Cable Bahamas responds to URCA’s denial of rate increase<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 URCA’s decision to refuse Cable Bahamas’ application to increase the rate of the SuperBasic price is extremely disappointing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Prime Minister\u2019s efforts to regain majority ownership of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) rated not a mention at Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) Friday results conference, but a key member of his negotiating team pledged: \u201cThe public will soon be presented with considerable evidence as to why this was an horrendously bad deal.\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Telecoms firm Lime says its subscriber TV offering in Jamaica, has been delayed to later this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 LoopUp, the business collaboration and remote meetings company, today announced its partnership with LIME, the Caribbean business of Cable & Wireless Communications\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Antigua & Barbuda<\/i> \u2013 The Center on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) says the recent decision by the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the United States in its online gambling dispute with Antigua and Barbuda \u201cpresents a troubling scenario\u201d for Washington\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u00ad\u2013 Cable Bahamas is pleased to announce the opening of a temporary Customer Care & Sales Centre at The Mall at Marathon, starting Monday, February 18, 2013\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable Bahamas yesterday blasted regulators for engaging \u201cin a frolic\u201d, a senior executive accusing them of operating \u201cinside, outside and above the law\u201d over a decision that will cost the company \u201cmillions and millions of dollars\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority (URCA) has \u201ccategorically denied\u201d that it ordered Cable Bahamas to \u2018digitise\u2019 its network and require consumer to purchase Set Top Boxes (STBs), disclosing that the company could have selected a \u201cmore cost effective\u201d solution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority (URCA) plans to introduce quality service standards for the communications industry this year, in a bid to tackle network availability and dropped calls\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is looking to provide a clear set of rules and regulations that would govern the telecommunications sector, while protecting the consumer… more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/i> \u2013 Digicel Barbados could be one step closer to entering the local landline market following a Fair Trading Commission (FTC) decision, according to chief executive officer of Digicel, Barry O\u2019Brien\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/i> \u2013 General Secretary of the Barbados Workers\u2019 Union (BWU) Sir Roy Trotman has questioned why telecommunications giant LIME has not yet made its apology public despite it being ready since last month\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T)\u00a0is assisting the Guyana Society for the Blind to facilitate the Online teaching-learning of several students to write various subjects at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination level\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) will, over the next 12 months, embark on the pilot phase of their latest initiative, the non-commercial Mobile Money for Microfinance Project, dubbed M3\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 There will be change at the top of one of the Caribbean\u2019s leading telecommunications companies\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 Cable Bahamas and the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) are both urging regulators to push the Government to release its revised industry policy, noting that it is already four months late and causing increased uncertainty for sector players\/investors\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday the government is considering appointing a select committee in the House of Assembly to probe the 2011 sale of the majority shares of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) to Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has denied Cable Bahamas Limited\u2019s (CBL) application for a permanent price increase for SuperBasic [REVTV Prime] cable television (TV) services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The Development of Jamaica (DBJ) has launched a ‘non-commercial’ pilot of a new mobile money facility for microfinance loans, called M3, and has made J$1.55 billion available to 10 approved lenders for distribution in the test phase\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 The Bahamas\u2019 two leading communications operators have urged the Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority (URCA) to move rapidly to alter retail pricing regulations they slammed as \u201cinvasive, arbitrary and expensive\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Curacao<\/i> \u2013 This morning, for the first time, the Capacity Caribbean Conference kicked off on the island of Cura\u00e7ao at the Santa Barbara Plantation resort\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Curacao<\/i> \u2013 Recently Minister Martina (Economic Development) visited Stimul-It Cura\u00e7ao Innovation & Technology Institute\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominican Republic <\/i>\u2013 The president of Claro Dominicana, Oscar Pena, has told reporters that the cellco plans to invest USD250 million in the Dominican Republic this year for the development of mobile