WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONGATS/SC/125
22 April 1999
(99-1644)
Trade in Services
THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
Schedule of Specific Commitments
(This is authentic in English only)
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Page 2KYRGYZ REPUBLIC – SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
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I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS
Commitments include all
sectors4) Unbound except for measures concerning
temporary entry and stay of nationals of
another member who fall into thecategories below:Services salespersons - persons not based
in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republicand receiving no remuneration from a
source located within the Kyrgyz
Republic, who are engaged in activitiesrelated to representing a services supplierfor the purpose of negotiating for the saleof the services of that supplier where:(a) such sales are not directly
made to the general public;
and
(b) the salesperson is not engaged
in supplying the service.  Entryfor persons named in this
section is limited to a
ninety-day period.4) Unbound except for the measures affecting
the presence of natural persons in the
territory of Kyrgyz Republic (KR) - forCIS citizens no entry visa is required.Citizens from other countries are requiredto obtain entry visas (except countries withwhich the Kyrgyz Republic has agreements
on entrance without visas).
Intra-corporate transferees - managers,
executives and specialists, as defined
below, who are employees of firms thatprovide services within the KyrgyzRepublic through a branch, subsidiary, or
affiliate established in the Kyrgyz
Republic and who have been in the prioremploy of their firm outside the KyrgyzRepublic for the period of not less thanone year immediately preceding the dateof their application for admission and who
are one of the following:
(a) Managers - persons within an
organization who primarily direct the
organization, or a department orsub-division of the organization,supervise and control the work of otherGATS/SC/125
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supervisory, professional or managerial
employees, have the authority to hire andfire or recommend hiring, firing, or otherpersonnel actions (such as promotion orleave authorization), and exercise
discretionary authority over day-to-day
operations. Does not include first-linesupervisors, unless the employeessupervised are professionals, nor does itinclude employees who primarily perform
tasks necessary for the provision of the
service.
(b) Executives - persons within the
organization who primarily direct themanagement of the organization, establishthe goals and policies of  the organization,
exercise wide latitude in decision-making,
and receive only general supervision ordirection from higher-level executives,the board of directors, or stockholders ofthe business.  Executives would  notdirectly perform tasks related to the actual
provision of a service or services of the
organization.GATS/SC/125
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(c) Specialists - persons within an
organization who possess knowledge at
an advanced level of continued expertiseand who possess proprietary knowledgeof the organization’s services, research,
techniques, or management.  (Specialists
may include, but are not limited to,members of licensed professions.)
Persons responsible for the setting up of acommercial  presence.
Persons as employees of an enterprise
engaged in substantive business in the
Kyrgyz Republic without havingcommercial presence in the KyrgyzRepublic who provide a service as aprofessional of a service sector.
Entry for persons named in this section is
limited to a three-year period that may be
extended for up to two additional yearsfor a total term not to exceed five years.
II. COMMITMENTS IN SPECIFIC SECTORS
1. BUSINESS
SERVICES
A. Professional Services
(a) Legal services
(CPC 861)
(i) Legal services:  home
country law and publicinternational law(excluding Kyrgyz
Law)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitmentsGATS/SC/125
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(ii) Legal services: practice
as or though a qualifiedKyrgyz lawyer1) None
2) None3) Advocate services may be provided only
by KR citizens. Only an advocate has theright to provide legal services in
connection with criminal matters.
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) Unbound
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
(b) Accounting, auditing
and bookkeeping
services  (CPC 862)
(c) Taxation services
(CPC 863)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
(d) Architectural services
(CPC 8671)
(e) Engineering services
(CPC 8672)
(g) Urban planning and
landscape architectural
services (CPC 8674)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
(h) Medical and dental
services (CPC 9312)
(i) Veterinary services
(CPC 932)
(j) Services provided by
midwives, nurses,
physiotherapists and
para-medical personnel(CPC 93191)1) None
2) None3) Unbound
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) Unbound
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitmentsGATS/SC/125
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(k) Services in the sphere
of industrial property1) None
2) None3) Unbound4) Only a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic,
who is permanently residing in the
Kyrgyz Republic, has the right to provide
services (in the sphere of industrialproperty) as a patent agent.1) None
2) None3) Unbound4) Only a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, who
is permanently residing in the Kyrgyz
Republic, has the right to provide services
(in the sphere of industrial property) as apatent agent.
