RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/GBT/W/1/Add.22
8February 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0494)
Original: English Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM GRENADA
Draft Offer onBasic Telecommunications
Theattached communication iscirculated attherequest ofGrenada tomembers oftheGroup
onBasic Telecommunications.
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Ourofferisconstrained bylegalagreements withthesoleprovider Cable &Wireless which
expires after2006. However, thepolitical directorate intends torenegotiate allexisting agreements
which could result intheelimination ofthemonopoly prior tothedatestated above.
Grenada 'soffer willbepiloted bytheCaribbean Telecommunications Union, theumbrella
body forTelecommunications intheCaribbean region.
Grenada isfullycommitted totradeliberalization within theindustry andwillfullyparticipate
inalldecisions coming outofthenegotiations.
Thisoffer isconditional. Grenada reserves therighttomodify, extend orreduce thisoffer
atanytimeprior totheconclusion ofthenegotiations inbasic telecommunications.S/GBT/W/1/Add.22
Page2GRENADA -DRAFT OFFER
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
2. COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
C. Telecommunication
services
Allsubsectors 1)3)Subject totheavailability offrequency;
subject tonegotiations inGenevaSeeattached additional
commitments onregulatory
disciplines.
Forpublic use:
a. Voice telephone services
(7521)
b. Packet-switched data
transmission services
(7523**)
c. Circuit-switched data
transmission services
(7523**)
d. Telex services (7523**)
g. Private leased circuit
services (7522**, 7523**)(1) Until 2006 bypass ofexclusive public
operator notpermitted
(2) None
(3) Reserved toexclusive supply until 2006
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
Fornon-public use(i.e.closed
usergroups):
a. Voice telephone services
(7521)
b. Packet-switched data
transmission services
(7523**)(1) Until 2006 onlyonnetwork facilities
supplied bytheexclusive operator and
bypass ofexclusive operator not
permitted andresale ofexcess capacity
arenotpermitted(1) NoneS/GBT/W/1/Add.22
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional Commitments
c. Circuit-switched data
transmission services
(7523**)(2) None
(3) Until 2006 onlyonnetwork facilities
supplied bytheexclusive operator and
bypass ofexclusive operator not
permitted andreesale ofexcess capacity
arenotpermitted
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
f. Facsimile services
(7521**, 7529**)
h. Electronic mail(7523**)
i. Voice mail (7523**)(1) Until 2006 bypass ofexclusive operator
notpermitted
(2) None
(3) Reserved toexclusive operator until
2006
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
j. On-line information and
databaseretrieval
(7523**)
k. Electronic datainterchange
(7523**)
l. Enhanced/value-added
facsimile services, incl.
store andforward, store
andretrieve (7523**)(1) Until 2006 onlyonfacilities supplied by
theexclusive operator
(2) None
(3) Until 2006 onlyonfacilities supplied by
theexclusive operator(1) None
(2) None
(3) NoneS/GBT/W/1/Add.22
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional Commitments
m. Code andprotocol
conversion
n. On-line information and/or
dataprocessing
(incl.transaction
processing) (843**)(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
o. Other
Internet andinternet
access services (except
voice) (75260)(1) Until 2006 onlyonfacilities supplied by
theexclusive operator
(2) None
(3) Until 2006, onlyonnetwork facilities
supplied bytheexclusive operator
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
Mobile services (terrestrial
based)
- Cellular/mobile telephone
- Mobile dataservices
- Personal communications
services (75291)(1) Until 2006 reserved toexclusive
operator tobenegotiated inGeneva
(2) None
(3) Until 2006, reserved toexclusive
operator
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
Forpublic use:
Mobile services (satellite-based)
- Mobile telephone services
- Mobile dataservices
- Personal communications
services(1) Until 2006 through arrangements
between satellite transport services
suppliers andexclusive operator, whois
under obligation nottolimit the
number ofsuppliers withwhom such
arrangements willbeentered into:
subject tonegotiations inGeneva(1) NoneS/GBT/W/1/Add.22
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional Commitments
Fixed satellite services (2) None
(3) Until 2006 through arrangements
between satellite transport services
suppliers andexclusive operator, whois
under obligation nottolimit thenumber
ofsuppliers withwhom such
arrangement willbeentered into:
subject tonegotiations inGeneva
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
Fornon-public use(i.e.closed
usergroups):
Mobile services (satellite-based)
Fixed satellite services(1) Until 2006 through arrangements
between satellite transport services
suppliers andexclusive operator, whois
under obligation nottolimit the
number ofsuppliers withwhom such
arrangement willbeentered into:
subject tonegotiations inGeneva
(2) None
(3) Until 2006, onlyonsatellite network
capacity supplied bytheexclusive
operator andbypass ofexclusive
operator notpermitted
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
Trunked radio system services (1) None, except foreign ownership (non-
Caricom) limited tox%(or
alternatively, "except onlythrough joint
venture arrangement withCaricom
nationals")(1) NoneS/GBT/W/1/Add.22
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional Commitments
(2) None
(3) None, butforeign ownership (non-
Caricom) limited tox%(or
alternatively, "butonlythrough joint
venture arrangement withCaricom
nationals")
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(2) None
(3) None, butnotlessthan51% must be
Grenadian nationals
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
Forpublic use
Teleconferencing services
(75292)(1) Until 2006 bypass ofexclusive operator
notpermitted subject tonegotiations in
Geneva
(2) None
(3) Reserved toexclusive operator 2006
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
Fornon-public use(i.e.closed
usergroups):
Teleconferencing services
(75292)(1) Until 2006, onlyonnetwork facilities
supplied bytheexclusive operator and
bypass ofexclusive operator not
permitted andresale ofexcess capacity
arenotpermitted
(2) None
(3) Until 2006, onlyonnetwork facilities
supplied bytheexclusive operator not
permitted andresale ofexcess capacity
arenotpermitted
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionS/GBT/W/1/Add.22
Page7Modes 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
Telecommunications equipment
sales, rental, maintenance,
connection, repair and
consulting services (75410 -
75450)(1) None
(2) None
(3) onlythrough joint venture withCaricom
National
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionS/GBT/W/1/Add.22
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ATTACHMENT: ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS
REFERENCE PAPER
Scope
Thefollowingaredefinitionsandprinciplesontheregulatoryframeworkforthebasictelecommunications
services.
