Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA)

Frederick House, Frederick St.
Nassau
Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas

Review

URCA to Host Pop-Up Meetings on Grand Bahama Island

In keeping with its mandate as the independent regulator of key economic sectors in The Bahamas, namely the electronic communications and electricity sectors, the Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority (URCA) is committed to providing service throughout The Bahamas. This week, URCA will continue its series of Pop-Up offices on the island of Grand Bahama, 2nd to 5th December...

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Abaco has Open Consultations with URCA Representatives

Grand Bahama to see next forum of town halls and pop ups...Abaco residents got the opportunity to share their thoughts and to discuss concerns with URCA representatives in a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday April 17th...

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URCA Launches its Consumer Protection Consultation

As the independent regulator of the electricity sector (ES) in The Bahamas, The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority, URCA has initiated its public consultation process on the Bahamas Power & Light Company...

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URCA to host 17th Annual Global Regulators Symposium

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), is set to host the 17th Annual Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-17) organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort, Nassau, from 11 to 14 July 2017, under the theme ?Living in a World of Digital Opportunities...?

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URCA 'cannot rely on media reports' to launch outage probe

THE Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority is awaiting an official report from the Bahamas Telecommunications Company before it can start an official investigation of this weekend's island-wide network outage...

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URCA Recommends Benchmarking Approach For BTC

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has decided that the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) reference access and interconnection offer (RAIO) charges for 2012-2013 shall use a benchmarking approach for its fixed and mobile termination services.

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URCA Could Regulate BEC

Amid recurring island-wide blackouts that have left thousands of consumers without electricity in New Providence, and a recent 25 percent reconnection fee increase, the Utilities Regulations and Competition Authority (URCA) said it is looking at the possibility of regulating and overseeing the Bahamas Electricity Company (BEC).

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URCA not sure BTC pricing is fair but says competition possible

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) will be allowed to continue providing 'free local calls' while charging rival operators cost-based interconnection fees, the sector regulator yesterday acknowledging that this appeared to contravene "legitimate competition concerns".

Unveiling its final decision on BTC's Reference Access and Interconnection Offer (RAIO), the Utilities Regulation & Co...

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URCA Hosted Keeping You Connected Webinar

The year 2020 has proven that the activities of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority URCA, as regulator of the Electricity and Electronic Communication Sectors are critical to our remote and online living...

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