BTC (The Bahamas)
| Formerly | The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd. BaTelCo |
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| Industry | Wireless Telecommunication Broadband internet IPTV |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Founder | Government of the Bahamas |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Bahamas |
| Products | Mobile telephony Wireless broadband services Long distance Fixed line Broadband IPTV |
| Owner | Bahamian Government (49% voting / 49 economic) (51%voting / 49% economic) National Trust (2% economic) |
Number of employees | Estimated 550 |
| Website | www |
BTC, or the Bahamas Telecommunications Company, is the primary telecommunications provider for the Bahamas, headquartered in Nassau, New Providence. It is partly government owned and offers telephone, internet and wireless services.
BTC offers telephone, internet and wireless services. In New Providence and Grand Bahama, it operates a GSM based EDGE, HSPA, HSPA+ and LTE network. Dual-class shares are 49% economic shares/49% voting shares of BTC are owned by the Government of the Bahamas, with 49% economic shares/51% voting shares owned by Cable & Wireless Communications and 2% economic shares in a national trust.