| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1972 (Merged with Cable and Wireless Belize in 1987) |
| Headquarters | Belize City, Belize |
| Key people | Nestor Vasquez, Chairman of the Board of Directors |
| Products | Telephone, Internet, television |
| Revenue | 26.1 million BZD (2006) |
| Net income | 156.2 million USD (2006) |
| Employees | about 500 |
| Website | belizetelemedia.net |
Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL), formerly Belize Telecommunications Limited, is a telecommunications company in Belize. Established in 1972 as the Telecommunications Authority, it rapidly became Belize's leading telecommunication provider in the 1980s and 90s. Today, it enjoys the most subscribers to telephone, cellular, Internet and other services. In May 2007, it changed its name from Belize Telecommunications Limited to Belize Telemedia Limited.
In August 2009, the company was nationalized by the Government of Belize, who appropriated over up to 94% of its shares.[1]