Publications
Official publications and press releases from BTP.
New Director Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten
Nov 05, 2012
On November 1st 2012 Mr. Anthony Carty started as the new Director of Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten (BTP-SXM), the independent regulatory authority for the Telecommunications and Post industry.
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Country Code 599 discontinued for St. Maarten
Oct 05, 2012
Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten would like to remind the general public that, as part of St. Maarten’s transition to the North American Numbering Plan, the use of country code 599 will be discontinued for St. Maarten.
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LACTLD Technical Workshop St. Maarten Big Success
Sep 21, 2012
LACTLD is the Regional Organization for Latin America and the Caribbean ccTLDs (Country Code Top Level Domains). As a LACTLD member, .SX Registry (Sint Maarten) hosted this important event which gave the unique opportunity for technical capacity building in the region with the support of the Internet Society (ISOC) and ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers).
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Universal Postal Union (UPU) Congress Preparations
Sep 12, 2012
On Thursday and Friday September 6th and 7th representatives of Aruba, Curacao and Sint Maarten met in Aruba in preparation for the upcoming UPU congress in DOHA, Qatar. The Sint Maarten delegation consisting of Mr. D. Richardson (PSS), Mrs. L. Richardson-Gibbs (GOV) and Ms. P. Brandon (BTP-SXM) joint colleagues from Aruba and Curacao on congress proposals which will be presented for voting during the congress.
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New tariff structure BTP-SXM; effective September 15th 2012
Aug 28, 2012
The new tariff structure, created by Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten, which would establish adjustments to regulatory fees in St. Maarten, is set to begin September 15th 2012.
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Registration .SX internet domain
Aug 24, 2012
On September 22, 2012, SX Registry will officially launch the local Sint Maarten Priority Phase, allowing local businesses and residents to register their .sx internet domain.
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Consumer Affairs BTP-SXM fully operational
Jul 09, 2012
Starting today the Consumer Affairs department of Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten (BTP-SXM) is fully operational and St. Maarten residents and businesses are now able to seek for advice or file a complaint about issue's or disputes they are experiencing with their telecommunications and post service providers.
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Sint Maarten (.SX) new LACTLD member
Jun 27, 2012
On June 25th, SX Registry which manages the .SX domain representing the country code of Sint Maarten, officially joined Latin America and the Caribbean TLD Association during the 44th ICANN Meeting in Prague. SX Registry's CEO, Normand Fortier stated that: "It was most important for Sint Maarten to join this association as Sint Maarten will now have an equal voice regarding Top Level Domain issues, along with Aruba, Curaçao and Anguilla who are already members.
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New Exit Code Country St. Maarten; 011
May 28, 2012
Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten takes this opportunity to address that today, May 28th 2012, a new exit code is introduced to St. Maarten: “011” . This as part of St. Maarten’s transition to the North American Numbering Plan. Starting today, exit code 011 will be the new code to dial OUT of St. Maarten when making an international call and will replace 00.
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Retailer Guide Over-the-Air Digital TV Broadcasts
May 10, 2012
Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten made a retailer guide which is designed to help retailers and store personnel prepare for the transition from over-the-air (OTA) analog TV broadcasts to OTA digital TV broadcasts.
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