RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/GBT/W/1/Add.54
15February 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0762)
Original: French Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM MOROCCO
Draft Schedule onBasic Telecommunications
Revision
Thefollowing communication iscirculated attherequest ofMorocco tomembers oftheGroup
onBasic Telecommunications.
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KINGDOM OFMOROCCO
Draft Schedule onBasic Telecommunications
Inaccordance withthedecision taken intheGroup onBasic Telecommunications, Morocco
submits herewith itsDraft Schedule onBasic Telecommunications Services. Morocco reserves the
righttomodify, inwhole orinpart,orwithdraw thisDraft Schedule. Morocco alsoreserves theright
tomake technical corrections andchanges tothisDraft Schedule.Kingdom ofMorocco -REVISION -DRAFT SCHEDULE ONBASIC TELECOMMUNICATION S1S/GBT/W/1/Add.54
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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 TELECOMMUNICATION
SERVICES
(notincluding the
broadcasting ofradio and
television programmes for
thegeneral public)
2.C.1
(a) Point-to-point voice
telephone services
(d) Telex services
(o) Integrated service data
network (ISDN)(1) Possible through theIAM
telecommunication network2
(2) None
(3) These services willremain anIAM
monopoly until 31December 2001
Foreign participation inthecapital ofIAM:
unbound
(4) Governed bytheMoroccan Immigration
Law(1) None
(2) None
(3) Unbound
(4) Governed bytheMoroccan
Immigration LawSeeexplanatory noteattached
- Regulatory principles
- Procedures forthegrant
oflicences, number
blocks andfrequency
allocation
- Approval
- Interconnection
1TheMoroccan legislation onbasic telecommunications iscurrently being reformed. Abillnowinprocess ofbeing finalized bytheGovernment willbesubmitted
toParliament before theendof1996. ThisDraft Schedule, which includes elements ofthatbill,willbeeffective onlyifthebillinquestion isadopted byParliament.
2IAM: Itissalat Al-Maghrib.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.2S/GBT/W/1/Add.54
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transmission services
(o) Frame relaying services(1) Commercial presence required
(2) None
(3) Subject toanestablishment andoperation
licence iftheoperator installs hisown
transmission infrastructure
Subject todeclaration iftransmission
capacity isleased toother operators
Subject toavailability ofblocks ofnumbers
(4) Governed bytheMoroccan Immigration
Law(1) None
(2) None
(3) Unbound
(4) Governed bytheMoroccan
Immigration LawModes 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.3S/GBT/W/1/Add.54
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(o) Mobile telephone services
(o) Paging services
(o) PCS(Personal
Communications Services)
(o) Mobile dataservices(1) Commercial presence required
(2) None
(3) Reserved foroperators selected bypublic
tendering procedure, inaccordance with
ANRT specifications3
Subject toanoperating andestablishment
licence (amobile telephone network -
NMT andGSM -isalready operated by
IAM)
Subject toavailability ofscarce resources
(radio frequency spectrum, number blocks,
etc.)(1) None
(2) None
(3) Unbound
(4) Governed bytheMoroccan Immigration
Law(4) Governed bytheMoroccan
Immigration Law
3Agence national deréglementation destélécommunications: National Telecommunication Regulatory Agency, newly established forthepurpose ofregulating thesector.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.4S/GBT/W/1/Add.54
Page5(g) Leased circuit services(1) Commercial presence required
(2) Possible through telecommunication
networks
(3) Reserved foroperators ofpublic
telecommunication networks
(4) Governed bytheMoroccan Immigration
Law(1) None
(2) None
(3) Unbound
(4) Governed bytheMoroccan
Immigration LawS/GBT/W/1/Add.54
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Explanatory Note
Thisnotecontains further details onaspects ofMorocco 'sconditional offer relating tothe
regulatory body, interconnection, licensing system, approval andsafeguards against anti-competitive
practices.
Regulation
Aregulatory authority willbesetupbefore theendof1996. Theauthority willbeindependent
ofnetwork operators andtelecommunication services suppliers.
Itsmain functions willbe:
- Toestablish thegeneral conditions covering therights andobligations ofoperators;
- toprocess applications forestablishment andoperating licences following theselection
ofoperators byinvitation totender;
- tomanage scarce resources (spectrum, blocks ofnumbers, highpoints, etc.);
- toprepare technical standards incooperation with thevarious members ofthe
telecommunications sector (manufacturers, operators, service suppliers, etc.);
- tocontrol tariffs ofmonopoly services;
- tocarry outarbitration procedures intheevent ofdisputes between operators;
- toguarantee therightofinterconnection foralltelecommunication network operators.
Interconnection
Inprinciple,networkoperatorsnegotiateinterconnectiononacommercialbasisunderconditions
offairness, transparency andnon-discrimination.
Intheevent ofdispute, theregulatory authority willsettle disputes between operators.
Theauthority willensure inparticular thatinterconnection iscarried outunder transparent
technical conditions andatcost-oriented tariffs.
Thevarious operators holding licences toestablish andoperate public telecommunications
networks havetheobligation to:
- Participate financially inthecosts ofthe"public service ";
- contribute toresearch anddevelopment andtraining inthetelecommunications area.
Approval
Telecommunication terminal equipment mustbeapproved before being putintouse.Approval
isbased onthetechnical specifications established bytheregulatory authority.S/GBT/W/1/Add.54
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Transparency
TheNational Council, comprising representatives oftrade associations, users andoperators,
gives itsopinion on:
- Thegeneral regulatory principles applicable totelecommunications;
- theaward oflicences foroperators byinvitation totender.
Access toinformation concerning regulatory decisions andmatters isauthorized within the
limits laiddown bythelaw.
Safeguards against anti-competitive practices
Allmeasures willbetaken toavoid theestablishment ofadominant position ofthemajor
operator, unfair competition anddumping.