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URCA Regulatory Regime
Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority (URCA) was established as an independent regulator responsible for licensing and the overseeing of all Electronic Communications in The Bahamas which includes Telephone services (Fixed & Mobile), Internet, Broadcasting including Cable Television and the management of Radio Spectrum and Numbering. It is however, envisioned, that other utility sectors will fall under URCAís purview once The Government makes that determination.
The Communications Act 2009 (Comms Act), gave The Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority (URCA) full powers of regulation and of oversight of the electronic communications sector in The Bahamas, it came into force on 1 September 2009.
This date signaled the start of a new regulatory regime. Greater competition will be introduced in the electronic communications sector, to the benefit of the economy and of all persons in The Bahamas.