Comments on: Minister Updates: Telecommunications Reform

By: M3ke

M3ke — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:58:44 +0000

7 years of reform. I wouldn’t even have wanted Bernews to post that to the public. That is an embarrassment. I hope they aren’t the same guys who just approved the $139 for 25Mb for BTC. Who knows what they will approve for Link Bermuda $499 a month for 100Mb????

By: Y-Gurl

Y-Gurl — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:55:25 +0000

reform or more of the same? I heard link’s partner will be BELCO in this estimated $56 – 100millon fibre project, isnt it a little strange that BELCO’s parent company is buying up companies and forming partnerships all over the place but claims not to have enough money to re invest in their own plant and needs you and I to pay one of the highest power costs on the planet which is riddled with fake surcharges, maybe if they spent less on their shopping spree and more on their core business Bermudains could see a reduction in costs. and is that fair competition

By: concerned

concerned — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 02:25:41 +0000

btc cant get their network right with wat we have now. 25megs=22

By: Keepin' it Real...4Real!

Keepin' it Real...4Real! — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:37:26 +0000

this may be a little off topic but i wonder why our iphone 5s cost what they do….i came across a little info ….i like to share
Apple has announced that the iPhone 5 will go on sale on September 21, in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Now the iphone 5 prices:

United States
Unlocked iPhone 5 Price: $649 (16GB), $749 (32GB) and $849 (64GB).
With a two-year contract, iphone 5 Price: $199 (16GB), $299 (32GB) and $399 (64GB).

Canada
iPhone 5 Price: C$699 (16GB), C$799 (32GB) and C$899 (64GB).

United Kingdom
iPhone 5 Price: £529 (16GB), £599 (32GB) and £699 (64GB).

THE PRICE OF APPLE IPHONE 5
September 13th, 2012 Andrew Mathew
Eye-catching apple iPhone 5 has been officially released at 10AM PT at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

It has the same price that we expected in the past. The price of apple iphone 5 with a two-year contract: $199 (16GB), $299 (32GB) and $399 (64GB).

By: Tumbit

Tumbit — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:35:53 +0000

And not one of them have any Telecommunication or Engineering experience. Hence the seven years delay.

By: so-n-so

so-n-so — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:40:56 +0000

indicative of every govt dept??

By: plato

plato — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:22:43 +0000

Yes…7 years of incompetence and ineptitude by innumerable directors Andd ministers.
Red tape or red carpet?
Let the damn market rule and the cream will rise to the top.

By: Can't wait anymore

Can't wait anymore — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:25:58 +0000

Reform since 2005? So I shouldn’t get my hopes up of a reformed drug policy to happen any time soon I suppose?

By: M3ke

M3ke — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:06:36 +0000

It’s about time they done something right. Since 2005? Are you serious??? Makes you wonder if they really know what they are doing. I bet that’s why it took so long.

$200 for 8meg is a gigantic ripoff. I should be getting data, voice and video.

By: Terry

Terry — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:28:23 +0000

Ching Ching…..

By: media

media — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:22:28 +0000

What what I hear the Dept. has been totally disorganized for a number of years. The industry are the ones finally applying heavy pressure to move it along, forcing the Dept. to get their act together. We have not been served well.

By: swing voter

swing voter — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:43:57 +0000

Shagggin right Pete, its an embarrassment that any process takes that long, holding the industry and the country hostage, stuck in the 80s while being overcharged, and underserved. It seems they just didn’t have the right people in place to draft the framework. Sloppy to say the least

By: street wise

street wise — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:41:51 +0000

We pay $89 for a “high speed” phone line, and $120 to the ISP, which totals $209.00!! a month for very basic, slow Internet Service — probably the highest cost in the world! And we cannot afford it any more! Is there a cheaper way to go…? Cuz that is ridiculous!!

By: Joonya

Joonya — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:32:06 +0000

Thats why we are always behind the rest of the world in everything. Powertrips for all of them. And oh goody, I cant wait to spend $400 a month for internet rather than $200 now..

By: navin johnson

navin johnson — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:28:43 +0000

Regulatory Authority, Pre Consultations…since 2005? Happy to see the comment about allowing competition to bring innovation instead of forcing the innovators to wait for the rest…hopefully we can catch up with the rest of the world….

By: Peter shaw

Peter shaw — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:20:35 +0000

They have been working on reform since 2005 and it is their number one priority. I hate to think how long it would take if it wasn’t a priority. Shag