Trilogy International Partners, LLC is a public American

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company based in Bellevue, Washington. It is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Trilogy operates through its international partially-owned subsidiaries

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in New Zealand and Viva in Bolivia.

History

Trilogy was founded in 2005 by

John W. Stanton John W. Stanton is an American businessman. He is the chairman of the board of Trilogy International Partners, as well as the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).

, an American wireless businessman, and several associates. The founders previously managed

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, an American wireless operator, that merged with

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in 2005 for $6 billion.

Comcel Haiti Communication Cellulaire d'Haïti, S.A. or (ComCEL), became known as the trademark Voilà, was a telephone company in Haiti which primarily dealt in mobile phone service. It was a subsidiary of US-based Trilogy International Partners. History C ...

, their company in Haiti, was sold to Digicel group in March 2012. In 2015, Trilogy's Dominican Republic operations, Trilogy Dominicana (now

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), were sold to Telemicro Group, a local firm. In 2017, Trilogy listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, through a take-over by a company on that exchange. As part of this transaction, the company raised $270 million.

Business

Trilogy owns two wireless telecommunications companies,

in New Zealand and Nuevatel in Bolivia. 2degrees is the third largest mobile provider in New Zealand, with 23% of the market as of 2017. 2degrees also provides fixed-line phone and broadband services, although it has a small market share for these services. Trilogy has a 63% stake in 2degrees, with remaining owners including Tesbrit BV. Nuevatel is the third largest mobile provider in Bolivia, with a 24% market share as of 2017. Trilogy has a 72% interest in the company, the remaining 28% percent belongs to local telephone

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COMTECO. Nuevatel operates under the brand name

. Both companies are being sold in 2022. While Trilogy will only receive a "nominal" amount for Nuevatel, the company expects proceeds of NZD 930 million from the sale of its majority stake in 2degrees.

References

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