RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/GBT/W/1/Add.4/Rev.1
7February 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0488)
Original: Spanish Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM BOLIVIA
Draft Offer onBasic Telecommunications
Revision
Theattached communication iscirculated attherequest ofBolivia toMembers oftheGroup
onBasic Telecommunications.S/GBT/W/1/Add.4/Rev.1
Page2BOLIVIA -REVISED OFFER ONBASIC TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
Modes ofsupply: (1) Cross-border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence (4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
2.C. Telecommunications
services
Allsubsectors (1)(3) Subject tospectrum availability
(3) Norestriction onforeign investment for
basic public telecommunications services
suppliers (local, domestic long-distance
orinternational) orinanyother supplier
ofbasic telecommunications.TheGovernment of
Bolivia hasadopted
additional commitments
assetoutintheAnnex.
Domestic long-distance and
international services, for
public use; switched or
dedicated services, including
voice, data, message orvideo
services provided bytelephone
lines, channel transmission
cables, microwaves, satellite,
radio frequencies oranyother
technology:
(a) Voice telephony;
(b) Packet-switched dateof
transmission services;
(c) Circuit-switched date
transmission services
(d) Telex services;
(e) Telegraph services;
(f) Facsimile services;
(g) Leased circuit services.(1) Callback forinternational voice services
isprohibited.
(2) None
(3) After 27November 2001, none other
thantherequirement ofcommercial
presence.
ENTEL hasbeen granted anexclusive
contract forsixyears toprovide
domestic andinternational long-distance
telecommunications services (excluding
mobile telecommunications services).
(4) Unbound, except asindicated in
Section 1.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inSection 1.S/GBT/W/1/Add.4/Rev.1
Page3Modes ofsupply: (1) Cross-border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence (4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
(a) Voice telephony
- Local services forpublic
useprovided byfixed
infrastructure(1) None after 27November 2001
(2) None
(3) 16local telecommunications cooperatives
have obtained exclusive contracts forthe
supply oflocal telecommunications services
indefined geographical areas. Commercial
presence required.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inSection 1.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inSection 1.
Local data, message orvideo
services forpublic use:
(b) Packet-switched data
transmission services;
(c) Circuit-switched data
transmission services;
(d) Telex services
(e) Telegraph services
(f) Facsimile services(1) Commercial presence required.
(2) None
(3) Commercial presence required.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inSection 1.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inSection 1.S/GBT/W/1/Add.4/Rev.1
Page4Modes ofsupply: (1) Cross-border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence (4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
Local, domestic long-distance
andinternational voice, data,
message orvideo services for
non-public use(services
provided toclosed groups of
users distinct from theservice
provider):
(a) Voice telephony;
(b) Packet-switched data
transmission services;
(c) Circuit-switched data
transmission services;
(d) Telex services;
(e) Telegraph services;
(f) Facsimile services.(1) Until 27November 2001, domestic long-
distance andinternational service only
using theENTEL infrastructure.
Commercial presence required forlocal
services.
(2) None
(3) Until 27November 2001, domestic long-
distance andinternational service only
using theENTEL infrastructure.
Commercial presence required forlocal
services.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inSection 1.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inSection 1.
(o) Other
Mobile services (supplied
bylandradio stations):
- Cellular services;
- Mobile dataservices;
- Radio determination and
radio navigation;
- Paging services;
- Personal communications
services (PCS);
- Satellite mobile services,
dispatch services;(1) Commercial presence required.
(2) None
(3) Commercial presence required.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inSection 1.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inSection 1.S/GBT/W/1/Add.4/Rev.1
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ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS BYTHE GOVERNMENT OFBOLIVIA
1. Competitive safeguards
1.1 Prevention ofanti-competitive practices intelecommunications
Appropriate measures shallbemaintained forthepurpose ofpreventing suppliers, alone
orasdominant suppliers, from engaging inanti-competitive practices.
1.2 Theanti-competitive practices referred toabove shallinclude:
(a) Engaging inanti-competitive cross-subsidization;
(b) using information obtained fromcompetitors withanti-competitive results and
notmaking available toother services suppliers onatimely basis technical
information about essential facilities andcommercially relevant information
which isnecessary forthem toprovide these services.
2. Interconnection
Public service operators areobliged toensure interconnection.
3. Public availability oflicensing criteria
When alicence isapplied for,thefollowing willbepublished:
(a) Thelicensing criteria andtheperiod oftimenormally required toreach a
decision concerning anapplication foralicence; and
(b) theterms andconditions ofindividual licences.
Thereasons forthedenial ofalicence willbemade known totheapplicant.