The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has today published a Statement of Results and Final Decision  under the caption Proposal to Open Standard Spectrum Bands Currently Specified as ‘Closed’ in the National Spectrum Plan 2014-2017 (ECS 03/2014).  The Statement of Results and Final Decision is listed as ECS 04/2018 and follows URCA’s review of the responses to the Public Consultation Document, ECS 18/2017, published on 9 November 2017 under the same caption.

During the consultation period, URCA received written responses from:

• Andros Lakeside Development Company Ltd.;
• Be Aliv Limited; and
• Cable Bahamas Ltd and it subsidiary Systems Resource Group (CBL & SRG).

The substance of the responses is summarised in the Statement of Results which can be downloaded below.  URCA thanks the respondents for their participation in this public consultation process, which informed the Final Decision.

The Final Decision on the Proposal to Open Standard Spectrum Bands Currently Specified as ‘Closed’ in the National Spectrum Plan 2014-2017 (ECS 03/2014) set out URCA’s plan for:

1. The opening of spectrum bands;
2. The provisioning of spectrum bands;
3. The allocating of spectrum bands; and
4. The determining of spectrum band plans.

The Statement of Results and Final Decision Document can be found below.