April 08th 2008

The Authority hosted an International Seminar entitled "Balance on the airwaves: free speech and responsibility" on April 2nd and 3rd 2008.
Presentations from the Seminar

March 14th 2008

The Authority has been advised that on Friday 14th March 2008, the Honourable Kennedy Swaratsingh, Minister of Public Administration, exercised his powers pursuant to sections 30 and 39 of the Telecommunications Act 2001, to terminate concessions and licences granted to Laqtel Limited.
Read the News Release

March 08th 2008
News Release

The Dispute Resolution Panel appointed to resolve the dispute in relation to final interconnection rates between Digicel Trinidad and Tobago Limited (Digicel) and Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) delivered its final decision yesterday, 7th March 2008.

Read the Decision

February 21st 2008
Notice

The Authority wishes to announce that the deadline for comments on the "Proposed Central office Codes Exhaust Analysis Methodology" has been extended to March 7th 2008 at 4.00 p.m.

January 11th 2008
Recommendations have been made to the Minister of Public Administration for two additional Concessions for the provision of Free to Air Television Broadcasting services
more

October 29th 2007
The Authority has published Radio Frequency Radiation measurements taken from cell towers throughout the country.
more

October 22nd 2007
The Authority has issued a Press Statement on the Auction of Radio Spectrum to provide Public Broadband Wireless Services (BWA). more

October 16th 2007
The Authority wishes to advise that modifications have been made to the following documents:

• Eligibity and Evaluation Criteria for Concessions
  

• Concession Application Form

October 1st 2007
The Authority has laid charges against Laqtel Ltd. for failure to post a Peformance Bond. more

The Authority has issued a Request For Proposals to Provide Free To Air Television Broadcasting Services. more

August 9th 2007

NOTICE

We wish to advise that a modification has been made to the Consultative Document: " Proposed Costing Methodology". more

COMMENTS INVITED ON PROPOSED COSTING METHODOLOGY FOR THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR .
more

July 16th 2007
A new version of the paper "Position and Procedures in respect of Non-Objections for Applications to Town and Country Planning Division for Site Approval of Telecommunications Structures" has been published.
more

20th June 2007
Migration Plan: 1800 MHz Band to 1900 MHz Band Allocated to Cellular Mobile Services for the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT)

The Authority invites comments to the captioned consultative document. This document seeks to establish the process by which TSTT shall migrate its public domestic mobile telecommunications network from the 1800 MHz band to the 1900 MHz band allocated for cellular mobile services.

more

June 15th 2007
Applications for the provision of public Internet services using wired facilities are invited.
more

May 24th 2007
A revised version of the document 'Eligibility and availability criteria for Concessions' has been published. There have been changes to the Status of the Application Process for the various types of concessions.
more

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day,
May 17th 2007.

Greetings from the Chairman
Greetings from the Executive Director (ag.)

Expressions of Interest are hereby invited from parties interested in providing ‘FREE TO AIR’ TELEVISION BROADCASTING SERVICES.
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Notice of Central Office Codes assigned to the various providers of mobile and fixed line telephone services in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Approved Budget for 2006/2007
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NEWS RELEASE

December 30th 2005

Representatives of Digicel Trinidad and Tobago Limited, Laqtel Limited and Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago  (TSTT), today, (Friday December 30th) signed concessions and associated licences. The concessions will authorize these companies to provide public mobile telecommunications services and public international telecommunications network and services in Trinidad and Tobago for a period of ten years in accordance with Parts III and IV of the Telecommunications Act 2001.

The documents have been forwarded to the Ministry of Public Administration and Information for signature by the Minister, Dr. Lenny Saith.

Signing on behalf of Digicel was Mr. Stephen Brewer while Mr. Michael Barrow signed on behalf of  Laqtel and Mr. Bernard Mitchell on behalf of TSTT.
 
The signing took place at the offices of the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, #76 Boundary Road San Juan at approximately 8:20pm.

The signing was witnessed by the following officials of the Authority, Dr John Prince, Executive Director; Mr. Cris Seecharan, Deputy Director; Mr. Stephen Bereaux, Legal Advisor and Corporate Secretary; Mr. Karel Douglas, Licensing Specialist, Ms. Nalini Mahadeo, Wireless Engineer; Ms. Michelle Grell, Senior Policy Pricing and Research Analyst and Mr. Kirk Sookram, Resource, Planning and Management Engineer.

The Ministry of Public Administration and Information was represented by Mr. Rudyard Davidson, Head of Legal Services
Division.