The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society has submitted comments to the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) on the “Draft Implementation Plan on Number Portability For The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago”
View/Read the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society’s comments on “Draft Implementation Plan on Number Portability For The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (PDF ; 248K)
Dear All,
The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) has drafted comments(Update : 8 June 2011 as posted to our mailing lists :
This is just a reminder of the TTCS Executive meeting today, June 8 2011 from 7-9pm at Engineering Consultants at 112A Edward Street, Port of Spain (corner of Oxford and Edward Street).
Here is an agenda for the meeting:
end of update)
Dear All,
The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS ; http://ttcsweb.org/) has updated its bylaws to create an executive to oversee and run its affairs moving forward. Our bylaws can be found at http://www.ttcsweb.org/Trinidad-and-Tobago-Computer-Society-Bye-laws.pdf As a subscriber to our TTCS mailing list, our Facebook page or our Twitter feed, the directors of TTCS would like to invite you a meeting on Wednesday June 8 2011 from 7-9pm at Engineering Consultants at 112A Edward Street, Port of Spain (corner of Oxford and Edward Street). At this meeting, you can became an member subject to our new bylaws and have a say in the future of the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society. Please email admin@ttcsweb.org if you will be attending. Furthermore, If you wish to be part of the TTCS executive (Chairman, a Deputy Chairman, a Treasurer, a Secretary, Assistant Secretary) send an email indicating the position in which you are interested to admin@ttcsweb.org Kind Regards, Dev Anand TeelucksinghThe Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) has published a "Consumer Rights and Obligations Policy" document for public comment from May 25 2011 until July 29 2011.
This Draft Consumer Rights and Obligations Policy makes recommendations to safeguard the interests of citizens in relation to the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors. The
Authority has involved a broad cross-section of interested parties in developing a policy that would guide the preparation of regulations, enshrining in law specific rights in the following
areas:The related regulations resulting from the final version of this Policy shall apply to concessionaires (authorised service providers) in the telecommunications and broadcasting sector.
- Essential telecommunication services and broadcast services.
- Information needed to make informed decisions.
- Respect and protection of personal privacy.
- Highest possible standard of consumer-related service.
- Protection from unfair business practices.
- Effective and efficient complaint recognition, handling, and resolution.
In order to facilitate a market environment where consumer rights are defended while balanced with the needs of service providers, this Draft Policy is based on the following principles:
- Consumer Empowerment – the concept of the consumer as a proactive, wellinformed agent who makes rational decisions – i.e. decisions which are in his own and by entension, the society‟s best interests.
- Service Provider Responsibility – the notion of conscientious service by a company that recognises the value of upholding consumer rights.
- Information Symmetry – ensuring that everyone who uses telecommunications and broadcast services have the information they need to make good choices.
- Public Welfare – maximising the socio-economic benefits to all stakeholders in the sector, while respecting consumers‟ privacy.
- Market Efficiency – creating regulations which facilitate all stakeholders in adapting to changing market conditions.
The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) will be having a meeting on Wednesday May 18 2011 from 7 to 9 pm at Pizza Hut, Valsayn.
Adobe has updated its Adobe Flash Player to version 10.3.181.14 to address a vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player v10.2.159.1 and earlier versions (Adobe Flash Player v10.2.154.28 and earlier for Chrome users) for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris and Adobe Flash Player 10.2.157.51 and earlier
versions for Android.
You can read the Adobe Security bulletin at
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-12.html
To determine what version of the Flash player you have on your system, visit http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
and to install the latest Flash player go to http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Windows users should note that the Flash Player in their Microsoft Internet Explorer browser and the one in web browsers like Opera, Mozilla Firefox and Safari are separate installs. You should install and update both versions, by visiting http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ in Internet Explorer and then with your other web browsers.
Google Chrome browser users has Adobe Flash Player built-in and users should update the Google Chrome browser to the latest version. See http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=95414 on how to do so.
