Request for Applications – 700 MHz Radiofrequency Spectrum (ECS 10/2012) Notice of Extension of Deadline for Application URCA has received a request from an interested party for additional time for submission of applications under the RFA based on the complexity of the information required by URCA in response to the RFA, and the nature of the process under which applicants must receive a minimum score in order to be awarded spectrum licences. In response, URCA has decided to extend the deadline for applications from 4 May, 2012, to 25 May, 2012. As a consequence, the date for receipt of request…
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) announces the appointment of Mrs. Kathleen Smith as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect on April 2, 2012. The appointment, which is for a five-year term concludes a competitive search began in June 2011. Mrs. Smith brings a portfolio of strong regulatory experience to the position. In 2000, she joined the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), which preceded URCA, as a Financial Analyst, and later held the position of Senior Case Officer. In January 2011, she was appointed Director of Policy and Regulation. In this capacity, she has been the Authority’s most senior executive…
Today March 27, 2012, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) releases for public consultation its Preliminary Determination and Draft Order, for the application of the Code of Practice for Content Regulation to Carriage Services, Content Services and On-Demand Audiovisual Media Services and the application of Must Carry Obligations to Content Services Intended for Reception by Subscribers of Carriage Services in The Bahamas. This Preliminary Determination gives notice that URCA proposes to issue a Final Determination. On March 2, 2012 URCA published its Statement of Results and Final Decision on the widely consulted Code of Practice for the Regulation of…
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has today opened the 700MHz, 11GHz, 12GHz and 42GHz spectrum bands. In support of these openings, URCA has also today issued the policies which govern URCA’s administration of these bandwidths, including the terms and conditions by which licenses will be awarded (URCA document reference ECS 09/2012). The 700 MHz spectrum band, ranging from 698 MHz to 806 MHz, is expected to draw significant industry interest. The range offers broad coverage and high capacity making it especially suited to the latest generation of mobile and fixed data technologies. Globally, it is the dominant band…
