subscribers can now call a fixed or mobile subscriber on another island without incurring the $0.18 per minute toll surcharge. BTC has also changed its dialing plan which will allow mobile subscribers to use 7, 10, or 11 digit dialing to call fixed or mobile subscribers. This change will not have any impact on the effective price paid by the customer and will simplify the dialing arrangements to the benefit of customers. A copy of URCA's market update release may be downloaded by following the below PDF document link. Downloads Release, Market Update- BTC's Price Reduction Application
On Wednesday 29th June, 2011 URCA received two responses to its Public Consultation Document (ECS 09/2011) on “Methodology for Assessment of Significant Market Power”, which was issued on May 18th 2011. Responses were received from the following stakeholders: The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Limited (BTC) Cable Bahamas Limited (CBL) URCA now invites interested persons to make further submissions in response to comments made by other parties to this consultation. Such submissions must be received no later than 5:00 pm on Friday July 15th, 2011. Persons may send their written responses or comments to the Director of Policy and Regulation, either: by…
URCA today approved BTC's Reference Access and Interconnection Offer (RAIO) and certified BTC as being compliant with its SMP obligation to produce a RAIO. BTC must now publish the URCA-approved RAIO online its website within the next ten (10) days. The full release and market update on BTC's compliance with its SMP obligations may be downloaded via the below PDF document link. Downloads Update on BTC's compliance to publish a RAIO
Today the Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority (URCA) published on its website its Statement of Results and Final Decision following the public consultation on the Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd.’s (BTC) Proposed Charging for Interconnection Joining Services (ECS 12/2011). This document summarizes and responds to the substantive comments and/or points of clarification raised by respondents to the consultation and sets forth URCA’s final decision on the structure and level of charges for services to be included in BTC’s URCA-approved Reference Access and Interconnection Offer (RAIO). Publication of this statement brings to an end the public consultation process on the Significant Market…
