Church senator Louis Wade shared his views on the PUC's standing, stating that history may repeat itself if BTL becomes a monopoly.
Pastor Louis Wade Jr., Church senator
"To me, PUC is losing its standing in the public's eyes because PUC is only now coming public with their first temporary position and making requests when people have already been protesting in front of Telemedia. And so this is why I am saying that you have a problem where the perception that PUC is government controlled because it is government appointed. So now, rather than PUC take a bold step forward, it has waited so long that it looks as if it is waiting for a signal from cabinet or it is waiting for a signal from the government owned private entity BTL. And so it does need to shift because if BTL is not yet a monopoly and it is already causing PUC to slow down and not carry out its role, how will PUC act when BTL becomes a monopoly? And we have been there."
"The world was ahead of us because PUC and the BTL, you have this monopoly government and the government controlled and so they aren't acting in the best interest in the people of Belize, they are not acting in the best interest of the economy, they were acting in the best interest of the shareholders and this has happened, over and over and over."
