RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/NGBT/W/12/Add.9
16October 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3119)
Original: English Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM SWITZERLAND
Draft Offer onBasic Telecommunications
Thefollowing communication iscirculated attherequest ofSwitzerland tomembers ofthe
Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications.
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Inaccordance with thedecision taken intheNegotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications,
Switzerland submits aconditional draft offer onbasic telecommunication services. Switzerland reserves
theright tomodify, reduce orwithdraw thisoffer, inwhole orinpart, atanytimeprior totheconclusion
ofthenegotiations onbasic telecommunications. Switzerland further reserves theright tomake technical
changes, amendments andcorrections totheoffer.SWITZERLAND -DRAFT OFFERS/NGBT/W/12/Add.9
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Modes ofsupply: 1)Cross-border supply 2)Consumption abroad 3)Commercial presence 4)Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitation onMarket Access Limitation onNational Treatment Additional Commitments
II. SECTORAL COMMITMENTS
2.C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES
Part I(Horizontal Commitments) oftheSwiss schedule ofspecific commitments (GATS/SC/83, April 1994) applies tothesectors listed below.
General condition applicable toalltelecommunication services sectors: federal monopoly onnetwork infrastructure, services have tobeprovided over thepublic
network orover leased lines; licensing requirements forwireless networks subject tospectrum availability; pricing ofleased lines notvolume-sensitive, connection
with thepublic network possible.
a) Voice telephone services
(CPC 7521)1)Voice telephone services for
closed user groups onaleased line
basis only (single endbreak out), a
closed user group isdefined by
Swiss legislation asagroup of
persons with apreexisting stable
common economic interest typically
based onacontractual orlong term
investment relationship; Swiss PTT
isthesoleoperator authorized to
provide voice telephone services
other than services forclosed user
groups onaleased linebasis
(definition above).11)None
2)None 2)None
3)Voice telephone services forclosed
user groups onaleased linebasis
only (definition above); Swiss PTT
isthesoleoperator authorized to
provide voice telephone services
other than services forclosed user
groups onaleased linebasis
(definition above).3)None
1The relevant federal lawontelecommunication ispresently under review. The revision aims atafurther opening upofSwiss telecommunications markets toprivate competition.Modes ofsupply: 1)Cross-border supply 2)Consumption abroad 3)Commercial presence 4)Presence ofnatural persons
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Page 34)Unbound except asindicated in
Part IofSwiss schedule ofspecific
commitments (GATS/SC/83,
April 1994)4)Unbound except asindicated in
Part IofSwiss schedule ofspecific
commitment (GATS/SC/83,
April 1994)
b)Packet-switched data transmission
(CPC 7523**)1)None 1)None
2)None 2)None
3)None 3)None
4)Unbound except asindicated in
Part IofSwiss schedule ofspecific
commitments (GATS/SC/83,
April 1994)4)Unbound except asindicated in
Part IofSwiss schedule ofspecific
commitment (GATS/SC/83,
April 1994)
c)Circuit-switched data transmission
(CPC 7523**)1)None 1)None
2)None 2)None
3)None 3)None
4)Unbound except asindicated in
Part IofSwiss schedule ofspecific
commitments (GATS/SC/83,
April 1994)4)Unbound except asindicated in
Part IofSwiss schedule ofspecific
commitment (GATS/SC/83,
April 1994)
d)Telex services (CPC 7523**) 1)None 1)None
2)None 2)None
3)None 3)None
4)Unbound except asindicated in
Part IofSwiss schedule ofspecific
commitments (GATS/SC/83,
April 1994)4)Unbound except asindicated in
Part IofSwiss schedule ofspecific
commitment (GATS/SC/83,
April 1994)
e)Telegraph services
(CPC 7522)1)None 1)None
2)None 2)None
3)None 3)NoneModes ofsupply: 1)Cross-border supply 2)Consumption abroad 3)Commercial presence 4)Presence ofnatural persons
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4)Unbound except asindicated in
Part IofSwiss schedule ofspecific
commitments (GATS/SC/83,
April 1994)4)Unbound except asindicated in
Part IofSwiss schedule ofspecific
commitment (GATS/SC/83,
April 1994)
f)Facsimile services
(CPC 7521** +7529**)1)None 1)None
2)None 2)None
3)None 3)None
4)Unbound except asindicated in
Part IofSwiss schedule ofspecific
commitments (GATS/SC/83,
April 1994)4)Unbound except asindicated in
Part IofSwiss schedule ofspecific
commitment (GATS/SC/83,
April 1994)
g)Private leased circuit services
(CPC 7522** +7523**)1)Voice telephone services forthird
parties within closed user groups
only (definition above).1)None
2)None 2)None
3)Voice telephone services forthird
parties within closed user groups
only (definition above)3)None
4)Unbound except asindicated in
Part IofSwiss schedule ofspecific
commitments (GATS/SC/83,
April 1994)4)Unbound except asindicated in
Part IofSwiss schedule ofspecific
commitment (GATS/SC/83,
April 1994)