– to soon announce significant investments in key areasLiberalisation of the telecommunication sector and realizing 4G mobile data service is among the vision for the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) for this year.The Company in a statement issued Friday said that “we remain optimistic that 2016 is the year in which we are granted 4G mobile data and the telecommunications sector is liberalized in order to ensure that all players are on a level playfield.”The statement, moreover, underscored that “GTT is eager to continue to play an integral role in the growth and development of Guyana as we ‘Do More’ to win for our customers.”In this regard the Company related plans to continue to deploy resources so that “we can expand services and make system upgrades. In fact, we are excited about our future plans in which we intend to make significant investments in some key areas, which will be announced soon.”And even as the company embraces progressive moves,Wholesale China Jerseys, it has also been extending its appreciation to its long-serving employees who have significantly contributed to the development of the industry. The Company has been recognizing the work of these employees annually.“The Management congratulates and commends all long service employees who have significantly contributed to the development of the industry,” the GTT statement added.GTT employees,Authentic China Jerseys, who are 55 years and over and have served the company for at least 10 years,Wholesale Jerseys Cheap, were recently offered the option of voluntary retirement.According to GTT,Wholesale Jerseys, “Employees who fall within this group were given individual letters which outlined the optional offer.” As such, the Company’s Executive Management met with them at which time it was emphasized that “the acceptance or rejection of the offer is one of individual choice and the primary reason for this exercise was to ensure that the pension scheme remains viable to the benefit of all employees.”“One of the benefits of being employed by GTT is membership to our non-contributory defined benefit pension plan. Employees become eligible to benefit from this scheme after serving for 10 years,” the statement emphasised.Moreover,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, GTT sees the voluntary offer made to its employees as a win for them and the consumers it serves. “Employees win because they are being given a unique opportunity to take advantage of a one-time, 100 per cent pension payout,” GTT has asserted.The Company ‘s comments on the optional pension offer follows on the heels of a call by the Guyana Postal and Telecommunication Workers’ Union (GPTWU) for GTT to withdraw the letters issued to its long-serving employees. The Union, at a press conference on Thursday,NFL Jerseys Cheap, also threatened industrial action if GTT failed to comply.According to President of the Union, Harold Shepherd, the Union’s decision was premised on the fact that the telephone company had failed to consult with Union and therefore made a unilateral decision to offer an early retirement programme to its long-serving employees.This move, Shepherd insisted, is in contravention of the Collective Labour Agreement that exists between the company and the union.