{"id":1396,"date":"2011-08-08T08:50:42","date_gmt":"2011-08-08T13:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=1396"},"modified":"2011-08-08T08:50:42","modified_gmt":"2011-08-08T13:50:42","slug":"roundup-for-the-week-ending-7-august-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2011\/08\/roundup-for-the-week-ending-7-august-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 7 August 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday, 2 August 2011<\/h3>\n

BTC to eliminate phone cards<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013<\/em> The Bahamas Telecommunications company is moving toward completely eliminating phone cards by 2014, in a move the company says will increase efficiency and place BTC in line with international practices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable Bahamas To Offer IP Phone Service<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable Bahamas is joining voice over cable and announced on Wednesday it will be the first to offer high-quality IP telephone service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Financial services looking to e-govt for competitive boost<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0E-government can lend cachet to The Bahamas\u2019 financial services industry, in some regards putting the sector on equal footing with key global players, according to an industry leader\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 3 August 2011<\/h3>\n

Government and media talk Information Bill<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia \u2013 <\/em>The Ministry of Communications, Works, Transport and Public Utilities in collaboration with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), under HIPCAR Project Phase II held consultations on June 16 and 17 to update and modernize the Freedom of Information Bill\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Major features of the new Telecommunications Legal Regime<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Guyana is inviting all stakeholders to a presentation on the new Telecommunications Legal Regime, to be held at the International Conference Centre (GICC), Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, beginning at 09:00 hrs today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Rampant vandalism affecting GT&T<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 EVEN as the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited (GT&T) laments the unnecessary delay in its expansion schemes due to wanton vandalism, vandals have again struck on the East Coast of Demerara. GT&T, in a statement, said it received a report yesterday morning of a 300 pair Distribution Cable in Better Hope South, East Coast Demerara being vandalized\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 4 August 2011<\/h3>\n

Framework to liberalise telecoms sector complete<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After more than two years of engagements with stakeholders to foster growth in the local telecommunications sector, authorities have unveiled a draft legal framework\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 5 August 2011<\/h3>\n

Tufton Pushing ICT Sector For Job Creation<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government will be looking to the information, communication and technology (ICT) sector to provide thousands of well-needed jobs over the next 12 to 18 months and Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of industry, investment and commerce, is confident that this can be achieved\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

VIDEO: ICT jobs, jobs, jobs<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE Government, criticised for failing to provide the thousands of jobs promised during the 2007 election campaign, yesterday announced a five-point plan to drive expansion of the information communications technology\/ business process outsourcing (ICT\/BPO) sector in the short term, with a view to at least doubling the sector’s 11,000 jobs in a few years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

VIDEO: Casserly to be appointed ICT ambassador<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 THE Government plans to appoint former e-Services shareholder, Patrick Casserly, as Ambassador\/Special Envoy with responsibility for Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 6 August 2011<\/h3>\n

Telecoms bill allows automatic licences for current providers<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The new Telecommunications bill proposes the establishment of a Telecommunications Agency which will receive and review applications for licences, but GT&T, Digicel, E-Networks Inc, Quark Communications Inc.\u00a0 and i-Net Communications Inc will be granted individual licences and frequency authorisation without any application\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Go For It! Paulwell Backs Tufton’s Plan To Target Ict Sector To Create New Jobs<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 FORMER TECHNOLOGY minister Phillip Paulwell has applauded the government for its decision to target the information, communication and technology (ICT) sector to speedily create thousands of jobs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 7 August 2011<\/h3>\n

Smart Mobile in the works<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 AN\u2008ONLINE\u2008telecommunications company is looking to take over the mobile market in Barbados by offering clients cheap rates, unlimited international calling, and free lifetime membership to the security forces\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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