BTL–Speednet Deal Under Fire from Streets to SenateTuesday’s protest outside Belize Telemedia’s headquarters quickly turned chaotic, as UDP supporters and members of the NTUCB took to the streets over BTL’s proposed eighty‑million‑dollar buyout of Speednet. So, with the pressure mounting, we went straight to the Ministry of Public Utilities. Today, we asked CEO Dr. Leroy Almendarez how the government is responding to those concerns. Dr. Leroy Almendarez, CEO, Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy and Logistics“What would need to happen here, and I think what you’re referencing is something called dominance. He explained that dominance only becomes a problem if it’s unregulated, and stressed that the Public Utilities Commission still has full authority to step in.