The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) invites interested entities to submit proposals for services to conduct a survey of the Retail Mobile Market in The Bahamas. The results of this survey will help to inform URCA’s understanding of the product market definition for retail cellular/mobile services. In particular, the survey is intended to find out about: Socio-demographic profiles of customers;Customer usage and attitude;Preference for cellular/mobile services versus fixed-line services and Over-the-Top (‘OTT’) calling[1] and messaging services;[2] andCustomer responsiveness to price changes. The deadline for submission of proposals is no later than 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday 6 April 2021. A…
For Immediate Release Today, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (‘URCA’) published on its website the draft reference offers from BTC and CBL for their point of presence based wholesale dedicated internet access (‘WDIA’) services along with URCA’s consultation document ECS 02/2021. This represents the implementation stage of the obligations set out in the Final Determination on the Review of Wholesale Broadband Access Services under Sections 39 and 40 of the Communications Act, 2009. URCA now invites interested parties to review and comment on both the price and non-price terms for WDIA services proposed by BTC and CBL in their…
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,…
