Publications
Official publications and press releases from BTP.
"The evolution of the Internet" Seminar
Aug 29, 2013
Internet Society & Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten will be hosting a two day Internet Seminar, on September 25 & 26 2013 at the Sonesta MAHO Beach Resort, in their ongoing efforts to facilitate and support the technical evolution of internet.
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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2013
May 17, 2013
Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten, on behalf of the Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation & Telecommunications, is extending sincere congratulations to all organizations and their employees active in the Telecommunications and ICT Industry, for the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, celebrated on May 17th.
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.SX Domain Names Now Open to the World
Nov 16, 2012
SX Registry announced that as of November 15th, 2012, after successful Sunrise, Local Priority and Landrush periods, the .SX Registry opens to the whole world. As of 15:00 UTC (or 11:00 local Sint Maarten time), the General Availability phase begins which means that from now on, anyone from anywhere will be able to register a Domain Name within the .SX top level domain.
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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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