Nassau, Bahamas - BTC customers throughout Abaco
and the northern Bahamas will experience consistent, improved cellular service
including faster speeds for downloads and browsing on smart phones when the
company completes its revamp of the wireless system by mid-May, officials said
today.

"We have completed 35 of
the 41 cell sites in Abaco to date and expect to have the remaining few
completed within the next several weeks," said Marlon Johnson, Vice
President, Brand & Communications. "When the work is done, customers
will enjoy greatly improved service, fewer dropped calls and much faster speeds
as Abaco goes from a 2G platform to the blazing speed of 4G...