Consultation on Adoption in ECTEL States of Regulations Addressing Guidelines for Market Analysis, Access to Network Infrastructure and Wholesale Services

The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission is in receipt of a submission from ECTEL containing ECTEL’s recommendation for the following regulatory instruments in Member States (the “Regulatory Instruments”):

  1. Regulation on “Guidelines on market analysis and the assessment of significant market power in the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) Contracting States for electronic communications networks and services”
  2. Regulations on Access to Network Infrastructure and Wholesale Services
  3. Infrastructure Sharing Regulations
  4. International Electronic Communications Access to Essential Facilities at Cable Landing Stations Regulations
  5. Retail Pricing Regulations
  6. Consumer Protection Regulations – Specific Rules on Consumer Protection in the Electronic Communications Sector

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Please click here to download the introduction of the consultation for the ECTEL’s regulatory instruments

Please click here to download : Annex A – Regulation on Guidelines on market analysis and the assessment of significant market power in the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority Contracting States for electronic communications network

Please click here to download : Annex B – Regulations on Access to Network Infrastructure and Wholesale Services.pdf

Please click here to download : Annex C – Infrastructure Sharing Regulations

Please click here to download : Annex D – International electronic communications access to essential facilities at Cable Landing Stations regulations

Please click here to download : Annex E – Retail Pricing Regulations

Please click here to download : Annex F – Consumer Protection Regulation (Specific Rules on Consumer Protection in the Electronic Communications Sector)

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  • The initial comments period was from February 2nd 2016 to April 11, 2016, however, the deadline has been extended to April 19, 2016.
  • The Comment on Comments period was from April 13, 2016 to May 4, 2016 however, the new period has been shifted to April 21, 2016 to May 12, 2016.

 

Comments from Anslem Gittens

Comments from Cable & Wireless

Comments from Columbus Communications

Digicel’s Net Neutrality Booklet

Comments from Digicel

Comments from GOCA

Questions from Green Dot

Comments from Green Dot

Comments from NTRC Grenada

Comments from NTRC St. Lucia

Comments from NTRC SVG

 

Following the Reply Comments period, ECTEL’s Directorate will revise and submit the Regulations to the ECTEL Council of Ministers for its recommendations for adoption in the ECTEL Member States.

All responses to this Consultative Document should be written and sent by post, fax or e-mail to:

Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority
P.O. Box 1886
Vide Boutielle Castries
St. Lucia
Fax: (758) 458-1968
Email: consultation@ectel.int