On April 4, 2016, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) issued its Adjudication (ECS 11/2016) pursuant to section 75 of the Communications Act, 2009 (“Comms Act”) in relation to the request submitted by Liberty Global plc (Liberty Global) and Cable and Wireless Communications plc (CWC), for URCA’s approval of
This Statement of Results and Final Decision is issued by the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) pursuant to sections 8(1)(e), 29 and 93 of the Communications Act, 2009 (Comms Act). The publication of this document concludes URCA’s public consultation on “Review of Radio Frequency Spectrum Pricing” (ECS 04/2014).
URCA issues its Statement of Results and Final Decision in response to Cable Bahamas Limited applications
URCA releases ECS 05/2015, the Statement of Results which details feedback to the draft Infrastructure Sharing Regulations in The Bahamas set out for consultation. The document can be found here: ECS-05-2015-Statement-of-Results-Infrastructure-Sharing-Regulations.pdf
URCA ISSUES FINAL ASSESSMENT RE:SMP Microsoft Word – ECS 14 2014 Final Determination re SMP Electronic Communications Sector.docx
Pursuant to its authority under section 8(1)(e) of the communications Act (2009), URCA hereby advises the public that both the Individual Operating and Individual Spectrum licences of PMS Networks (Bahamas) Limited have been revoked. Click on link for full notice ….
Pursuant to Section 8(1)(e)of the Communications Act (2009), URCA wishes to advise th epublic that it has revoked the licence of two licensees in the sector, Fifth Hillz Ltd and Foretel Softeware Communications Ltd. Click the link to read more…
Take Notice that on June 19th, 2014, URCA issued a final determination, having determined that the Licensee had breached conditions of the Individual Spectrum Licence. click below to read full notice
Take Notice that on June 19th, 2014, URCA issued a final determination, having determined that the Licensee had breached conditions of the Class Operating Licence. click below to read notice in full.
The utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), in exercise of its powers under section 103 of the Communications Act of 2009, releases an Adjudication and Order which was issued to a major licensee in the Electronic Communications Sector. Photos Click to view larger images.
The Utilities Regulation and competition Authority (URCA) publishes its Statement of Results and Final Determination on “Wholesale Fixed Call Termination Price Control For Significant Market Power (SMP) Licensees” (ECS 12/2014). The consultation document (ECS 01/2014) which sets out URCA’s preliminary views and proposals on Wholesale Fixed Call termination for SMP
On March 7, 2013, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) issued a Final Determination and Order to the Bahamas Telecommunications Company Limited (BTC) regarding the operator’s network outage on June 18, 2012. The Final Determination upheld URCA’s preliminary finding [release issued January 2, 2013] that BTC breached Condition 27.1.1
On January 15, 2013, The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) issued Final Determinations on alleged breaches of the Communications Act by the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas (BCB) as follows: May 2, 2012 complaint regarding a paid political advertisement of the Free National Movement (FNM) Alleged use of profanity
