Notices & Advisories

NOTICE Issued on Opening of New Spectrum Bands and Expressions of Interest

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) published a document (ECS 23/2010) on October 1, 2010 which comprised (i) a public consultation document to solicit views on the procedures which should be adopted by URCA in respect of the opening of new spectrum bands and (ii) an Invitation of Expressions of Interest in spectrum in certain specified bands, namely: i. 700 MHz; ii. 11 GHz; iii. 12 GHz; and, iv. 40 GHz. A copy of this full notice may be downloaded via the below PDF document link. Downloads Notice - Opening of New Spectrum Bands & Expressions of Interest  

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URCA Issues Notice Extending Time Frame to Request for Proposal (RFP) ECS 24/2010

Extension of Time for Submission of a Response to the Request for Proposals (RFP) – Professional Services Today, URCA issued a Notice extending the time frame for interested proponents (individual consultants or firms) to submit a response to its Request for Proposal (RFP) – Professional Services (ECS 24/2010) published on 8th October, 2010. It was necessary to broaden and deepen the number of submissions to encompass the required disciplines and specific areas of expertise as detailed in its RFP ECS 24/2010. URCA is therefore extending the deadline to facilitate further submissions. Interested individual consultants or firms will have until January…

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Extension on Comments to Open New Spectrum Bands Consultation

Today, URCA issued a NOTICE OF EXTENSION FOR Comments to the Public Consultation ECS 23/2010 "Open New Spectrum Bands" issued 1 October, 2010 after URCA received expressions of concern from key stakeholders regarding the deadline to submit representations and requests for URCA to consider an extension to its deadline of November 1, 2010, as stipulated in the document. URCA hereby extends the deadline and will consider all comments from interested parties on the OPEN NEW SPECTRUM BANDS Public Consultation Document that are received by 5:00p.m. on Tuesday, November 16, 2010.  

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Extension of Time for Submitting Comments on Public Consultation on BTC’s Draft RAIO

URCA today issued a Notice extending the time until 26th October, 2010, for interested parties to submit comments on the Public Consultation document (ECS 22/2010) published on 7th September, 2010 regarding BTC’s draft Reference Access and Interconnection Offer (RAIO). Interested parties will have the period from 27th October until 12th November, 2010, to comment on submissions made by BTC regarding its charges for Joining Circuits and Forecasting and Planning as mandated by URCA in the Public Consultation document. Interested parties will also have the opportunity during this latter period to submit comments on all submissions received by URCA in response…

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