The authority’s two-decade-old arguments for a fee from over-the-top (OTT) providers has consistently drawn a blank, but it remains on the strategic agenda.
The broadband infrastructure project was contractually implemented by the Internet provider Cable & Wireless Communications / Flow Trinidad.
The current Universal Service Fund (USF) stands at $148,344,602 according to TATT’s 2021 annual report.
TATT is governed by procurement rules, which require a competitive bidding and tendering process that is supposed to be documented and accessible to the public.
Questions posed to the Telecommunications Authority about a $15 million purchase announcement and the regulations in the Telecommunications Act that govern the spending related to the Universal Service Fund.
