Today the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority, URCA, assisted by the Royal Bahamas Police Force, successfully executed a search and seizure warrant at the transmitter site of Navette Broadcasting & Entertainment Co. Ltd (Navette). The effect of the action, ceased Navette’s operation of an FM radio station using the broadcast frequency 103.5FM, which is licensed to Paramount Systems Ltd pursuant to a licence from URCA dated 15 June 2017. Navette had been broadcasting on the frequency without a licence from URCA in violation of sections 16.1 and 33 of the Communications Act 2009 (Comms act). Today’s action was subsequent to…
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) has published a Final Determination and Order to the Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd. (“BTC") relating to breaches by BTC of the ex-ante retail pricing rules and other regulatory measures. Copies of URCA’s Final Determination may be downloaded from URCA’s website at www.urcabahamas.bs. It should be noted that some information has been redacted from the published document on the grounds of commercial confidentiality. On 19 October 2017, URCA issued a Preliminary Determination and Draft Order to BTC entitled “In the matter of: Breach of Ex-ante Retail Pricing Rules and Other Measures’’ (ECS 14/2017). The…
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has today published the Initial Responses received to its Preliminary Determination on the “Review of the Resale Broadband Obligation imposed on BTC and CBL under Section 116 and Schedule 4 of the Communications Act, 2009” (ECS 09/2017). Copies of the Responses are available for download from URCA’s website at https://urcabahamas.bs/?post_type=consultations&p=4261&preview=true. In keeping with Section 1.3 of the Preliminary Determination, URCA invites interested parties, including the named licensees to submit written comments on same. Comments on the Responses should be submitted to URCA by 5 p.m. on 2 April 2018. Written comments on the Responses…
