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URCA issues adjudication on the change in control of Last Mile Communications

On the basis of the findings set out in the Summary of Deliberations and Reasons (hereto attached), URCA hereby grants its consent to a change in the control of the Licensee (for the purposes of Section 70 of the Comms Act) to the Acquirer as set out in the Simplified Notification submitted to URCA by the Licensee and the Acquirer on 22 May 2017. Downloads ECS 08/2017 Adjudication in the Application for Change of Control in Last Mile Communications

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URCA issues Notice of Proposed Change in Control of Last Mile Communications Limited

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) hereby gives notice that on 22 May 2017, in accordance with Section 70(3) of the Communications Act, 2009, it received from Last Mile Communications Ltd (LMC) a Simplified Notification of a proposed transaction between LMC and VosCom Inc. (VosCom) for approval which will result in the acquisition by VosCom from LMC of all the outstanding shares of LMC (the “Transaction”). URCA invites interested parties to submit written representations regarding the proposed change in control for consideration, to the Director of Electronic Communications either: by hand, to the office of the Utilities Regulation and…

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Mobile Number Portability Launch Extended to 27 April 2017

On 17 February 2017, URCA issued its Final Determination (ECS 01/2017), which required service providers, BTC and Aliv, to ensure readiness for the launch of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) by 14 April 2017. At the time, it was anticipated and promised that MNP would be available on all islands where mobile services are available from more than one licensee from 25 April 2017. URCA is satisfied that all required systems have been installed and implemented, however, final testing of the live process has resulted in the need for a short postponement of the MNP. Over the weekend, the Bahamas Telecommunications…

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