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RA Publish Principles Of Consumer Protection
The Regulatory Authority of Bermuda has published the first phase of its Principles of Consumer Protection campaign to “bring awareness to the public about the rights and responsibilities of Consumers and Service Providers in the Electricity and Electronic Communications sectors.” “The legally enforceable Principles of Consumer Protection... Read more of this article
National Numbering Plan Public Consultation
The Regulatory Authority [RA] is seeking feedback from electronic communications sectoral providers and any other interested parties regarding the National Numbering Plan. The Regulatory Authority said, “Please be advised that the RA has opened a public consultation with an Update on the National Numbering Plan. Visit www.ra.bm to read the consultation... Read more of this article
BAST: 5G Moratorium ‘Should Be Left In Place’
Following the Regulatory Authority’s decision to lift the moratorium on 5G, the Bermuda Advocates for Safe Technology [BAST] group said they feel it “should have been left in place until potential hazards” have been “fully investigated,” with the group noting that they “are seeking advice on further actions to take... Read more of this article
Minister Walter Roban On Electricity Rates
“With this step in the right direction for energy costs, it is perhaps more important now than ever to increase our uptake of renewable energy so that fuel costs can reduced or eliminated” as “with more renewable energy comes less use of fossil fuel, which accounts for a good portion of every electric bill.” This was from the... Read more of this article
Video: BNV With RA’s Denton Williams
The Regulatory Authority of Bermuda’s Chief Executive Denton Williams will be joining Bernews at around 11.00am this morning [May 17] for the latest episode in the Bernews News & Views series. This follows after the Regulatory Authority announced that it has lifted the moratorium to allow 5G technology to be deployed in Bermuda and issued Communications... Read more of this article
‘Average Reduction Across All Groups Of 1.6%’
“Based on the information provided in the RA’s order to BELCO, new retail rates are expected to yield an average reduction across all customer groups of 1.6%,” Minister Walter Roban said. A Government spokesperson said, “The Minister of Home Affairs, the Hon. Walter Roban has responded favourably to the Regulatory Authority’s... Read more of this article
RA Reduces Retail Tariff, Lifts 5G Moratorium
The Regulatory Authority announced that it has reduced the Retail Tariff for the second year in a row, and has lifted the moratorium to “allow 5G technology to be deployed in Bermuda.” A spokesperson said, “The Regulatory Authority [the RA] is mandated by law to: 1. promote and preserve competition in Bermuda; 2. promote the development... Read more of this article
Regulatory Authority Seek Feedback
The Regulatory Authority [RA] is inviting the public to provide feedback regarding the Decommissioning of Electronic Communications Price Comparison Website. The Regulatory Authority said, “Please be advised that a public consultation on Decommissioning of Electronic Communications Price Comparison Website Preliminary Report is open for feedback until... Read more of this article
RA Fee Increase To Be Applied Starting In May
The RA fee increase, as mandated by the RA, will be applied to bills beginning on May 1st, BELCO advised today. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited [BELCO] has advised customers that the Bermuda Regulatory Authority [RA] announced on Wednesday, April 14 that electricity fees paid to the RA [‘RA fee’] will temporarily increase. “The... Read more of this article
“RA’s Electricity Fees Will Temporarily Increase”
The RA’s “electricity fees will temporarily increase for the first time since 2016,” the Regulatory Authority said today. A spokesperson said, “To ensure the delivery of Bermuda’s first Integrated Resource Plan [IRP], which is intended to deliver 85% renewable energy by 2036, the RA’s electricity fees will temporarily increase for... Read more of this article
RA Seek Feedback: Horizon Change Of Control
The Regulatory Authority [RA] is inviting the public to provide feedback regarding the Change of Control request submitted by Wave Bermuda Ltd, trading as Horizon Communications. The Regulatory Authority said, “Please be advised that the Horizon Communications Change of Control Preliminary Report public consultation is open for feedback until 11:59... Read more of this article
RA: Order Sent To BELCO To Produce Analysis
The Regulatory Authority said they would like to address what they called the “inaccuracy of BELCO’s recent public statement that a ‘completed report’ regarding the root cause of the island-wide power outage in December 2020 has been submitted to the RA.” A statement earlier this week from BELCO said “On December 18th... Read more of this article
Large Scale Self Supply Licence Consultation
The Regulatory Authority [RA] is inviting the public to provide feedback regarding ‘Large Scale Self Supply,’ with feedback to be submitted before 11:59pm on March 15th. The document states, “Large Scale Self-Supply’ means the generation and own consumption of electricity using a system with an installed capacity at or above... Read more of this article
RA Seek Feedback: Horizon Change Of Control
The Regulatory Authority [RA] is inviting the public to provide feedback regarding the Change of Control request submitted by Wave Bermuda Ltd, trading as Horizon Communications. The Regulatory Authority said, “Please be advised that the Horizon Communications Change of Control public consultation is open for feedback until 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday,... Read more of this article
RA Activity Report & Financial Statements
The Regulatory Authority of Bermuda has released their FY2020-21 Activity Report and Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements from April 1, 2020 – September 30, 2020. The RA Activity Report & Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements follow below [PDF here]: Related Stories RA Publishes Sectoral Review Report Public Feedback On Digicel... Read more of this article
RA: Public Consultation On 2021-22 Work Plan
The Regulatory Authority is inviting the public to comment on its proposed 2021-22 Work Plan, which sets out the activities that the RA intends to conduct. A spokesperson said, “The Regulatory Authority [RA] has today released its proposed 2021-22 Work Plan for public consultation. The Work Plan sets out the major activities that the RA intends... Read more of this article
