The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) invites interested entities to submit proposals for services to conduct a Surveys on Information and Communication Technologies for Persons with Disabilities In the Bahamas The purpose of this Request for Proposals and Terms of Reference (“RFP and TOR”) is to identify a suitably qualified Consultant to conduct a statistically robust and representative survey to determine whether there is sufficient accessibility, affordability, awareness, and availability of Information and Communication Technologies (“ICTs”) and electronic communication services for Persons With Disabilities (“PwDs”) in The Bahamas to enhance their social and economic development. The RFP document can…
Today, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) published on its website the first-round responses received to the consultation on the Review of draft wholesale Dedicated Internet Access reference offers from BTC and CBL (ECS 02/2021). On 26 February 2021, URCA launched a two-round consultation process in respect of the captioned regulatory measure. With the publication of first-round responses on its website, URCA now invites written comments on the views expressed by Coakster Wireless, Judith Smith, and Wicom Bahamas Ltd. in their first-round responses on the consultation. Copies of all first-round responses may be downloaded here. Persons who wish to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Cable Bahamas makes application to restructure its pay television packages Today, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (‘URCA’) published the ‘Consultation document for Cable Bahamas Limited’s Application for the Repackaging of REVTV Offers’ (ECS 04/2021) on its website. URCA received applications from Cable Bahamas Limited (‘CBL’) requesting URCA’s approval to restructure its REVTV offers for residential and business pay television subscribers. The application for residential REVTV offers was submitted on 27 October 2020 followed by the application for business REVTV offers on 20 January 2021. CBL’s repackaging entails a net reduction in the number of channels…
For Immediate Release The Utility Regulation and Competition Authority, URCA, today issued its consultation document on Proposed Tariff Review Framework, Guidelines and Procedures for Public Electricity Suppliers. In 2015, the Bahamas Government amended the Electricity Act, EA, giving URCA the regulatory remit for the Energy and Electricity sector. Regulatory oversight includes an obligation to review tariff applications from all Public Electricity Suppliers. Today, in preparation for that responsibility, URCA is inviting stakeholders and members of the public in general to provide feedback on what the regulator is proposing as the framework and guidelines for this critical function in the regulation…
