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ORGANIZATIONGPA/W/242
3 February 2003
(03-0668)
Committee on Government Procurement Original:  English
QUESTIONS TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA RELATING TO KOREA TELECOM
Communication from the United States
The United States would appreciate the Government of the Republic of Korea's (ROKG)
responses to the following questions relating to its proposed withdrawal of Korea Telecom
(KT Corporation) from Annex 3 of Appendix I of the Agreement on Government Procurement
(GPA/W/207).
1. Please provide a copy of the law(s) or other measures that authorized the ROKG to sell its
shares in KT and that transformed KT from a government entity into a private entity.
2. Please describe all laws, regulations and other measures that the ROKG enacted or adopted to
ensure that KT's procurement is consistent with the Agreement.  What measures would be required to
alter such regulation of KT's procurement if it is withdrawn from GPA coverage?  Please provide acopy of the procurement procedures that KT used before and after the ROKG sold its shares in KT.
3. In the three years prior to the ROKG's sale of its shares in KT, what percentage of KT's
purchases were from foreign suppliers?  Please provide details on the size of these procurements and
the goods and services procured.
4. It is our understanding that KT is regulated by the Ministry of Information and
Communications.  Does the Ministry review the corporate plans of KT or require or encourage KT to
consult with it before making any business decisions?
5. Since the sale of the remainder of the ROKG's shares in KT, is KT subject to any formal or
informal regulations or other measures that are different from its private sector competitors in thetelecommunications sector?
6. Are there any laws or regulations that restrict KT from hiring former ROKG employees?  If
so, please provide a copy.
7. Please list all former KT employees who are currently senior officials (with over 15 years
combined employment in supervisory positions) in  the Ministry of Information and Communications
(MOIC), the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), the Telecommunications
Technology Association (TTA) or similar telecommunications organizations with ties to the ROKG.
8. Please list all current senior KT officials who were previously employed by MOIC, ETRI,
TTA or similar telecommunications organizations with ties to the ROKG and their current and past
positions in these organizations.GPA/W/242
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9. Please describe the extent of financial and other support that KT provided to ETRI and similar
organizations with ties to the ROKG prior to the commencement of the ROKG's sale of its shares in
KT.  Please indicate whether, and if so indicate how, such support has changed since ROKG
completed its sale of KT shares.
10. Has the ROKG ever encouraged KT and other Korean entities to purchase goods and services
from foreign suppliers?  If so, please provide details and documentation.
11. Please describe all financing, including direct grants, guarantees and loans at preferential rates
that KT may have obtained prior to ROKG's sale of its KT shares.
12. Please describe all financing that KT received from private sources, but that it obtained on
preferential terms due to the ownership interest of ROKG.
13. Do any KT directors, named by ROKG, remain on KT's Board of Directors?14. Please describe any unusual conditions attendant to ROKG's sale of its shares (e.g., no
election of new directors until X years after sale).
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