URCA issues this Statement of Results and Final Decision on the Proposed Revision to the Code of Practice for Content Regulation ECS 77/2024 consultation document. In addition to this Statement of Results and Final Decision, URCA publishes its Revised Code of Practice for Content Regulation – ECS 78/2024 (“the Revised Code”) as a standalone document.
On 20 August 2024, URCA published and thereby initiated its public consultation process on the Proposed Revision of the Code of Practice for Content Regulation – ECS 72/2024. During this process, members of the public, stakeholders and other interested parties were given the opportunity to comment on the proposed revisions to all parts of the Code. URCA’s consultation process concluded on 20 September 2024. At the close of this period, URCA was disappointed with the low number of responses from the public, stakeholders and other interested parties to the consultation document. To ensure that the consultation was as comprehensive and inclusive as possible, URCA extended the Response Date to 28 October 2024. At the close of the extended period, URCA received written submissions from the following respondents:
- The Cable Bahamas Group, which includes Cable Bahamas Ltd. and Be Aliv Limited (collectively referred to as CBL),
- The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Limited (BTC)
URCA thanks the respondents for their written submissions and participation in the consultation process.
URCA now provides its comments on the responses received and sets out its final decision herein. For the avoidance of doubt, Respondents should not take URCA’s failure to respond explicitly to any issue raised by such Respondents as signifying URCA’s agreement in whole or in part with the comment that URCA has not considered the comment or that URCA considers the comment without merit.
The document can be found here: ECS-77-2024 Revision of Code of Practice for Content Regulation SoR and Final Determination.
The revised Code can be found here: URCA ECS 78-2024 Code of Practice for Content Regulation Revised