Viya (company)
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Predecessor | Innovative Communications Corporation Choice Communications |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Headquarters | St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands |
Area served | The United States Virgin Islands |
| Parent | ATN International |
| Website | www |
Viya is a telecommunications company that provides landline, mobile telephone, Internet, and cable television services in the United States Virgin Islands. Viya is a subsidiary of ATN International. Prior to its acquisition by ATN, it was formerly known as Innovative Communications Corporation. In 2015, Choice Communications, which was a former rival telecommunications company and a subsidiary of ATN, purchased Innovative for $145 Million[1] and completed the sale on July 1, 2016.[2] In 2017, ATN merged both Innovative and Choice to form Viya.[3]
Viya owned the Virgin Islands Daily News until 2008, when it was purchased by Times-Shamrock Communications. Viya formerly operated cable TV services in Sint Maarten until October 2016, when it was acquired by the TelEm Group.[4] They also had formerly operated cable TV services in the British Virgin Islands as well, until their cable systems were destroyed by Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Choice Communications To Acquire Innovative Group Of Companies for $145 Million". The Virgin Islands Consortium. 2015-10-01.
- ^ "ATN Completes Acquisition of Innovative". The St. Thomas Source. 2016-07-02.
- ^ "Innovative and Choice Come Together as Viya". The St. Thomas Source. 2017-04-19.
- ^ "TelEm Group inks takeover for Sint Maarten Cable TV". Comms Update. 2016-10-10.
- ^ "BVI Cable". Facebook. 2017-10-19.
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