Comments On Comments- Public Consultation- Recommendation to Amend Licence Classification Notice and Telecommunications (Fees) Regulations

                                                        CONSULTATION DOCUMENT
Recommendation of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority                                                                                           (“ECTEL”)
To the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission to consult on:
“Amend the Licence Classification Notice to include Non-Terrestrial Networks and Services Licences, and the Telecommunications (Fees) Regulations of the ECTEL Member States for Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Services”

                                                Comment on Comments
                                                          No. 1/2025
                                                  29th October 2025

1. The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission received a submission from ECTEL containing ECTEL’s recommendations to Amend the Licence Classification Notice to include Non-Terrestrial Networks and Services Licences, and the Telecommunications (Fees) Regulations of the ECTEL Member States for Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Services.

2. A copy of the Consultation Document to “Amend the Licence Classification Notice to include Non-Terrestrial Networks and Services Licences, and the Telecommunications (Fees) Regulations of the ECTEL Member States for Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Services.” is available on the ECTEL website (www.ectel.int) and copies can be made available upon request from the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission.

3. The Initial Comments period was set for Monday 15th August 2025 to 10th October 2025 and was subsequently extended to Friday 24th October 2025.

4. ECTEL received comments from:
(i) AST SpaceMobile
(ii) Cable & Wireless Caribbean Limited/LIME
(iii) Digicel
(iv) Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA)
(v) Kuiper Systems LLC /Amson.com Services LLC
(vi) Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA)
(vii) NTRC Commonwealth of Dominica
(viii) NTRC St. Vincent and the Grenadines
(ix) Plan-S Space and Satellite Technologies Inc. (Plan-S)
(x) Sateliot
(xi) Skylo Technologies
(xii) Starlink

5. These initial comments are hereto attached and ECTEL now invites comments to these comments.

6. The period for reply comments (Comment on Comments) period will commence on Wednesday 29th October 2025 to 12th November, 2025

7. Following the Comment on Comments period, the Directorate will review all submissions and present revised versions of the Amendment to the Licence Classification Notice to include Non-Terrestrial Networks and Services Licences and the Telecommunications (Fees) Regulations of the ECTEL Member States for Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Services to the Council of Ministers.

8. All responses to this Consultative Document should be written and sent by post or email no later than 4: 30 pm on Wednesday 12th November 2025 to: –

Managing Director
ECTEL
P.O. Box BW395, Gros Islet
LCO1 601
St. Lucia
Tel : 1 (758)458-1701/2
Email: consultation@ectel.int

Disclaimer
This consultative document does not constitute legal, commercial or technical advice. The consultation is without prejudice to the legal position of ECTEL’s duties to provide advice and recommendations to the Ministers with responsibility for telecommunications and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commissions.

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