Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Statement of Results (ECS 17/2020) and Disaster Management Regulations for The Electronic Communications Sector in The Bahamas (ECS 18/2020)
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has today simultaneously published the Statement of Results (ECS 17/2020) and Disaster Management Regulations for the Electronic Communications Sector in The Bahamas (ECS 18/2020) (the “Disaster Management Regulations”). The publication of these Regulations follows two rounds of Public Consultation, the second of which concluded on 30 October 2020.
The purpose of these Regulations is to ensure network resilience and encourage the rapid restoration of Critical Electronic Communications Infrastructure and services after a disaster or national emergency, thereby furthering the interests of persons in The Bahamas in relation to the Electronic Communications Sector.
The Disaster Management Regulations designate specific electronic communications networks, systems, and services as critical electronic communications infrastructure in The Bahamas, and mandate actions that promote improved network resilience and service recoverability of the Critical Electronic Communications Infrastructure, particularly in the event of a natural disaster.
The Statement of Results (ECS 17/2020) and Disaster Management Regulations (ECS 18/2020) can be found on URCA’s website at https://urcabahamas.bs.
Media contact:
Mavis Johnson Collie
Corporate and Consumer Relations Manager
Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority
Nassau, The Bahamas
Email: info@urcabahamas.bs
Facsimile: (242) 393 0153