B. Computer and Related
Services
(CPC 841-845, 849)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
C. Research and
Development Services
(CPC 851-853)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
D.  Real Estate Services
(a) Involving own or
leased property
(CPC 821)
(b) On a fee or contract
basis(CPC 822)1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
E. Rental/Leasing
Services Without
Operators and With
Operators
(CPC 83101-83109,832)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitmentsGATS/SC/125
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F. Other Business
Services
(a) Advertising services
(CPC 871)
(c) Management
consulting services(CPC 865, 866)
(e) Technical testing and
analysis services
(CPC 8676)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
(f) Services incidental to
agriculture, huntingand forestry (CPC 881)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
(g) Services incidental to
fishing (CPC 882)1) None
2) None3) Unbound4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) Unbound4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
(h) Services incidental to
mining (CPC 883,5115)
(i) Services incidental to
manufacturing(CPC 884, 885, exceptfor 88442)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
(j) Services incidental to
energy distribution(CPC 887)1) Unbound
2) Unbound3) None, except for services on distribution
of electric energy.
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) Unbound
2) Unbound3) None, except for services on distribution of
electric energy.
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitmentsGATS/SC/125
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(m) Scientific and technical
consulting services(CPC 8675)
(n) Maintenance and repair
of equipment (not
including maritimevessels, aircraft orother transportequipment) (CPC 633,
8861-8866)
(r) Printing, publishing
(CPC 88442)
(s) Convention services
(CPC 87909*)
(t) Market research and
public opinionmonitoring services1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
2. COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
A. Postal Services
(CPC 7511)1) Unbound
2) None3) Unbound4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) Unbound
2) None3) Unbound4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
B. Courier Services
(CPC 7512)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitmentsGATS/SC/125
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C. Telecommunication
Services: Basic and
Enhanced
TelecommunicationServices
1The Kyrgyz Republicundertakes additionalcommitments as containedin the attachment, all partsof which are equally
binding.
(a) Voice telephone
services (CPC 7521)
(d) Telex services
(CPC 7523**)1) None, except for international and long
distance communications, where none asfrom 1 January 2003
2) None1) None
2) None
(e) Telegraph services
(CPC 7522)
(g) Private leased circuit
services:
(CPC 7522**, 7523**)
Mobile services;Analogue/digitalcellular services;PCS (personalcommunications
services);
Paging services;Mobile data services.3) None, except for international and long
distance communication, where none asfrom 1 January 2003.
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
(b) Packet-switched data
transmission services
(CPC 7523**)
(c) Circuit-switched data
transmission services(CPC 7523)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
                                                     
1 Commitments undertaken in this section are in accordance with the Notes by the Chairman S/GBT/W/2/Rev.1 and S/GBT/W/3.GATS/SC/125
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(f) Facsimile services
(CPC 7521**, 7529**)
(h) Electronic mail
(CPC 7523**)
(i) Voice mail
(CPC 7523**)
(j) On-line information
and data base retrieval
(CPC 7523**)
(k) Electronic data
interchange (EDI)(CPC 7523**)
(l) Enhanced/value-added
facsimile services, incl.store and forward,store and retrieve (CPC7523**)
(m) Code and protocol
conversion
(n) On-line information
and/or data(CPC 843**)
(o) OtherGATS/SC/125
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D. Audiovisual Services
(a) Motion picture and
video tape productionand distribution
services
(CPC 9611)
(b) Motion picture
projection service
(CPC 9612)
(c) Radio and television
services (CPC 9613)
(d) Radio and television
transmission services(CPC 7524)
(e) Sound recording1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
3. CONSTRUCTION
AND RELATEDENGINEERINGSERVICES(CPC 511-518)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitmentsGATS/SC/125
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4. DISTRIBUTION
SERVICES
A. Commission Agents’
Services (CPC 621)
B. Wholesale Trade
(except wholesale tradeof alcoholic beverages,tobacco, firearms,pharmaceuticals)
(CPC 622)
C. Retailing Services
(except for alcoholic
beverages and tobacco)(CPC 631, 632, 6111,
6113, 6121)
D. Franchising
(CPC 8929)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
5. EDUCATION
SERVICES
A. Primary Education
Services (CPC 921)1) None, except for on primary education
services funded from State sources
2) None3) None, except for on primary education
services funded from State sources
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None, except for on primary education
services funded from State sources
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
B. Secondary Education
Services  (CPC 922)1) None, except for on secondary education
services funded from State sources.
2) None
3) None, except for on secondary education
services funded from State sources
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None, except for on secondary education
services funded from State sources.
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitmentsGATS/SC/125
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C. Higher Education
Services (CPC 923)1) None, except for on higher education
services funded from State sources
2) None3) None, except for on higher education
services funded from State sources.
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None, except for on higher education
services funded from State sources
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
D. Adult Education
(CPC 924)1) None, except for on adult education
services funded from State sources.
