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Bahamas Profile
Bahamas in the
Wikipedia
Bahamas history, politics, map, geography, economy,
demography, full information and links.
Bahamas in the CIA
Factbook
Bahamas information about the economy, geography,
government,
population, communications, military and transnational
issues.
BBC Bahamas
Profile
Up to date resume about country leaders,
history, main events,
map, flag, geography, news, politics and media links.
Bahamas e-Government Page
The Government of Bahamas portal, with many useful links.
Bahamas Globalis
Page
Bahamas statistics for agriculture, climate, economy, education,
environment,
gender equality, health, human development, population,
technology, and water.
Telecommunications Reports for
Bahamas
Caribbean Telecommunications
Market Reports - Anguilla to Bermuda
This report from Paul Budde provides an overview of the telecom
markets in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas,
Barbados and Bermuda. It includes information about fixed-line
and mobile operators, Internet providers, regulatory background
and state of liberalisation. See summary and table of
contents
Caribbean Telecoms Market
Overview and Statistics
Almost all Caribbean countries offer a full range of telecom
services, despite being characterised by small markets in terms
of population. Liberalisation agreements have been reached in
most countries. The major mobile players are the incumbent Cable
& Wireless and Digicel which, in June 2005, agreed to acquire
all the Caribbean operations of Cingular Wireless. The
region’s mobile subscriber base is concentrated in the
hands of these two major players, with only a few smaller
companies edging their way into the newly liberalised markets.
This Paul Budde report provides an overview of the
Caribbean’s telecom sector accompanied by relevant
statistics and a brief profile of the major players. See report table of
contents
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Broadband and Consumer E-Commerce
in Bahamas
May 2006 Review
E-commerce and offshore are often
touted as the perfect marriage, in part because jurisdictions
like The Bahamas provide a tax-neutral platform from which to
operate a business and make sales, and because the cost of
skilled labour is oftentimes lower than in onshore jurisdictions.
In The Bahamas' case, it is also an attractive place to live and
just a 50-minute flight from the east coast of the United
States.
As a sophisticated financial centre it also has the professional
base to support e-commerce operations, be it legal, banking,
accounting or marketing services. A modern metropolis located
just outside of the United States. And because of the high degree
of offshore activity, there is less red tape and bureaucracy in
terms of establishing and responding to the needs of the
industry.
The beauty of e-commerce is its mobility, allowing a business to
separate activities that formerly would have been kept in one
location. For instance, one can do research and development in
one area, marketing in the other area, and sales in the third
area, using cyberspace. For example, a major airline has moved
its ticket processing to Barbados even though it carries out the
bulk of its operation in the United States.
Last year, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) entered
into a contract with TYCO Telecommunications to install the fiber
optic cable to connect 14 islands of The Bahamas. The system is
known as the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network International
(BDSNi). When completed, the new system will be able to transmit
more than 120,000 simultaneous phone calls using a pair of fiber
optic spread embedded within a cable less than one inch in
diameter.
Phase II of the project involves connecting Inagua to New
Providence via Mayaguana, San Salvador, Rum Cay, Cat Island,
Eleuthera, Abaco and Grand Bahama; and Phase III will allow BTC
to connect the cable internationally.
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