The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of the Virgin Islands (Commission) will be holding a public meeting on the proposed adoption of amendments to Unitary Licences as contained in the Notice to Adopt a Directive on the Amendment of Unitary Licences issued by the Commission on December 30, 2021. Photo: Facebook/File

The Commission is presently in the process of considering applications for renewal of several licences for the Operation of a Telecommunications Network Providing Telecommunications Services in the [British] Virgin Islands (Licence or Unitary Licence).

This is in accordance with Article 3.3(d) of the Licence, the Commission may approve Licence renewal with conditions based upon the same terms and conditions of the Licence or based upon new terms and conditions which reasonably reflect changed circumstances in the telecommunications sector in the [British] Virgin Islands at the time of the renewal application.

According to a release, the public hearing will be held on March 1, 2022, at the Maria’s By The Sea Hotel, Waterfront Drive, Wickham’s Cay, Road Town, Tortola, commencing at 9:00 a.m. Participation at the public hearing will be limited to Unitary Licensees and any interested third party that submitted a relevant comment or objection in response to the Notice dated December 30, 2021.

The TRC said COVID-19 protocols will be in full effect and, as a result, spaces at the public hearing will be limited.

Participants are therefore required to pre-register their attendance by submitting the below information to the Commission via email contact@trc.vg or at the telephone number: +1 (284) 229-4165.

Persons are being asked to ensure to specify the following details during the pre-registration:

• A corporate body (legal person) should include:
• The name of the company/institution/association/other organisation;
• The name of a principal contact person; and
• Full contact details (physical address, postal address, telephone number, fax number and email
• address).
• An individual (natural) person should include name and contact details (including email).