2) None
3) None, except for on adult education
services funded from State sources.
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None, except for on adult education
services funded from State sources.
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
6. ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES
A. Sewage Services
(CPC 9401)
B. Refuse Disposal
Services (CPC 9402)
C. Sanitation and Similar
Services (CPC 9403)
D. Other1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitmentsGATS/SC/125
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7. FINANCIAL
SERVICES
A. All Insurance and
Insurance Related
Services
(CPC 812**)1) Unbound, except for insurance of cargo
transportation, brokerage and reinsurance.
2) None1) None
2) None
(a) Life, accident and
health insuranceservices
(CPC 8121)
(b) Non-life insurance
services (CPC 8129)
(c) Reinsurance and
retrocession
(CPC 81299*)
(d) Services auxiliary to
insurance (includingbroking and agency
services)
(CPC 8140)3) None, except for foreign ownership in
Kyrgyz legal entities providing insuranceservices must not exceed 49%.  This
restriction will be eliminated by
1 January 2002.
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
B. Banking and Other
Financial Services
(excluding insurance)
(a) Acceptance of deposits
and other repayablefunds from the public(CPC 81115-81119)1) None
2) None3) None1) None
2) None3) None, except for:
The minimum capital requirement for
banks with less than 20% foreign
participation is half that required for bankswith more than 20%  foreign participation.This distinction will be eliminated by31 December 2002.GATS/SC/125
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(b) Lending of all types,
incl., inter alia ,consumer credit,mortgage credit,factoring and financing
of commercial
transaction (CPC 8113)4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
(c) Financial leasing
(CPC 8112)
(d) All payment and
money transmission
services(CPC 81339**)
(e) Guarantees and
commitments
(CPC 81199**)
(f) Trading for own
account or for accountof customers, whetheron an exchange, in an
over-the-counter
market or otherwise,the following:
-m o n e y  m a r k e t
instruments (cheques,
bills, certificate of
deposits, etc.)(CPC 81339**)
- foreign exchange
(CPC 81333)
- derivative products
incl., but not limited to,futures and options(CPC 81339**)GATS/SC/125
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- exchange rate and
interest rateinstruments, incl.products such asswaps, forward rate
agreements, etc.
(CPC 81339**)
- transferable securities
(CPC 81321*)
- other negotiable
instruments and
financial assets, incl.bullion (CPC 81339**)
(g) Participation in issues
of all kinds ofsecurities, incl.
under-writing and
placement as agent(whether publicly orprivately) and provisionof service related tosuch issues (CPC 8132)
Money broking
(CPC 81339**)
(ii) Asset management,
such as cash or
portfolio management,
all forms of collectiveinvestmentmanagement, pensionfund management,
custodial depositary
and trust services(CPC 8119**, 81323*)GATS/SC/125
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(j) Settlement and clearing
services for financialassets, incl. securities,derivative products, andother negotiable
instruments
(CPC 81339** or
81319**)
(k) Advisory and other
auxiliary financial
services on all the
activities listed inArticle 1B ofMTN.TNC/W/50, incl.credit reference andanalysis, investment
and portfolio research
and advice, advice onacquisitions and oncorporate restructuringand strategy (CPC 8131or 8133)
(l) Provision and transfer
of financialinformation, andfinancial dataprocessing and related
software  by providers
of other financialservices (CPC 8131)GATS/SC/125
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8. HEALTH RELATED
AND SOCIALSERVICES
(other than those listedunder IA(h-j.)(CPC 9311, 9319 other
than 93191, 933)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
9. TOURISM AND
TRAVEL RELATED
SERVICES
A. Hotels and Restaurants
(incl. catering)
(CPC 641-643)
B. Travel Agencies and
Tour Operators'
Services
(CPC 7471)
C. Tourist Guides
Services (CPC 7472)
D. Other1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
10. RECREATIONAL,
CULTURAL AND
SPORTING
SERVICES
(Other than audiovisualservices) (CPC 9619, 962-964)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitmentsGATS/SC/125
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11. TRANSPORT
SERVICES
A. Maritime Transport
Services
(CPC 7211-7214,745**, 8868**)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
C. Air Transport Services
(except maintenance
and repair of aircraft)
(CPC 731, 732, 734,
746)1) Foreign air transport companies are not
permitted to provide domestic airtransportation services.
2) Unbound
3) Unbound4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) Unbound4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
(d) Maintenance and repair
of aircraft (CPC
8868**)1) None
2) None
3) None except foreign ownership interest in
Kyrgyz legal entities providing suchservices can not exceed 49%.  Thisrestriction will be removed before 2005.
