RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/NGBT/W/12/Add.16
16January 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0118)
Original: Spanish Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM CHILE
Draft Offer onBasic Telecommunications
Theattached communication iscirculated attherequest ofChile tomembers oftheNegotiating
Group onBasic Telecommunications.
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Thepurposeofthislististomakeaconcretecontributiontothenegotiationsandtheliberalization
oftrade inbasic telecommunications services asawayofpromoting development, especially thatof
developing countries.
This listisconditional upon theoffers byother participants andtheextent towhich theyrespect
themost-favoured-nation clause. Chile alsomakes thislistconditional upon acceptance bytheother
parties tothecurrent negotiations oftherequests made byChile.
Chile reserves theright tomaintain, modify orreduce thelistatanytime inaccordance with
theconditions laiddown above. Italsoreserves theright tomake anytechnical changes tothelist
itdeems relevant.Sector orsubsectorS/NGBT/W12/Add.16
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COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES1
Telecommunications services
International long-distance basic
telecommunications services (not
including national long-distance
services) ineach ofthefollowing
market sectors:Inorder topromote competition, fora
period ofthree years from 27/08/94,
participation inthemarket byholders of
permits forintermediate services willbe
limited toamaximum percentage ofthe
total oftaxable minutes forinternational
long-distance telephone services laid
down intheLaw.
(a)Telephone services
(CPC 7521)
(b)Packet-switched data
transmission services
(CPC 7523**)(1)None (1)None
(c)Circuit-switched data
transmission services
(CPC 7523**)(2)None (2)None
(d)Telex services (CPC 7523**) (3) (3)None
(e)Telegraph services (CPC 7522) -Apermit issued bySUBTEL is
required
(f)Facsimile services
(CPC 7521** +7529**)-Subject toavailability of
frequencies
(g)Private leased circuit services
(CPC 7522** +7523**)-Enterprises supplying international
long-distance services must be
open corporations
1Horizontal measures remain asindicated intheSchedule ofSpecific Commitments.Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
(h)Other
(Not including mobile services)(4)Unbound, except asindicated in
thehorizontal section(4)Unbound, except asindicated in
thehorizontal section
-bycable
-byradio transmission
-based onresale
-based onutilization of
installations
-forpublic use
-fornon-public useS/NGBT/W12/Add.16
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