RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/GBT/W/1/Add.12
30January 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0388)
Original: English Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM THE REPUBLIC OFPOLAND
Draft Offer onBasic Telecommunications
Revision
Thefollowing communication iscirculated attherequest oftheRepublic ofPoland tomembers
oftheGroup onBasic Telecommunications.
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Inaccordance withthedecision made bytheGroup onBasic Telecommunications, theRepublic
ofPoland submits hereby aconditional draftrevised offeronbasic telecommunications services. The
Republic ofPoland reserves therighttomodify, reduce orretract theoffer asawhole orinpart,at
anytimebefore theendofnegotiations concerning basictelecommunications. Moreover, theRepublic
ofPoland reserves therighttomake technical changes, amendments andcorrections totheoffer.S/GBT/W/1/Add.12
Page2THE REPUBLIC OFPOLAND -REVISED 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.C.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES
Allsectors andcategories Mode 1),2),3),4) -
Theinstallation andusage of
telecommunications equipment andnetworks
andtheprovision oftelecommunication
services requires alicence orpermission,
withtheexception ofcases specified bythe
Minister ofCommunications inhisordinance.
Thelicenses andpermissions areavailable
onlyfortheentities registered inPoland.
Therequirement toobtain licences and
permission does notconcern thenational
operator: Telekomunikacja Polska SA(TP
SA).
Theentities withforeign participation in
Poland must taketheform oflimited liability
companies andjoint stock companies
established inPoland.
Entities withforeign participation arenot
allowed toowninternational networks orto
render international facilities based services
until 31Dec.2002.
With reference tointernational anddomestic
long-distance services andnetworks the
limitation offoreign participation is49%.Mode 1),2),3),4) -
When thelimitations offoreign participation
areapplied, Polish citizens domiciliated in
Poland must have majority intheboard of
directors andsupervising body.Asannexed.S/GBT/W/1/Add.12
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
With reference toradio-based facilities and
services thelimitations mayresult dueto
limitation offrequencies.
(a) Voice-telephone services;
(b) Packet-switched data
transmission services;
(c) Circuit-switched data
transmission services;
(d) Telex services;
(e) Telegraph services;
(f) Facsimile services;
(g) Private leased circuit
services;
International, long
distance, local,
-public andnon-public,
-facilities-based andon
resale-base,
-wire-based and
radio-based.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None, except:
(a)excluded from thecommitment:
-international public voice
telephone, telex andtelegraph
services until 31Dec.2002,
-long-distance domestic public voice
telephone services andnetworks
until 31Dec. 2002,
-domestic telex andtelegraph
services andnetworks until 31
Dec. 1999,
(b)territorial duopoly inlocal public
voice telephone services and
networks.
(4) Unbound, except forhorizontal
measures(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except forhorizontal
measuresS/GBT/W/1/Add.12
Page4Modes 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. others
-cable television and
radio networks
services;(1) Unbound
(2) Unbound
(3) Foreign capital participation and
foreign percentage ofshareholder votes
arelimited to49%
(4) Unbound, except forhorizontal
measures.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except forhorizontal
measures.
-Public digital cellular
mobile services and
networks, typeGSM 900(1) Only through useoftheinternational
network ofTPS.A. until 31Dec.2002
(2) Only through useoftheinternational
network ofTPSAuntil 31Dec. 2002
andaccording totheinternational
GSM agreements.
(3) Countrywide duopoly. Foreign capital
participation andforeign percentage of
shareholder votes arelimited to49%.
Only through theuseofTPS.A.
infrastructure, except microwave
connections inthecaseifTPSAisnot
abletoestablish such connections inthe
limited period oftime until 31Dec.
2002.
(4) Unbound, except asforhorizontal
measures.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except forhorizontal
measures.S/GBT/W/1/Add.12
Page5Modes 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
-Mobile satellite
services andnetworks(1) Unbound until 31Dec.2002
(2) Unbound until 31Dec.2002
(3) Unbound until 31Dec.2002
(4) Unbound except forhorizontal measures(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except forhorizontal measures
-Paging (1), (2)Unbound, except pan-european
paging systems
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except forhorizontal
measures.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except forhorizontal
measures
Note 1:Theoperators authorised totakepartintheactivity inthescope ofallpublic fixed telephone networks andother non-public telephone networks exceeding the
geographic area (voivodship) areobliged toapply intheir networks switching devices andinterexchange teletransmission equipment belonging tothree
telecommunications systems selected bymeans ofdecision ofthePolish Government. Theabove obligation concerns alsoother non-telephone telecommunication
network exceeding thegeographic area(voivodship) inthescope ofinterexchange teletransmission equipment. Theabove limitation willexpire notlaterthanin
1999.
Note 2:Theproject ofanewTelecommunications Actwillbeprepared bytheendofyear1997.S/GBT/W/1/Add.12
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THE REPUBLIC OFPOLAND
ANNEX
ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS
DRAFT SCHEDULE ONBASIC TELECOM SERVICES
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.12
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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
supplierandtoaccessservicesprovidedbyanothersupplier,wherespecificcommitmentsareundertaken.
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.
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.S/GBT/W/1/Add.12
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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 and
rights ofway,willbecarried outinanobjective, timely, transparent andnon-discriminatory manner.
Thecurrent stateofallocated frequency bands willbemade publicly available, butdetailed identification
offrequencies allocated isnotrequired.