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Posted: Thursday 15 May, 2014 at 12:23 PM

ECTEL Council To Strengthen Competition Rules in the Telecommunications Sector

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By: ECTEL, Press Release

    Castries, Saint Lucia. 14th May 2014  --  Ministers with responsibility for telecommunications in the Eastern Caribbean have reaffirmed their commitment to improve the regulatory environment of the telecoms sector post liberalisation, with clear rules for the behaviour of service providers.

     

    At its 29th meeting, which was held on 24th April 2014 in Saint Lucia, the Council of Ministers of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) approved a new draft Electronic Communications Bill (EC Bill). This EC Bill has new and improved provisions to address anti-competitive behavior in the telecoms sector, and also includes provisions for increasing access to the telecommunications networks and infrastructure of service providers. It also contains clearer processes for dispute resolution.
     
    The ECTEL Council of Ministers agreed that the draft EC Bill be forwarded to the OECS Legal Affairs Committee for its consideration.
     
    The ECTEL Council of Ministers also deliberated on a number of acquisitions, mergers and joint alliances in the telecommunications sector in the region. The Council noted that over the past year, these mergers and acquisitions were for the provision of wholesale and retail telecommunications services. The Ministers expressed concerns over the potential impact of this trend on the competitive environment, and in particular, on the choices available to consumers.
     
    The ECTEL Council welcomed the announcement by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) of the establishment of the OECS Competition Commission. The Council expressed support for the role of the Commission in the regulation of competition in the telecommunications sector. The Council approved a recommendation for the establishment of formal relations between the Competition Commission and ECTEL in the regulation of the electronic communications sector, which includes the provision of telephone, Internet, broadcasting and cable television services.
     
    In addition, the ECTEL Council considered reports on the operations of ECTEL for the first half of the financial year, and approved recommendations for the implementation of major regulatory initiatives such as number portability, review of interconnection rates, roaming, and new integrated spectrum management and monitoring systems.
     
    The Council of Ministers of ECTEL is responsible for the formulation of policy on the regulation and development of the telecommunications sector in the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
     
    The governments of Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat attend the Council meeting
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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