BAHAMAS

摘要

NewCo2015, the Cable Bahamas Ltd (CBL)-backed newcomer to the Bahamas' mobile sector, has completed the first stage of its rollout and has invited customers to apply to use its service during what it calls its 'soft launch' phase. Under the terms of its concession, NewCo has a strict timeline for its two-year network rollout period, including covering 99% of the population of six largest islands (New Providence, Grand Bahama, Eleuthera.Abaco, Bimini and Exuma) within eight months of it receiving its licence (i.e. by 1 February 2017). The first of its obligations required the cellco's footprint to cover 99% of the population of New Providence and 80% of Grand Bahama by 1 October 2016. NewCo claims to have achieved this goal, having installed a total of 73 sites across the two islands, but sector watchdog the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) says it will take four weeks to verify the claim.