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No plans for job cuts at BTC - Houston

BTC CEO Geoff Houston denied allegations by the Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union that the telecoms company was planning to lay off staff at the corporation.

'Criticism does not affect us'

SCATHING criticism from the government over the quality of mobile services has had little impact on the day-to-day operations at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company, CEO Geoff Houston said yesterday.

BTC 'sits outside' owner's cable JV

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and its fibre optic cables will remain outside the regional joint venture its majority shareholder has entered into with Columbus Networks, Tribune Business was told yesterday.

Houston not worried about BTC takeback talk

GEOFF Houston, BTC Chief yesterday insisted that he is not worried about ongoing majority share take back negotiations, but with ensuring that the company’s day-to-day operations run smoothly.

BTC to spend $10m more on 4G network

THE Bahamas Telecommunication Company (BTC) plans to invest at least $10 million more into its 4G network, according to the company’s CEO, Geoff Houston, who revealed that the company had already begun testing its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.

BTC to ‘leverage Internet market lead’ through TV

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is aiming to use its new TV product “to gain a market leading Internet position”, its chief executive yesterday saying the company should never have let its broadband share drop to 25 per cent.

PM confirms talks at a dead end

DESPITE the government’s unwavering pledge to recapture a majority stake in BTC, Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday confirmed that executives have no intention to let go of the lion’s share in the company.

BTC targets ‘another 20%’ in cost slashes

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) needs to “reduce operating costs by another 20 per cent” before cellular phone services are liberalised, its chief executive yesterday saying its post-privatisation transformation had reached “the halfway mark”.

LTE network plan by BTC

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company plans to introduce its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in a few weeks, BTC CEO Geoff Houston said yesterday.

BTC: $42.8m upgrade leads to 800% data rise

BTC says customers living, working and vacationing in the Bahamas are texting more, talking less and accessing data at rates and speeds that not long ago would have been the stuff of science fiction.

BTC: 4G sparks 800% mobile data increase

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) chief executive says the newly-privatised carrier’s fourth generation (4G) network has sparked a 60 per cent increase in cellular voice traffic, with mobile data up 800 per cent.

BTC to invest $20-$30M to bring NGN 'to market'

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) expects to be “well positioned” to win back market share in the fixed-line Internet broadband market via its Next Generation Network (NGN), the company’s chief executive telling Tribune Business it will invest a further $20-$30 million “to bring it to market”.

BTC targets early 2013 for system ‘10x faster’ than 4G

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) plans to introduce its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network within the first three months of 2013, the company’s chief executive telling Tribune Business yesterday that the full roll-out would require 12-18 months.

BTC sees 400% data explosion

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) chief executive yesterday said the company expects to complete its 4G roll-out across the country by end-September 2012, and introduce Long Term Evolution (LTE) service within the next 18 months.

Phone service to be 'better than the US'

TELECOMMUNICATIONS services in the Bahamas will be on par or better than the United States in two to three months, BTC CEO Geoff Houston promised yesterday.

$3m 'goodwill gesture' by BTC after blackout

A $3 MILLION "goodwill gesture" is being offered by BTC in the wake of a blackout that crippled the company's landline, cell and broadband services.

Network upgrade to include free texts

BAHAMAS Telecommunications Company CEO Geoff Houston said postpaid customers can look forward to this summer's service upgrades, which will include lower rates for minutes and free texts.

BTC 'doing all it can' to work with government

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company is doing all it can to ensure it has a positive working relationship with the government, CEO Geoff Houston said yesterday.

BTC's NGN network spend may hit $70m

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) will likely have invested between $65-$70 million in its Next Generation Network (NGN) for fixed-line broadband by the time it is completed, its chief executive telling Tribune Business that increased penetration in this area was already spurring the creation of "a whole new class of entrepreneurs".

Bahamas hemisphere's worst for mobile broadband usage

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) chief executive yesterday pledged that within a year this nation would no longer be last in the Western Hemisph

BTC targets total 4G cover by end-summer

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The BAHAMAS Telecommunications Company (BTC) is optimistic that by summer's end the entire nation will be covered by its 4G (fourth generation) network, its chief executive telling

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