RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/NGBT/W/12/Add.11/Rev.2
25April 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1663)
Original: English Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Draft Offer onBasic Telecommunications
Revision
Thefollowing communication iscirculated attherequest oftheCzech Republic tomembers
oftheNegotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications.
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Inconformity withthecommitments undertaken inthecontext ofthework oftheNegotiating
Group onBasic Telecommunications, theCzech Republic hereby submits itsschedule ofcommitments
onbasic telecommunications.
TheCzech Republic reserves therighttomodify, reduce orwithdraw thisoffer, inwhole or
inpart,atanytimeprior totheconclusion ofthenegotiations onbasic telecommunications.
TheCzech Republic further reserves theright tomake technical changes, amendments and
corrections totheoffer.S/NGBT/W/12/Add.11/Rev.2
Page2CZECH REPUBLIC -SCHEDULE ONBASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Modes ofsupply: 1)Cross-border supply 2)Consumption abroad 3)Commercial presence 4)Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional Commitments
Commitments inthese sub-sectors areundertaken inaccordance with thepro-competitive regulatory disciplines described inthecolumn headed "Additional
Commitments", andaresubject tothefollowing conditions:
1. Each service tobeprovided intheCzech Republic requires alicence tobeobtained from theCzech regulatory body.
2. Licences aregranted onlytoservice providers established according totheCzech legislation.
3. Theprovision ofallservices issubject totheavailability ofscarce resources, thenumber oflicences maybelimited duetotechnical reasons (e.g.
frequency, numbering capacity).
4. Installation andprovision ofnetwork infrastructure isreserved tolicenced operators.
2.C. TELECOMMUNICATION
SERVICES:
Basic local, inter-exchange
andinternational services,
supplied overnetworks using
anynetwork technology (e.g.
wire-based orradio-based),
facilities-based andona
resale basis, forpublic and
non-public, ineach ofthe
following market segments:
a. Voice (telephone) services
g. Private leased circuit services(1) None after theyear2000
(2) None
(3) None after theyear2000
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal sectionPro-competitive regulatory disciplines
(attached).
b. Packet-switched data
transmission services
c. Circuit-switched data
transmission services
d. Telex services
e. Telegraph services
f. Facsimile services (excluding
Postfax services)(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal sectionS/NGBT/W/12/Add.11/Rev.2
Page3Modes ofsupply: 1)Cross-border supply 2)Consumption abroad 3)Commercial presence 4)Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional Commitments
o. Other
Satellite services(1) None after theyear2000
(2) None
(3) None after theyear2000
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal section
Mobile services
-digital cellular telephony
-PCS(Personal
Communication Services)(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal section
-Paging services
-Mobile dataservices
Video Transport services
Frame -relay services(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal sectionS/NGBT/W/12/Add.11/Rev.2
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ATTACHMENT
TOTHE CZECH REPUBLIC SCHEDULE ONBASIC TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
Pro-Competitive Regulatory Commitments
- Licensing shall bebased onequal treatment ofdifferent service providers andon
transparent criteria.
- With regard tointerconnection, holder ofthelicence forproviding basic
telecommunications services shallbeobliged tointerconnect withother holders ofsuch
licences. Interconnection shall bemade onanon-discriminatory basis. Holders of
licences shall beobliged toconclude interconnection agreements onthebasis of
principles issued byaregulatory body. Interconnection feesbetween service operators
shallbecost-based.
- Competition safeguards shallbeimposed toprevent service providers fromengaging
inanti-competitive behaviour andfromabusing itsmarket power. Theservice provider
shallberequired touseseparate accounting procedures anditshallnotbepermitted
tocross -subsidize. Theservice provider shallbeobliged tointerconnect approved
termination facilities andprivate circuits, toprovide information onparameters of
interface andonpossibilities ofinterconnection. Allocation offrequencies and
numbering shallbemade onanon-discriminatory basis.
- Theregulator shall beseparate from andindependent ofanyoperator andservice
provider, transparency ofregulatory procedures andformulation oftransparent
regulatory regime shallbeguaranteed.