Today the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) published a consultation paper entitled Number Portability for The Bahamas. This document reviews and seeks comments from stakeholders and interested parties on the introduction of number portability on electronic communications networks in The Bahamas.

Interested parties may download copies of the consultation paper from the publication section of URCA’s website at www.urcabahamas.bs. Responses to the consultation paper should be submitted to URCA by 5:00 p.m. on 10 June 2011. URCA will then review responses received to the consultation and publish a Statement of Results for the consultation. The Statement of Results will identify the next steps to be taken by URCA in relation to number portability.