The Bahamas Telecommunications Company
Ltd. (BTC) notes the Interim Order issued by URCA on Friday 13th
May 2011 which sets out the timetable and conditions for the negotiations
between BTC and System Resource Group (SRG) of a new Interconnection
Agreement (IA) based on BTC's soon to be approved Reference Access
and Interconnection Offer (RAIO).

 

The RAIO is the public document issued
by BTC and approved by URCA that sets out the parameters and guidelines
by which other licensed operators (OLOs)  in the Bahamian marketplace
interconnect with BTC to provide their services to BTC's customers
and permits BTC to provide its services to the OLO's customers. 
The RAIO facilitates the processes that ensure fluid operations for
all related parties...