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
E. Rail Transport Services
(CPC 7111-7113,
8868**, 743)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
F. Road Transport
Services
(CPC 7121-7124,6112, 8867, 744)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitmentsGATS/SC/125
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G. Pipeline Transport
(CPC 7131, 7139)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
H. Services Auxiliary to
all Modes of Transport
(CPC 741, 742, 748)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
(d) Services on transport
tickets reservation  bymeans of computers(CPC 749)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated under
horizontal commitments
The (*) indicates that the service specified is a component of a more aggregated CPC item specified elsewhere in this classific ation list.
The (**)indicates that the service specified constitutes only a part of the total range of activities covered by the CPC concor dance (e.g. voice mail is only a component of CPC item 7523).GATS/SC/125
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ANNEX 1
REFERENCE PAPER
Scope
The following are principles on the regulatory framework for the basic telecommunications services.Definitions
Users mean service consumers and service suppliers.
Essential facilities mean facilities of a public telecommunications transport network or service that:
(a) are exclusively or predominantly provided by a single or limited number of suppliers;
and
(b) cannot feasibly be economically or technically substituted in order to provide a
service.
A major supplier is a supplier which has the ability to materially affect the terms of participation
(having regard to price and supply) in the relevant market for basic telecommunications services as a
result of:
(a) control over essential facilities;  or(b) use of its position in the market.
1. Competitive safeguards
1.1 Prevention of anti-competitive practices in telecommunications
Appropriate measures shall be maintained for the purpose of preventing suppliers who, alone
or together, are a major supplier from engaging in or continuing anti-competitive practices.
1.2 Safeguards
The anti-competitive practices referred to above shall include in particular:
(a) engaging in anti-competitive cross-subsidization;
(b) using information obtained from competitors with anti-competitive results;  and(c) not making available to other services suppliers on a timely basis technical
information about essential facilities and commercially relevant information which
are necessary for them to provide services.
2. Interconnection
2.1 This section applies to linking with suppliers providing public telecommunications transport
networks or services in order to allow the users of one supplier to communicate with users of anotherGATS/SC/125
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supplier and  to access services provided by another supplier, where specific commitments are
undertaken.
2.2 Interconnection to be ensured
Interconnection with a major supplier will be ensured at any technically feasible point in the
network.  Such interconnection is provided.
(a) under non-discriminatory terms, conditions (including technical standards and
specifications) and rates and of a quality no less favourable than that provided for its
own like services or for like services of non-affiliated service suppliers or for its
subsidiaries or other affiliates;
(b) in a timely fashion, on terms, conditions (including technical standards and
specifications) and cost-oriented rates that are transparent, reasonable, having regard
to economic feasibility, and sufficiently unbundled so that the supplier need not pay
for network components or facilities that it does not require for the service to be
provided;  and
(c) upon request, at points in addition to the network termination points offered to the
majority of users, subject to charges that reflect the cost of construction of necessary
additional facilities.
2.3 Public availability of the procedures for interconnection negotiations
The procedures applicable for interconnection to a major supplier will be made publicly
available.
2.4 Transparency of interconnection arrangements
It is ensured that a major supplier will make publicly available either its interconnection
agreements or a reference interconnection offer.
2.5 Interconnection:  dispute settlement
A service supplier requesting interconnection with a major supplier will have recourse, either:
(a) at any time or(b) after a reasonable period of time which has been made publicly known
to an independent domestic body, which may be a regulatory body as referred to in paragraph 5
below, to resolve disputes regarding appropriate terms, conditions and rates for interconnection within
a reasonable period of time, to the extent that these have not been established previously.
3. Universal service
Any Member has the right to define the kind of universal service obligation it wishes to
maintain.  Such obligations will not be regarded as anti-competitive per se , provided they are
administered in a transparent, non-discriminatory and competitively neutral manner and are not moreburdensome than necessary for the kind of universal service defined by the Member.GATS/SC/125
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4. Public availability of licensing criteria
Where a licence is required, the following will be made publicly available:
(a) all the licensing criteria and the period of time normally required to reach a decision
concerning an application for a licence  and
(b) the terms and conditions of  individual licences.The reasons for the denial of a licence will be made known to the applicant upon request.
5. Independent regulators
The regulatory body is separate from, and not accountable to, any supplier of basic
telecommunications services. The decisions of and the procedures used by regulators shall be
impartial with respect to all market participants.
6. Allocation and use of scarce resources
Any procedures for the allocation and use of scarce resources, including frequencies, numbers
and rights of way, will be carried out in an objective, timely, transparent and non-discriminatory
manner. The current state of allocated frequency bands will be made publicly available, but detailed
identification of frequencies allocated for specific government uses is not required.
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