Cellular News notes that pan-Caribbean mobile network operator, Digicel Group (DGL) has announced that it is to buy Digicel Pacific Limited (DPL), a sister company that operates in 6 markets in the South Pacific for approximately US$825 million. The purchase is being funded by a new US$775 million debt placement. DPL operates in Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Nauru