networks, transmission voice, data and television services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Telecom provider Flow Jamaica added 40 new destinations to its phone bundle plan to address customer demand, the company said Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 Cable and Wireless Communications, the parent company for LIME, plans to invest an additional US$20 million in network infrastructure across Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 Cable & Wireless new re-direction of focus on its Latin American and Caribbean business is bringing with it a new multimillion dollar investment in network infrastructure across the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n St. Lucia <\/i>\u2013 The community of Bouton took a big step into the digital age on Wednesday February 13th, 2013, with the official commissioning of a European Union-funded ICT Space and Classroom at the Bouton Combined School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 A $265 million decline in year-over-year net foreign investment (FDI) into the Bahamas is not as bad as it seems, the Central Bank\u2019s governor yesterday saying that stripping out the BTC privatisation proceeds produced a more \u201cmodest\u201d 7.6 per cent fall\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 Global Caribbean Fiber (GCF), a network services provider across the Eastern Caribbean, has selected Ciena to upgrade its Antilles Crossing submarine network\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Antigua & Barbuda <\/i>\u2013 Principal of the Sir McChesney George Secondary School John Mussington implored parents to take advantage of government\u2019s e-Education Computer Tablet programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) said yesterday it welcomes an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the sale of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) to Cable and Wireless (C&W)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 New investments to boost broadband and TV service in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago<\/i> \u2013 TSTT is committed to improving the broadband service in T&T NS has invested more than $500 million in wireless broadband in anticipation of a growing demand for high-speed mobile, internet access\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica \u2013 The lotto scam will be high on the agenda when Minister of National Security Peter Bunting and Justice Minister Mark Golding travel to the United States (US) this week\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago \u2013 Gregory Hill, acting chief executive officer at majority state-owned Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT), has made it clear that when the company deployed its wireless programme it did not take a \u201cone size fits all\u201d approach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image credits: Gary Thomson<\/a> (Flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The\u00a0Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Linkeado<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n __________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 11 February to Sunday 17 February 2013. 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Subscriber TV offer delayed – says LIME<\/h4>\n
LoopUp, Cable & Wireless Communications to Deliver Conferencing Solution to Caribbean Businesses<\/h4>\n
Tuesday, 12 February 2013<\/h3>\n
WTO online gaming ruling could be trouble for US<\/h4>\n
Cable Bahamas announces temporary Customer Service Centre coming to The Mall at Marathon<\/h4>\n
Cable Blasts URCA ‘Frolic’<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>URCA ‘Categorically Denies’ Forcing Cable Digitisation<\/h4>\nURCA Focuses On Service Standards<\/h4>\n
URCA to launch consultation on consumer protection measures<\/h4>\n
FTC to rule in Digi, LIME dispute<\/h4>\n
Sir Roy: Make apology public<\/h4>\n
GT&T supports Blind Society CSEC programme<\/h4>\n
DBJ Launches Pilot Project to Assist Micro Businesses<\/h4>\n
New leadership for telecommunications firm LIME<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, 13 February 2013<\/h3>\n
BTC, Cable Criticise Gov’ts Seven-Month Sector Policy Delay<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>Govt eyes probe of BTC deal<\/h4>\nURCA denies Cable Bahamas application for a permanent price increase for SuperBasic<\/h4>\n
DBJ To Lend J$1.5B Through Mobile Banking Platform<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 14 February 2013<\/h3>\n
BTC, Cable Blast Retail Price Rules<\/h4>\n
Capacity Conference Caribbean Kicked Off In Cura\u00e7ao This Morning With Record<\/h4>\n
Minister Martina And Stimul-It See Potential For Economic Growth Through Technology<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>Claro Dominicana plans USD250m of spending this year<\/h4>\nFlow adds 40 destinations to call plan<\/h4>\n
CWC investments to boost regional broadband and TV service<\/h4>\n
US$20 million being spent on LIME connections<\/h4>\n
EEICTP Commissions Groundbreaking ICT Space In The Bouton Community<\/h4>\n
Friday, 15 February 2013<\/h3>\n
BTC ‘Exacerbates’ $265m FDI Decline<\/h4>\n
Global Caribbean Fiber selects Ciena to upgrade Antilles Crossing submarine network<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 16 February 2013<\/h3>\n
Barbuda parents encouraged to utilise e-tablet programme<\/h4>\n
PLP welcomes BTC probe consideration<\/h4>\n
CWC Invests Millions More In LIME For Fibre Connections<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>Minister: TSTT to improve broadband service<\/h4>\nSunday, 17 February 2013<\/h3>\n
Government Ministers For Lotto Scam Talks In Us<\/h4>\n
TSTT CEO: No \u2018one size fits all\u2019 approach with our wireless<\/h4>\n