Definitions
Users mean service consumers andservice suppliers.
Essential facilities mean facilities ofapublic telecommunications transport network orservice that
(a) areexclusively orpredominantly provided byasingle orlimited number ofsuppliers;
and
(b) cannot feasibly beeconomically ortechnically substituted inorder toprovide aservice.
Amajor supplier isasupplier which hastheability tomaterially affect theterms ofparticipation (having
regard toprice andsupply) intherelevant market forbasic telecommunications services asaresult
of:
(a) control overessential facilities; or
(b) useofitsposition inthemarket.
1. Competitive safeguards
1.1 Prevention ofanti-competitive practices intelecommunications
Appropriate measures shallbemaintained forthepurpose ofpreventing suppliers who, alone
ortogether, areamajor supplier from engaging inorcontinuing anti-competitive practices.
1.2 Safeguards
Theanti-competitive practices referred toabove shallinclude inparticular:
(a) engaging inanti-competitive cross-subsidization;
(b) using information obtained from competitors withanti-competitive results; and
(c) notmaking available toother services suppliers onatimely basistechnical information
about essential facilities andcommercially relevant information which arenecessary
forthem toprovide services.S/GBT/W/1/Add.22
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2. Interconnection
2.1 Thissection applies tolinking withsuppliers providing public telecommunications transport
networks orservices inorder toallow theusers ofonesupplier tocommunicate withusers ofanother
supplier and toaccess services provided byanother supplier, where specific commitments are
undertaken.
2.2 Interconnection tobeensured
Interconnection withamajor supplier willbeensured atanytechnically feasible point inthe
network. Such interconnection isprovided.
(a) under non-discriminatory terms, conditions (including technical standards and
specifications) andratesandofaquality nolessfavourable thanthatprovided forits
ownlikeservices orforlikeservices ofnon-affiliated service suppliers orforits
subsidiaries orother affiliates;
(b) inatimely fashion, onterms, conditions (including technical standards and
specifications) andcost-oriented ratesthataretransparent, reasonable, having regard
toeconomic feasibility, andsufficiently unbundled sothatthesupplier neednotpay
fornetwork components orfacilities thatitdoesnotrequire fortheservice tobe
provided; and
(c) upon request, atpoints inaddition tothenetwork termination points offered tothe
majority ofusers, subject tocharges thatreflect thecostofconstruction ofnecessary
additional facilities.
2.3 Public availability oftheprocedures forinterconnection negotiations
Theproceduresapplicableforinterconnectiontoamajorsupplierwillbemadepubliclyavailable.
2.4 Transparency ofinterconnection arrangements
Itisensured thatamajor supplier willmake publicly available either itsinterconnection
agreements orareference interconnection offer.
2.5 Interconnection: dispute settlement
Aservice supplier requesting interconnection withamajor supplier willhaverecourse, either:
(a) atanytimeor
(b) afterareasonable period oftimewhich hasbeenmade publicly known
toanindependent domestic body, which maybearegulatory bodyasreferred toinparagraph 5below,
toresolve disputes regarding appropriate terms, conditions andrates forinterconnection within a
reasonable period oftime, totheextent thatthese havenotbeenestablished previously.S/GBT/W/1/Add.22
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3. Universal service
AnyMemberhastherighttodefinethekindofuniversalserviceobligationitwishestomaintain.
Such obligations willnotberegarded asanti-competitive perse,provided theyareadministered in
atransparent, non-discriminatory andcompetitively neutral manner andarenotmore burdensome than
necessary forthekindofuniversal service defined bytheMember.
4. Public availability oflicensing criteria
Where alicence isrequired, thefollowing willbemade publicly available:
(a) allthelicensing criteria andtheperiod oftimenormally required toreach adecision
concerning anapplication foralicence and
(b) theterms andconditions ofindividual licences.
Thereasons forthedenial ofalicence willbemade known totheapplicant upon request.
5. Independent regulators
Theregulatory body isseparate from, andnotaccountable to,anysupplier ofbasic
telecommunications services. Thedecisions ofandtheprocedures usedbyregulators shallbeimpartial
withrespect toallmarket participants.
6. Allocation anduseofscarce resources
Anyprocedures fortheallocation anduseofscarce resources, including frequencies, numbers
andrightsofway,willbecarriedoutinanobjective,timely,transparentandnon-discriminatorymanner.
Thecurrent stateofallocated frequency bands willbemade publicly available, butdetailed identification
offrequencies allocated forspecific government usesisnotrequired.