PRESS RELEASE: STATEMENT OF RESULTS AND FINAL DECISION (ES 12/2020) - CONSULTATION ON THE PROPOSED CONSUMER PROTECTION REGULATIONS FOR THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR IN THE BAHAMAS 9 December 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, the Utilities Regulations and Competition Authority (“URCA”) as the independent Regulator for the Electricity Sector (ES) in The Bahamas issues this Statement of Results and Final Decision to its Public Consultation Document- Consumer Protection Regulations for the Electricity Sector in The Bahamas [ES/11/2020] pursuant to section 64 of the Electricity Act 2015 (EA). URCA continues to regulate the ES in accordance with the overarching principles established in the National…
For Immediate Release The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) has today confirmed its decision to approve the terms and conditions upon which The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Limited (“BTC”) will permit direct mobile interconnection for Other Licensed Operators’ (“OLOs”) traffic. Direct mobile interconnection is a wholesale service that OLOs must have to physically link their networks to BTC’s mobile switch and to route and exchange traffic. Today’s decision requires BTC to incorporate the updated terms and conditions for the service into its Reference Access and Interconnection Offer (“RAIO”) and provide URCA with a copy for review and final approval. In…
19 November, 2020 For Immediate Release Today, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) issues an addendum to its document “Market Information Reporting Requirements for Specified Licensees in the Electronic Communications Sector Licensees”, (ECS 28/2017) for public consultation. The term “specified licensees” refers to holders of Individual Operating Licences (IOLs) and Class Operating Licences Requiring Registration (COLRRs). This include specified licensees providing fixed internet, pay TV services (include cable television), fixed telephony, mobile voice and mobile data and business connectivity services to residential and business customers in The Bahamas. In accordance with ECS 28/2017, licensees are required to, inter alia,…
Public Notice Extension of time for submission of responses To Draft Consumer Protection Regulations for the Electricity Sector in The Bahamas Consultation Document ES 11/2020 The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) issues this Notice in accordance with section 38 (3) (c) of the Electricity Act, 2015. On 28 September 2020, URCA issued its Public Consultation Document – Draft Consumer Protection Regulations for the Electricity Sector in The Bahamas [ES 11/2020] requesting responses to be submitted to URCA on or before 28 October 2020. URCA has received comments from key industry stakeholders indicating that additional time to formulate responses to…
