On 26 February 2021, URCA launched a two-round consultation process in respect of the subject matter. We have completed the first round of consultation, and now we wish to invite written comments on the views of the first-round respondents.
Be Aliv Limited (Aliv) and Cable Bahamas Ltd. (CBL) thank The Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority (URCA) for the opportunity to comment on its draft annual plan for 2021. The work carried out by URCA has a significant impact on the consumers and operators in the regulated sectors, and we
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Limited (BTC) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority’s (URCA) Draft Annual Plan for 2021 (the “Draft Annual Plan”).
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (‘URCA’) received applications from Cable Bahamas Limited (‘CBL’) requesting URCA’s approval to restructure its REVTV offers for residential and business pay television subscribers. The application for residential REVTV offers was submitted on 27 October 2020 followed by the application for business REVTV offers on
The purpose of this consultation document is to present a framework, and an outline of the principles, methodologies and procedures that URCA proposes to use in the rate-setting exercise and to elicit comments and inputs from all stakeholders. The objectives of the Tariff Review function include: Protecting consumers from paying
In this document, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) invites interested parties to review and comment on The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd. (“BTC”) and Cable Bahamas Ltd. (“CBL”) proposed terms and conditions for their regulated wholesale Dedicated Internet Access (“WDIA”) services, as set out in their published draft WDIA
The Government of The Bahamas intends for renewable energy to form a significant portion of the power consumed in the country. The target is 30% renewables by 2030. This renewable energy will offset that currently generated from fossil fuels. Part V of the Electricity Act, 2016 (EA) mandates public electricity
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) issues this consultation document on the proposed addendum to the Market Information Reporting Requirements for Specified Licensees in the Electronic Communications Sector (ECS 28/2017)[1] issued on 20 December 2017. In accordance with ECS 28/2017, licensees are required to, inter alia, collect and report
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (‘URCA’) is the independent regulator and competition authority for the Electricity Sector (ES) in The Bahamas. URCA is responsible for the licensing of all generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity within, into, from or through The Bahamas. URCA regulates the ES through the
URCA issues this consultation document on the draft Consumer Protection Regulations for the Electricity Sector in The Bahamas (‘the Draft Regulations’). URCA proposes to apply the Draft Regulations to licensees who have been issued a Public Electricity Suppliers Licence (PESL) or an Authorised Public Electricity Suppliers Licence (APESL). The objectives
On 6 April 2020, URCA published a consultation document under the caption Disaster Management Regulations for the Electronic Communications Sector in The Bahamas, which is referred to as ECS 03/2020 (the “First Consultation on Disaster Management Regulations”). The full text of ECS 03/2020 is available on URCA’s website. The purpose
On 6 April 2020, URCA published a consultation document under the caption Disaster Management Regulations for the Electronic Communications Sector in The Bahamas, which is referred to as ECS 03/2020 (the “First Consultation on Disaster Management Regulations”). The full text of ECS 03/2020 is available on URCA’s website. The purpose
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) issues for consultation a review of the changes The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd. (“BTC”) proposes to make to the Reference Access and Interconnection Offer (“RAIO”). A RAIO sets out the price and non-price terms and conditions under which an SMP[1] operator like BTC
Today, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) published on its website the first-round responses received to its Preliminary Determination on the Review of Wholesale Broadband Access Services under Sections 39 and 40 of the Communications Act, 2009 (ECS 04/2020). On 27 April 2020, URCA launched a two-round consultation process
Following its review of the resale fixed broadband offer (“BRO”) obligation (ECS 09/2018),1 and as indicated in its Annual Plan for 2018,2 the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) has conducted a review of Wholesale Fixed Access (“WFA”) services to better understand the current demand for and provisioning of these
The purpose of this Consultation Document is to propose regulations for disaster management in the Electronic Communications Sector (ECS) in The Bahamas. In this Consultation Document, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) identifies Critical Electronic Communications Infrastructure (CECI) in the ECS in The Bahamas and proposes regulations to provide
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) is the independent regulator and competition authority for the electricity sector in The Bahamas[1]. The primary role of URCA is the regulation of the sector in accordance with the goals, objectives, and principles underpinning the national energy and electricity sector policies.[2] Fundamental to
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) in addition to reviewing and setting tariffs, is required to continuously monitor the operational performance and results of the regulated Licensees. URCA is therefore required to assess, monitor and evaluate the performance of the Public Electricity Suppliers (PES) towards achieving the overall energy
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is the independent regulator and competition authority for the Electronic Communications Sector (ECS) and the Electricity Sector (ES) in the Bahamas, with powers under the Communications Act, 2009 (“Comms Act”) and the Electricity Act, 2015 (EA) to inter alia, issue regulatory and other
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has today published the second round of responses to the Wholesale Fixed and Mobile Termination Rates for SMP Licensees Consultation. Copies of the responses are available for download below
