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RFP Audit Services (Closed)

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) invites interested entities to submit proposals for the provision of audit services. The deadline for submission is June 14, 2013. A copy of the Request for Proposals (RFP) may be downloaded via the below PDF document link. Downloads RFP Audit Services    

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Job Opportunities – Economics Unit

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is accepting applications for two positions in URCA's Economics Unit: Assistant Case Officer (ACO) and Senior Case Offcer (SCO). Job descriptions for these positions are available via the below PDF document links. The application deadline is May 13, 2013. Downloads Job Description, SCO - Economics Job Description, ACO - Economics  

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Final Determination – BTC June 2012 Network Outage

On March 7, 2013, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) issued a Final Determination and Order to the Bahamas Telecommunications Company Limited (BTC) regarding the operator’s network outage on June 18, 2012. The Final Determination upheld URCA’s preliminary finding [release issued January 2, 2013] that BTC breached Condition 27.1.1 (a) of its individual operating licence, by failing to take all reasonably practicable steps to maintain, to the greatest extent possible, the proper and effective functioning of its public telephone network. URCA concluded that “the representations submitted by BTC, when taken at their highest, do not render nugatory URCA’s preliminary…

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Job Opportunity — Senior Case Officer – Legal (Closed)

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is accepting applications for the position of Senior Case Officer, Legal until April 12, 2013. Interested persons may download the job description by clicking on the PDF document below. Downloads Job Description --- Senior Case Officer - Legal

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