The Commission on May 31, 2017 received two responses on to the Proposed Competition Regulations (the ConDoc) published April 19, 2017.
The Commission hereby invites interested parties to provided their input and comments with respect to the responses received by Digicel and Flow, available on the Commission’s website under Public Consultation (PN 2017-3). Reply Responses are due on June 14, 2017 by 4pm.
The Telecommunications Commission pursuant to Sections 4 and 27 of the Telecommunications Ordinance 2009, the Turks and Caicos Islands Telecommunications Commission hereby gives Invitation to Tender (ITT) the redesign, hosting & maintenance of www.telecommission.tc through contracted sub-registrars; The ITT outlines the general description and requirements and is issued for eligible service providers to submit tenders in response to this tender notice. (PN 2016-6) can be viewed under Public Consultations heading on our website)
The Telecommunications Commission pursuant to Sections 4 and 27 of the Telecommunications Ordinance 2009 and Section 14 of the Telecommunications Numbering Regulations 2005, the Turks and Caicos Islands Telecommunications Commission hereby gives notice that it is initiating a consultation process to assess the appropriateness and feasibility of introducing Number Portability into the Turks and Caicos Islands Telecommunications market.
(PN 2016-5) can be viewed under Public Consultations heading on our website)
The Commission is committed to maintaining a healthy, competitive market for telecommunications services in Turks and Caicos Islands, as the best mechanism for motivating innovation and competitive pricing of services.
5 Commissioners and support staff who are committed to achieving the main policy objectives of the government to ensure that Turks and Caicos is second to none in providing modern, efficient telecommunications services.
WELCOME TO THE TCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
We are responsible for regulating the telecom operators in Turks & Caicos Islands making sure that we have effective and fair competition that will benefit consumers. We also ensure that rates, conditions and quality of the services provided to consumers are reasonable, bearing in mind that the operators are private businesses with a right to a fair profit on their investments. We are also responsible for managing the radio waves and the use of the radio spectrum by the cellular operators, radio and television stations, private radio systems used by businesses and industry etc., making sure that the users do not interfere with the radio frequencies assigned to others.
When there are disputes between service providers about serving a particular area, the Commission has the authority to consider the effect on the customers of each service provider and to determine which service provider should serve in that area. The Commission also establishes service standards which regulated service provider must meet
