21 August 2020 PRESS RELEASE URCA issues Statement of Results and Final Decision titled “Framework for the Establishment of Internet Exchange Points (“IXPs”) in The Bahamas (ECS 11/2020) Today, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) issues this Statement of Results and Final Decision on a regulatory framework for the market entry of Internet Exchange Points in The Bahamas. Commonly called an IXP or an IX, an Internet Exchange Point is the technical point, infrastructure or facilities through which Internet Service Providers (“ISPs”) and content distributors/aggregators connect with one another to peer and exchange data traffic. Currently, there are no…
19 August 2020 NOTICE OF DISCONTIUANCE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE CONSUMER PROTECTION (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) issues this Notice of Discontinuance in exercise of its powers pursuant to section 4(2)(e) of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority, 2009 (URCA Act). On 14 February 2020, URCA published the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Regulations Consultation Document – URCA 01/2020 (“the Consultation Document”) for public consultation that proposed amendments to the Consumer Protection Regulations – ECS 19/2013. The Consultation Document proposed consolidated consumer protection regulations for the Electronic Communications Sector (ECS) and the Electricity Sector (ES). URCA…
17 August 2020 PRESS RELEASE URCA issues Statement of Results and Final Decision on Revision Of The Code Of Practice For Content Regulation (ECS 07/2020) and the Revised Code Of Practice For Content Regulation (ECS 08/2020) Today, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) issues its Statement of Results and Final Decision on Revision Of The Code Of Practice For Content Regulation (ECS 07/2020) document and the Revised Code Of Practice For Content Regulation (ECS 08/2020) document. On 13 December 2019, URCA published and thereby initiated its public consultation process on the Proposed Revision of the Code of Practice for…
17 August 2020 PRESS RELEASE URCA issues Preliminary Determination on the “Proposed Changes to the Reference Access and Interconnection Offer Published by The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Limited” (ECS 09/2020) Today, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) issues a Preliminary Determination on the changes the Bahamas Telecommunications Company Limited (“BTC”) proposes to make to the Reference Access and Interconnection Offer (“RAIO”) published by The BTC. The BTC RAIO sets out the price and non-price terms and conditions under which BTC will permit Other Licensed Operators (“OLOs”) in The Bahamas to physically interconnect with its fixed and mobile networks. BTC is…
