What is number portability? Number Portability refers to the ability of a subscriber to retain their telephone number after leaving one service provider and, thereafter, utilising that same number with a new service provider. ‘Porting’ is a reference to the process by which the telephone number is transferred from one service provider to another. Number…
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🇧🇲Comments invited by Bermuda’s telecoms regulator in wake of proposed takeover of licensee
The Regulatory Authority, the telecoms regulator for Bermuda, is inviting interested persons to comment on a proposed change of control of World on Wireless Limited to allow TeleBermuda to takeover its assets.
🇧🇲Telecoms regulator in Bermuda shares objectives for 2022-2023 fiscal year
Bermuda’s telecoms regulator, the Regulatory Authority, has released its proposed 2022-23 Work Plan to solicit feedback. The Work Plan sets out the major activities that the RA intends to conduct during the upcoming fiscal year, 2022-23. The Work Plan suggests that for the telecoms (electronic communication) space, the focus will be on monitoring existing frameworks…
Revamped spectrum rules coming to the Eastern Caribbean
The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL), the supra-national regulator for a number of Eastern Caribbean countries, is considering further revisions to its spectrum management plan (“SMP”).
Barbados’ telecoms regulator issues new enforcement policy
The FTC has issued guidelines for entities that may find themselves embroiled in disputes with that regulator over anti-competitive behaviour or consumer protection practices.
Tracking Net Neutrality: What have Caribbean Governments been up to?
A number of regulators throughout the Caribbean have taken steps in respect of Net Neutrality. Between 2010 and the present, this has included decisions, position papers and public consultations. Many regional governments support the notion but this position is not universal.
ITU publishes guidelines on national emergency telecommunications plans
In the midst of a global pandemic and a number of recent natural disasters affecting the region, an interesting conversation point has arisen in ICT and telecommunications spaces: how to best utilise telecoms infrastructure to assist in managing inevitable national disasters. The International Telecommunications Union has recently published guidelines for national emergency telecommunications plans (NETPS)….
Number portability is now a reality in the Eastern Caribbean
n June, the Eastern Caribbean States witnessed a quiet revolution: the introduction of mobile number portability
Enforcement powers clarified under updates to Barbados Telecommunications Act
Enforcement powers under Barbados’ Telecommunications Act are now more expansive and clear-cut following recent amendments. The newly passed Telecommunications (Amendment) Act, 2018-10 expressly extends the circumstances in which various enforcement-related activities such as injunctions, search and seizure orders and the issue of warrants may occur. Prior to the amendment, invocation of enforcement powers was almost exclusively grounded…
Charles Leacock Q.C. – Internet Law in Barbados
This is a video recording of a presentation by Charles Leacock, Q.C. on the state of internet laws in Barbados. The presentation was given at the inaugural Barbados Internet Governance Forum and does an excellent job of outlining the existing digital law legislative framework at play in Barbados. The presentation touches on the: Telecommunications Act;…