DIGICEL BECOMES TITLE SPONSOR OF PNG'S PREMIER RUGBY LEAGUE TOURNAMENT

Digicel Cup to provide Bigger, Better League Action in 2011 & 2012

Thursday, 10h February, 2011 - Port Moresby, PNG The newly titled Digicel Cup tournament will provide Rugby League in PNG with a major boost, following the announcement of a new partnership with PNG-NRL, which sees Digicel become title and major sponsor of the country's premier semi-professional rugby league tournament.

The significant sponsorship investment by Digicel will include the provision of communication services to the Tournament organiser and Teams as well as a major marketing and promotional campaign, which will help to take the country's favourite rugby league tournament to a new level. Digicel is committed to supporting the PNG-NRLs stated ambition of growing the footprint of the tournament and bringing in new teams and new host cities across the country.

The inaugural 2011 Digicel Cup will kick-off in early May and feature ten teams, increasing from nine in 2009, playing 18 weeks of Round Robin action with five exciting games each weekend to look forward to.

The major PNG-NRL sponsorship sees Digicel become one of the country's biggest investors in Rugby League. Digicel's unrivaled nationwide network offers mobile coverage in all seven cities and surrounding areas that will feature in the 2011 Digicel Cup

Digicel PNG CEO, John Mangos said; "Digicel is passionate about the development of sport in PNG and Rugby League is the sport of the people. As PNG's leading mobile service provider, there is a natural fit for us with the country's premier national tournament which engages with hundreds of thousands of fans right across the country. We look forward to working in partnership with PNG-NRL Board and the participating Franchise teams to support their ambition to grow this wonderful tournament further and make provide even bigger and better league action."

Don Fox the Chairman of the Board of PNG-NRL welcomed Digicel as the tournament's new title sponsor. "Digicel's sponsorship is fantastic news for the tournament, for the Franchise Teams and for all Rugby League fans across country. The inaugural Digicel Cup, which will see ten teams compete for the country's most coveted title looks set to be even more exciting than ever. Digicel will be a very welcome partner on our Board and we look forward to their assistance and support over the next few years."

For more information on Digicel PNG visit www.digicelpng.com or www.facebook.com/digicelpng

About Digicel:

After nine years of operation, Digicel Group Limited has 11 million customers across its 32 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific. The company is renowned for delivering best value, best service and best network.

Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific sports teams, including the Special Olympics teams throughout these regions. Digicel sponsors the West Indies cricket team and is also the title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean. In the Pacific, Digicel is the proud sponsor of several national rugby teams and also sponsors the Vanuatu cricket team.

Digicel also runs a host of community-based initiatives across its markets and has set up Digicel Foundations in Jamaica, Haiti and Papua New Guinea which focus on educational, cultural and social development programmes.

In 2004, Digicel developed Digicel Rising Stars - an annual talent show to support aspiring young music artists in the Caribbean. The show has spanned the Eastern Caribbean, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago ranking as one of the top-rated shows.

Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and its markets comprise: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Nauru, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos and Vanuatu. Digicel also has coverage in St. Martin and St. Barts in the Caribbean. Visit www.digicelgroup.com or www.digicelpacific.com for more information