. All three companies operate under NFMU.
2. The Government of Guyana has repeatedly stated that the licenses that cover the operations of iNet Communications, GTT and Digicel need to be updated to cover all new technologies like Internet, VOIP, IP TV, VPN’s etc. As such, while we all wait on the licensing updates (iNet, GTT and Digicel), everyone is continuing to operate as per normal.
3. What we are doing now is completely legal, and we have been doing it legally for the past 14 years. We pay all of our licensing fees to NFMU. We pay duty on all of our equipment. We pay all of our relevant VAT and other taxes. Most of our board of directors, and staff, are Guyanese. And again, we have been doing this for the past 14 years.
4. The only difference in our current operations is that now, we have the fastest data network in Guyana. We are using satellites to achieve this feat since it is the fastest way to connect businesses operating and residential consumers living off the coastline of Guyana (Berbice River, Mabaruma, Kaituma, etc). We are now the only network that has 100% coverage of the country, with maximum 10 Mbps
internet download speeds, at affordable prices.
5. For details on our network design, prices, operations, etc, please find attached the relevant document. As you can see, everything is absolutely legal, this network is live and available to all Guyanese today, and the prices are truly attractive to everyone.
I will be grateful if you would exercise the same haste you demonstrated in publishing your article in publishing this letter. I will also happily give you my email address, which I check continuously, and answer within the day that they
are sent.

GEORGE MELVILLE, MBA
CEO, iNet Communications, Global Technology Group
Licensed Telecommunications Provider