URCA publishes 2018 Annual Report and 2019 Annual Plan
Today, URCA published its 2018 Annual Report. An Oral Hearing to discuss said reports will be scheduled for a later date. The report can be downloaded by clicking here.
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Notice of Revocation of Licence for FutureNet Consulting
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority ("URCA") hereby issues this notice in exercise of its power under section 8(1)(e) of the Communications Act, 2009 ("Comms Act" ). TAKE NOTICE that on 26 October, 2017 URCA issued a Final Determination, having determined that FutureNet Consulting & Professional Services Ltd. ("the Licensee") breached Condition 1.11 of its Class Operating Licence Requiring Registration (“COLRR”) by having failed and/or refused to pay as notified by URCA in accordance with the Comms Act; AND TAKE NOTICE that on 26 October, 2017 URCA issued an Order consequential to the said breach ordering that the Licensee pay…
Newly Revised National Spectrum Plan (NSP) now available for consultation
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has published on its website, the consultation document for the National Spectrum Plan (2019 – 2022). Section 31(4) of the Communications Act (Comms Act) requires that the plan is revised every three years. The NSP is formulated in collaboration with the Government and is intended to further the objectives of the Electronic Communications Sector Policy. It establishes the methods URCA will employ to facilitate the use, management and monitoring of radio frequency spectrum in The Bahamas. A key feature of the NSP is the proposed reopening of the Standard Spectrum Bands which are…
URCA releases Statement of Results on Technical Standards Framework for FM Broadcasting
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) today issued its Statement of Results and Final Determination in relation to its “Second Consultation on Technical Standards Framework for FM Radio Broadcasting in The Bahamas – ECS 08/2018” (“the Second Consultation”). URCA also publishes its Technical Standards for FM Radio Broadcasting in The Bahamas (the Technical Standards) document – ECS 04/2019 concurrently with the publication of this Statement of Results and Final Decision. URCA’s decisions reflected herein have also considered matters discussed and responses received in relation to URCA’s consultation on “Technical Standards Framework for FM Radio Broadcasting in The Bahamas –…
