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The Commonwealth of the Bahamas is an island country on the western side of the Atlantic, with a total area (including waters) of 259,000 km² and a population of 402,000 (2023), of whom 90.6% are Black, 4.7% of European descent and 2.1% mixed. The capital is Nassau and the country is divided into 31 districts and 19 island groups.
URCA (the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority) is the independent regulator of the Bahamas, responsible for regulating the electronic communications sector (ECS) and the electricity sector (ES).
ECS services include fixed and mobile telephony, spectrum and numbering, broadcasting (including pay TV) and internet services. As regulator of the electricity sector (ES), URCA's remit covers all persons generating, transmitting, distributing or supplying electricity to or within the Bahamas.
