URCA Forms & Other Docs

URCA 01/2024 Fee Schedule 1 January to 31 December 2024

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has today issued its 2024 Fee Schedule.

Publication of the Fee Schedule is in accordance with section 8(1)(e) of the Communications Act, 2009.

Persons may view the 2024 Fee Schedule here.

Invoices will be issued to licensees in the usual manner.

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URCA 01/2023 Fee Schedule 1 January to 31 December 2023

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has today issued its 2023 Fee Schedule.

Publication of the Fee Schedule is in accordance with section 8(1)(e) of the Communications Act, 2009.

Persons may view the 2023 Fee Schedule here.

Invoices will be issued to licensees in the usual manner.

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ECS 01/2022 Fee Schedule 2022 (Revised 7 December 2022)

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has today issued its Revised Fee Schedule 2022.

The Revised Fee Schedule 2022 includes an Application Fee for Satellite Broadband Internet User Terminals

(Table 11C).

 

The revised Fee Schedule 2022 can be found here.

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ECS 09/2010 Revised Public Register of Individual and Registered Class Licensees

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) publishes its Public Register of all individual licensees, including named licensees and relevant subsidiary undertakings and all registered class licensees. The Public Register is in electronic form however, URCA will maintain hard copies of its Public Register at its principal office for inspection by the public on request during normal business hours without charge. URCA will also maintain hard copies of Individual Licences and Class Licences Requiring Registration at its principal office for inspection by the public on request during normal business hours without charge. Where any member of the public requires or requests a hard copy of the Public Register or a licence document, URCA will make the same available at a fee as contained in the Fee Schedule published by URCA. The Fee Schedule may be revised from time to time. URCA will regularly update the Public Register.

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URCA 01/2019 - URCA Fee Schedule 2019

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has today issued its Fee Schedule 2019. The new Fee Schedule includes fees payable in 2019 related to URCA’s regulation of both the Electronic Communication Sector (ECS) and Electricity Sector (ES). The Fee Schedule established the revised URCA Fee for 2019, which is based on URCA’s draft Budget for 2018 published on 20 December 2018 (URCA 08/2018). Based on URCA Budget 2019 calculations, the ECS URCA Fee is set at 1.083% of relevant turnover, while the ES URCA Fee is set at .3902% of relevant turnover. Publication of the fee schedule is in accordance with section 8(1)(e) of the Communications Act, 2009. Interested persons may view the schedule on URCA’s website at www.urcabahamas.bs or pick up a copy from URCA’s office in Frederick House on Frederick Street, New Providence. Invoices will be issued to licensees in the usual manner.

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2018 Fee Schedule

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has today issued its  Fee Schedule 2018. The new Fee Schedule includes fees payable in 2018 related to URCA’s regulation of both the Electronic Communication Sector (ECS) and Electricity Sector (ES). The Fee Schedule established the revised URCA Fee for 2018, which is based on URCA’s draft Budget for 2018 published on 21 December 2017 (URCA 07/2017).  Consistent with the decrease in URCA’s budget for 2018 as against 2017, the ECS URCA Fee for 2018 has been set at 0.945% of relevant turnover down from 1.248% in 2017, while the ES URCA Fee is set at 0.4059%, down from 0.4214% in 2017. Publication of the fee schedule is in accordance with section 8(1)(e) of the Communications Act, 2009. Interested persons may view the schedule on URCA’s website at www.urcabahamas.bs or pick up a copy from URCA’s office in Frederick House on Frederick Street, New Providence. Invoices will be issued to licensees in the usual manner.

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2017 Fee Schedule

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) issues this Notice in accordance with section 8(1)(e) of the Communications Act, 2009. URCA hereby advises the public that the 2017 Fee Schedule is now available. Interested persons may view the schedule on URCA’s website at www.urcabahamas.bs.download/011728700.pdf or pick up a copy from URCA’s office in Frederick House on Frederick Street, New Providence. This Fee Schedule does not apply to the Electricity Sector (ES). The 2017 Fee Schedule for the ES will be published once the consultation on the methodology is completed.

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2016 Fee Schedule

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2015 Fee Schedule

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Fee Schedule 2014

URCA 2014 Fee Schedule, ECS 21/2013

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Public Register

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Fee Schedule 2013

Fee Schedule 2013, URCA document reference number ECS 27/2012

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Fee Schedule 2012

Fee Schedule 2012, URCA document reference number ECS 25/2011

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Form N5 – Application for International Signalling Point Code (ISPC)

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Form N4 – International Mobile Subscriber Identifier Forms

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Form N3 - Months to Exhaust Certification Worksheet

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Form N2 – Plant Test Code Application Form

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Form N1 (Part 2)- Routing and Rating Information Forms

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Form N1 (Part 3)- Confirmation of Code in-Service Date Form

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Form N1 (Part 1)- Co Code Assignment Request Form

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The Bahamas National Numbering Plan

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ECS 03/2011 Application Form, Amateur Radios Services

Licence Application Form - ECS 3/2011 must be completed by all persons seeking to operate an Amateur Radio Service (i.e. reciprocal or local) in The Bahamas. Such persons need NOT complete Licence Application Form - ECS 2/2011.

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ECS 02/2011 Licence Application Form

Licence Application Form - ECS 2/2011 must be completed by all persons seeking to establish, maintain and operate a network or provide a carriage service, in The Bahamas including by use of any radio spectrum. Licence Application Form - ECS 2/2011 hereby replaces URCA’s initial Licence Application Form - ECS F2/09.

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Fee Schedule 2011

Fee Schedule 2011, URCA Document reference number, ECS 27/2010

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Fee Schedule 2010 (Revised)

Fee Schedule 2010 (Revised), URCA document reference ECS 08/2010

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The Bahamas' National Spectrum Plan

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Fee Schedule 2010

Fee Schedule 2010, URCA document reference ECS 12/2009. Update of initial September 1, 2009 publication.

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Radio Spectrum Allocations and Assignments

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Fee Schedule 2009

Fee Schedule 2009, URCA document reference number ECS 12/2009

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Banking Info for Government Fee Payment

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Banking Info for URCA Fee Payment

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ECS 15/2009 Guidance on the Licensing Regime

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Credit Card Authorisation Form

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