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LATEST NEWS FROM THE TCITC |
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The Telecommunications Commission pursuant to its powers is initiating the present consultation process to review the continued appropriateness of the current Interconnection Termination Rates upper limits.
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WHEREAS, the Telecommunications Commission pursuant to the Telecommunications Administrative Procedure Regulations 2008, is initiating the present consultation process to seek comments on the Broadcasting Bill 2013, Broadcasting Regulations 2013 and the Code of Practice which includes a series of specific related questions. The Turks and Caicos Islands Telecommunications Commission hereby gives notice that it is initiating this consultation process to assess the appropriateness of its proposal included in these Consultation Documents.
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Today, the Turks and Caicos Islands Telecommunications Commission (the “Commission”)released its Fixed Services Price Regulation Review Decision in which it decided to eliminate the vast majority of the pricing regulations currently applied to LIME's fixed telecom services. As a result, LIME will now have the flexibility to set prices for most of its existing fixed services in response to market pressures as well as introduce new fixed services and service bundles without seeking advance approval from the Commission.
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The Turks and Caicos Telecommunications Commission was established in 2004, through the enactment of the Telecommunications Ordinance 2004.
To ensure that all business and consumers in the country have access to reliable state-of-the-art telecommunications services at reasonable rates
Commissioners are appointed by the Ministry responsible for Telecommunications, acting with the approval of H.E. The Governor.
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.
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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
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