Android users, To verify the version of Adobe Flash Player for Android, go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Adobe Flash Player 10.x .
Android users can update can update to Adobe Flash Player 10.3.185.21 by browsing to the Android Marketplace on an Android phone
Dear current and potential Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) members,
In an effort to allow the TTCS to take advantage of the opportunities being presented to us more often now,
the Directors of the TTCS have undertaken an exercise to update the TTCS bye-laws. We had the bare minimum before, but in order to get more involved in some of the areas that you, the membership, are suggesting, we need to be more structured.
This process is not meant to change the essential character of the TTCS, but rather to make sure that we can move forward with projects that have been suggested.
The updated bye-laws can be found at
https://files.ttcs.tt/Trinidad-and-Tobago-Computer-Society-Bye-laws.pdf
The main additions and changes to the previous byelaws are:
Looking forward to your comments and suggestions over the next two weeks. We will close comment on May 23 2011 and have our first official meeting on May 28 2011, at which these byelaws will be adopted, and the first TTCS Executive will be voted into office.
We hope that you approve of the steps we are taking to move the TTCS to the next level.
Kind Regards,
The Directors of the TTCS,
Anil Ramnanan,
Cintra Sooknanan
Dev Anand Teelucksingh
Via http://tatt.org.tt/Judgementredominance.aspx :
In March 2010, The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) published a report titled "Final Determination: Dominance in Retail Domestic Fixed Telephony Markets" which concluded that that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) "..is a dominant operator in the retail fixed narrowband markets for access and domestic calls" in Trinidad and Tobago. On July 5 2010, TSTT applied for judicial review to the High Court of Trinidad and Tobago of TATT's Determination on the basis, among other things that TATT's Determination was procedurally irregular and/or unfair. On May 4 2011, in a 31 page judgement by the Hon. Madam Justice C. Gobin, TSTT's application for judicial review was dismissed and was ordered to pay costs . An excerpt from Paragraph 18 of the judgement :"….I am more certain that the actions of the claimant [TSTT] in relation to its Single National Rate Proposal in mid 2007 were more than sufficient to provoke the defendant [TATT] to move to consider a determination of dominance. When in its insistence on imposing a rate change in the face of the defendant's concerns, it waived the absence of a determination of dominance to justify its conduct and to flaunt its intention to do as it pleased without regard to the statutory powers of the defendant and to the public interest, it must have been clear to the claimant that it was inviting if not goading the defendant to activate a process to declare dominance. It was manifestly demonstrating that it enjoyed a position of strength which afforded it the power to behave independently of competitors, customers, and consumers. This conduct could not have been erased by any subsequent position taken in litigation or otherwise. The defendant would have been justified in taking the action that it did, indeed, it could have exposed itself to a complaint of dereliction of its duty if it had chosen to simply ignore it."
The Electronic Transaction Bill 2011 was introduced in the House of Representatives on January 19 2011.
The Bill seeks “to give legal effect to electronic documents, electronic records, electronic signatures and electronic transactions”
Several concerns were raised by the Opposition and the Bill went into committee stage in the House of Representatives with several changes made.
In the Senate, more concerns were raised by Independent and Opposition Senators and the Bill went into the Committee Stage in the Senate with amendments made.
The House of Representatives approved the changes and the Bill was assented on April 28 2011.
Parts I, II, III and IV of the Electronic Transactions Act was proclaimed on January 6 2012. Part VII of the Act was proclaimed on January 18 2012.
Electronic Transactions Bill 2011 (PDF ; 241K)
Electronic Transactions Bill 2011 (PDF ; 158K) – after amendments in the House of Representatives and the Senate
Electronic Transactions Act 2011 (PDF ; 181K)
Parliament’s website on the Electronic Transactions Bill / Act 2011 showing the Hansard of the sessions when the Bill was discussed in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) will be having a tech meeting on Wednesday April 27 2011 from 6pm to 9pm at Engineering Consultants, at 112A Edward Street, Port of Spain (corner of Oxford and Edward streets).
