The imminent introduction of a new parliament in Guyana has ignited a row between the country’s two wireless providers, Digicel Guyana and incumbent Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T). Before the dissolution of the previous parliament, plans to pass two bills - the Telecommunications Bill and the Public Utilities Commission (Amendment) Bill - that would improve the conditions for competition in the sector were scrapped at the last minute due to comments from an unspecified party. The two pieces of legislation would have created a new regulator, the Telecommunications Agency, and a new framework of regulations including careful management of interconnection rates and the liberalisation of international call termination
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OVETEL Digicel and GT&T continue row over reforms
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