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News Article
July 10, 2017
BTC to introduce faster speeds through Fiber to Home Services

FREEPORT, Grand Bahama - Always on the cutting edge of new technology, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is set to improve the quality of the customer experience by introducing its new Fiber to the Home service. This improved service would provide internet services 20 to 100 times faster than the current cable modem or DSL service which many customers now use.
Once completed, the new sc...

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News Article
April 02, 2017
Cable Bahamas blames service interruption on severed fiber cable

Cable Bahamas Limited revealed yesterday that a severed fiber cable on Grand Bahama on Saturday caused interruption to broadband and private fiber services and Aliv mobile data on New Providence, Grand Bahama, Abaco and Eleuthera. The company fully restored services late Saturday evening.
While data services were interrupted, the company sought to reassure customers that during the outage no Aliv ...

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News Article
March 27, 2017
"BTC Set to Completely 'Fiberize' The Country"

With the support of the world?s largest internet and television provider
...BTC recently announced that more than 5,000 residents have transitioned to Fiber to the Home (FTTH) services. The company is now preparing to complete its fiber rollout throughout New Providence...

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News Article
June 29, 2016
BTC delivers fiber to the home to eastern New Providence

Hundreds of eager residents turned out for BTC?s Town Hall Meeting on June 22nd to introduce Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH), to the Eastern New Providence Community.

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News Article
March 10, 2016
Post Hurricane Joaquin restoration continues- Rum Cay now fully fiber

After the devastation of Hurricane Joaquin late last year, BTC continues to work effortlessly to fully restore services throughout the affected South Eastern Bahamas.

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News Article
March 08, 2016
Post Hurricane Joaquin restoration continues - Rum Cay now fully fiber

After the devastation of Hurricane Joaquin late last year, BTC continues to work tirelessly to fully restore services throughout the affected Southeastern Bahamas. Following the damage, the company decided that instead of repairing the existing infrastructure, it would completely upgrade the devastated islands.

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August 11, 2015
Cable Bahamas expands fiber-to-the-home

Cable Bahamas has announced the expansion of its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) service offering, to over one hundred homes in Victoria Gardens.

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News Article
December 16, 2014
Sumner: neutral ownership of telecomms fiber

IP Solutions International Limited (IPSI) CEO Edison Sumner said yesterday that the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority's (URCA) proposed network-sharing regulations are necessary in meeting the government's demand for countrywide cellular service from new mobile licensees.
Speaking with Guardian Business, Sumner called on URCA and the government to ensure that all optic fiber coming in...

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News Article
June 17, 2011
BTC to expand submarine fiber optic cable network

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is planning an expansion of its $6 million submarine fiber optic cables, Guardian Business can confirm -- a move set to maximize revenue at the company.
"We are going to make a significant investment into expanding the capacity of the Miami cable," BTC chief executive Geoff Houston confirmed.  "And we're looking at investing on expanding the capaci...

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News Article
September 24, 2012
Fiber Damage Causes Cable Outage

Fiber damage knocked out service to cable television subscribers in southwestern New Providence over the weekend, said Cable Bahamas' head of Marketing David Burrows.

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