Mar 27 2013
Caribbean countries have made considerable strides in developing their telecoms sector. In some instances, the services available are on par with that of more developed countries. However, has the telecoms industry outpaced regulation? In this week’s news roundup, the Vice-President (VP) of Marketing and Communications of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), Marlon Johnson, was reported …
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Mar 06 2013
Although the Caribbean currently has a comprehensive network of submarine cables, new projects are emerging that still aim to increase connectivity. Is the region at risk of being over-connected? On February 26, the Caribbean Research and Education Network (C@ribNET) was formally launched in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. C@ribNET, which is a broadband fibre …
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Feb 08 2013
In addition to 876, Jamaica will soon activate a second country code. This post outlines how country codes are used, what could have contributed to exhaustion of the current allocation, and what changes can be expected when the second code is introduced. Earlier this week, the Gleaner newspaper in Jamaica reported that the local regulator, …
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Feb 01 2013
A quick overview of submarine communications cable systems in the Caribbean. In the past few weeks, Cuba commenced transmissions to the Internet on the ALBA-1 submarine cable, which runs between Cuba and Venezuela, and has a landing point Jamaica. Although there is generally much to rejoice whenever a new cable is commissioned, it was more so the …
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Sep 28 2012
Trinidad and Tobago has announced its implementation plan for number portability. This post highlights and discusses key views and decisions of the Regulator. Late last week, the telecoms Regulator, the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) published its “Implementation Plan on Number Portability for the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago”. The Plan, which is …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.ict-pulse.com/2012/09/number-portability-store-trinidad-tobago/
