Electricity

Electricity is 110 volts/60 Hz, the same as the US.

CUC (Caribbean Utilities Company) Ltd.
PO Box 38 GT
475 North Sound Rd. - 345-949-5200 or 949-5300
Outage Reporting - 345-945-1282
Customer Service - 345-949-4300
Email: Sparky@cuc-cayman.com
Website: www.cuc-cayman.com

Cayman Brac Power and Light Co. Ltd.
PO Box 95 STB
Cayman Brac - 345-948-2224

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Water

Piped, desalinated water is supplied to much of Grand Cayman. Outlying districts rely on cistern and well water, supplemented by trucked water from private companies. For more information on water supply from Chamber Members, Click Here.

Cayman Water Co. Ltd.
PO Box 1114 GT
Trafalgar Pl., West Bay Rd. West Bay - 345-945-4277
SMB Plant - 345-945-4191
West Bay Plant - 345-949-8555
24 Hour Emergency - 345-945-4347
Email: cwco@candw.ky

Water Authority

Grand Cayman
PO Box 1104 GT
Red Gate Road, George Town
Phone 345-949-6352
Fax 345-949-0094
After hours emergency 345-916-1000

Cayman Brac
PO Box 230 SB
West End Cross Road
Phone 345-948-1403
Fax 345-948-1404

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Telecommunications
Since 1996, the Cayman Islands has had its own area code of 345.

Visitors can pre-register for cellular phone service by calling 1.800.boatfon (262.8366) from the USA, 1.800.567.8366 from Canada, or 1.800.949.7800 from elsewhere; or the can dial “0 & SND” from their AMPS-compatible cell phones and register with an operator upon arrival in the Cayman Islands. The cellular service on the Cayman Islands works on the “A” system.

Cable & Wireless (CI) Ltd.
PO Box 293 GT
Safehaven Leeward 3 - 345-949-7800
Faults 24 hours - 611
Customer Service - 811
Mobile Customer Service - 2-800-373-3366
Internet Service - 2-800-638-4357

PO Box 234 STB
Stake Bay - 345-948-2213

Application forms are available on-line or at the Residential Sales Office in the Anderson Square Building, Shedden Road, George Town, or at the Business Sales Office in SafeHaven, Leeward Three, West Bay Road. For Cayman Brac, application forms are available at Stake Bay as well as on-line.

For a business application click here.

RESIDENTIAL
All customers must complete and sign the residential application form and return to Cable & Wireless via fax or post, with a copy of passport attached.

New customers must pay the appropriate deposits of:
Ex-patriates CI$350
Retired or Unemployed CI$500
Caymanians CI$200

A Bank Guarantee or Credit Union Guarantee is acceptable in lieu of a deposit.

New customers can sign Direct Debit along with paying deposit.

Existing customers, with good credit rating for the previous twelve (12) months, may with a Direct Debit Application form be eligible for a waiver of deposit fees.

BUSINESS
New business customers must complete the business application form.

Copy of Trade & Business license must be produced for Sole Traders.

Certificate of Incorporation and Certified Resolution must be produced for Incorporated Companies.

New customers must pay the appropriate deposit of:
Local Company CI$500
Exempt Company CI$1,000

Existing customers, with good credit rating for the previous twelve (12) months, may with a Direct Debit Application form be eligible for a waiver of deposit fees.

Additional socket
Installation CI$7.00 per unit
Monthly Rental CI$0.50 per unit
Adaptor for 2-way plug: CI$2.00

All prices and deposits can change without notification.

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Television/Cable

Cayman’s Residents have long relied on satellite dish antennas for a wide range of international programming, but the islands now have four local television stations, as well as a number of cable providers bringing a more reliable service to local viewers.

There are many local radio stations playing a wide range of music, talk shows, call-in shows and religious based music and programming. The local college offers a training program for broadcasting, as well as providing music and talk show programming.

CITN (Cayman 27)
PO Box 30563 SMB
Television Centre Eastern Ave. - 345-915-2739

Weststar TV Ltd.
PO Box 31117 SMB
Television Centre Eastern Ave. - 345-945-2739

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