Georgetown: Prime Minister Samuel Hinds said it was the Government’s and the stakeholders’ expectations that the Telecommunications Bill will be passed before the year ends.
Hinds said the Special Select Committee met recently, but there were at least five more meetings which must be held before the Bill left the Special Select Committee and was taken back to Parliament to be voted on.
He noted that the two phone companies, Digicel Inc and the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), have thus far met with the Committee and have submitted their various proposals and recommendations.
He said, however, that their documents were more than 500 pages each and as such, much time will have to be taken to peruse the documents, consult with the parties, and follow other procedures before the Bill was again presented in the National Assembly. He did not disclose any of the recommendations or proposals which were put forward.
Meanwhile, GT&T said it remained optimistic that the new Telecommunication Bill, when tabled again in the National Assembly, will receive the full support of the House.
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