Publications
Official publications and press releases from BTP.
BTP puts a halt to emergency shutdown Telem
Oct 30, 2018
On October 29th 2018, the management of Telem group duly informed the general public of Sint Maarten of its intents to be carrying out an “Emergency Shutdown” of its telecommunication services that was scheduled to take place today from 11pm, lasting till Wednesday morning 3am.
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World Post Day 2018
Oct 09, 2018
The Director of Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten – Mr. Anthony Carty - joins the world in commemorating World Post Day, and congratulates all the employees that are working in the postal industry.
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Business as normal on Friday
Sep 13, 2018
On Thursday, the Chairlady of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin gave an update with respect to Tropical Storm Isaac and what the country can expect for Friday based on decisions that were taken in an EOC meeting on Wednesday.
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Regulator weighs in on free public WIFI discussion
Jul 28, 2017
“The Internet, so embedded in the lives of so many people, acting as the main way for information exchange, that to deny access to everyone in the world is a breach of human rights”, according to the United Nations in their ongoing efforts to protect internet access around the world.
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“One infrastructure” – most efficient way to restore Telecom
Oct 19, 2017
On September 6th 2017, Sint Maarten got struck by a Category 5+ hurricane with wind gusts up to 221 mph. As a result 13 major cell towers came down, over 30 micro cell sites were severely damaged, and in total close to 65% of the Telecom networks on Sint Maarten were compromised. Due to these major infrastructural damages, phone-, internet-, broadcasting-, and trunking services were jeopardized or limited available in the Irma aftermath.
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Hefty fines imposed to Sint Maarten Cable TV
Jul 18, 2018
Philipsburg – Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten (BTP) imposed administrative fines to Caribbean Teleview Services d.b.a. St. Maarten Cable TV for substantial license violations.
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MOBILE OPERATORS AGREE TO NETWORK SHARING IN CASE OF CRISIS
Jun 20, 2018
On June 20th 2018, Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten (BTP) – the Telecom Regulator of country St. Maarten - met with Management of the Telem Group of Companies and UTS to coordinate telecom recovery efforts in the event St. Maarten get hit by a hurricane or any other natural disaster.
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GDPR Info session - hosted by BTP - concluded
Jun 06, 2018
On Friday, June 1st 2018 Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten (BTP) hosted an info-session on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is a regulation in EU law that was approved by the European Union on April 14th 2016, and set to come into force on May 25th 2018.
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Presentation Head Technical Department BTP during Lacnic 29
May 31, 2018
Head of the Technical Department of Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten Mr. Sidney de Weever participated during the "Lacnic 29", which is considered to be one of the most important Internet events in the region that brings together experts and representatives of academia, civil society, the private sector, governments, and the telecommunications industry.
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GDPR Info Session
May 31, 2018
May 25th 2018 marks the entry into force of the European Union’s General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR), a law that will advance rights of EU data subjects and improve privacy protection online.
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