ORGANISATION MONDIALE
DU COMMERCES/DCS/W/UGA
24 janvier 2003
(03-0495)
Commerce des services Original:  anglais
OUGANDA
Projet de version codifiée de la Liste d'engagements spécifiques1
On trouvera ci-joint un projet de version codi fiée de la Liste d'engagements spécifiques de
l'Ouganda en format Word.  Ce document ne remplace pas les engagements juridiquement
contraignants souscrits par l'Ouganda dans sa Liste d'engagements spécifiques (GATS/SC/89;
GATS/SC/89/S uppl.1/Rev.1).
Le projet de version codifiée de la liste a été établi par le Secrétariat, à la demande des
Membres, pour faciliter le processus de négociation, y compris la présentation des offres initiales.
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1 Le présent document a été établi, en anglais seulem ent, par le Secrétariat sous sa propre responsabilité
et sans préjudice des positions des Membres ni de leurs droits et obligations dans le cadre de l'OMC.S/DCS/W/UGA
Page 2UGANDA – SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
Modes of supply: (1) Cross-border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence (4) Presence of natural persons
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
2. COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
C. Telecommunication
Services1
Facilities based public-switched telecommunicationservices on fixed networkinfrastructure:Uganda undertakes the obligations
contained in the reference paperattached hereto.
(a) Basic voice services,
including over value-added
networks such as Internet
(b) Private voice network
services to third parties1) International basic voice
telephony traffic must be carried
through networks of the duopolymajor licence holders and otherpre-existing licence holders,according to the terms of thoselicences.
2) None1) None
2) None
3) SNO inaugurated service
21 October 1998.  Thereafter,Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL)and Second National Operator
(SNO)
2 duopoly exclusivity,
subject to Uganda Governmentreview after 2003.  Neither UTLnor its affiliates shall holdinterests in the SNO or itsaffiliates nor shall SNO or its
affiliates hold ownership in the
UTL or its affiliates.  Companymust be registered in Uganda.3) None The interpretation of "Major licence"
and "Minor licence" are as by thedefinitions given by the UgandaCommunications Act 1997.
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1 Excludes video and audio broadcast services
2 "SNO" means the first public operator other than UTL issued with a major licence.
3 i.e. Major licence includes a licence for the provision of local, long distance or international telephone services, trunk cap acity resale, rural telecommunications, store and
forward messaging, cellular or mobile services;  and minor licence includes all other licences not being major licences.S/DCS/W/UGA
Page 3Modes of supply: (1) Cross-border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence (4) Presence of natural persons
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
4) Unbound except for technical
personnel unless Ugandans areor become available.  Entry andtemporary stay of foreign servicesuppliers subject to compliancewith laws, regulations and
guidelines in force in Uganda.4) Unbound except for technical
personnel stipulated under marketaccess.
Private voice and data forclosed user groups (group ofpeople with stable commonand long-term economicinterest)1) None, except cross-border
access alternative for voiceshould be through the duopolymajor licence holders.
2) None
3) Resale of excess capacity not
allowed.  Company must beregistered in Uganda.
4) Unbound except for technical
personnel unless Ugandans areor become available.  Entry and
temporary stay of foreign service
suppliers subject to compliancewith laws, regulations andguidelines in force in Uganda.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except for technical
personnel stipulated under marketaccess.
(o) Other
- Mobile cellular voice and
data1) Roaming is allowed but cross-
border access permitted only vianetwork of duopoly majorlicence operator.
2) None1) None
2) NoneS/DCS/W/UGA
Page 4Modes of supply: (1) Cross-border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence (4) Presence of natural persons
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
3) Two operators existing.  Up to
2003 a maximum of 3 (three)operators to have cellular mobilelicences as a service.  The thirdoperator will be UTL.  Companymust be registered in Uganda.
4) Unbound except for technical
personnel unless Ugandans areor become available.  Entry andtemporary stay of foreign servicesuppliers subject to compliancewith laws, regulations and
guidelines in force in Uganda.
5) 3) None
4) Unbound except for technical
personnel stipulated under marketaccess.
- Data services TCP/IP
(Internet)1) None, except international voice
over Internet, not permittedduring the five year exclusivityperiod of the duopoly majorlicence holders.
2) None
3) Company must be registered in
Uganda
4) Unbound except for technical
personnel unless Ugandans are
or become available.  Entry and
temporary stay of foreign servicesuppliers subject to compliancewith laws, regulations andguidelines in force in Uganda.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except for technical
personnel stipulated under market
access.
- Paging services 1) Cross border permitted only via
networks of duopoly majorlicence operator.
2) None3) None4) Unbound except for technical
personnel stipulated under
market access.1) None
2) None
3) None4) UnboundS/DCS/W/UGA
Page 5Modes of supply: (1) Cross-border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence (4) Presence of natural persons
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
- Private mobile radio
- Trunked mobile radio1) Cross-border supply only via
networks of duopoly majorlicence operator.
2) None3) Company must be registered in
Uganda
4) Unbound except for technical
personnel unless Ugandans areor become available.  Entry andtemporary stay of foreign servicesuppliers subject to compliancewith laws, regulations and
guidelines in force in Uganda.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except for technical
personnel stipulated under marketaccess.
Global mobile personalcommunications by satelliteoperations1) Permitted only with agreement
with one or more duopolyoperators as well asarrangements under GMPCS-
MoU, to which Uganda is a
signatory.
2) None3) Company must be registered in
Uganda
4) Unbound except for technical
personnel unless Ugandans areor become available.  Entry andtemporary stay of foreign servicesuppliers subject to compliancewith laws, regulations and
guidelines in force in Uganda.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except for technical
personnel stipulated under marketaccessS/DCS/W/UGA
Page 6Modes of supply: (1) Cross-border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence (4) Presence of natural persons
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
9. TOURISM AND TRAVEL
RELATED SERVICES
A. Hotels and Restaurants 1) None2) None3) Government approval is required
in accordance with the
Investment Code and the
regulations within it.
4) Unbound except for technical
personnel except whereUgandans are or becomeavailable.  Entry and temporary
stay of foreign service suppliers
subject to compliance with laws,regulations and guidelines inforce in Uganda.1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except for technical
personnel stipulated under marketaccess.
B. Travel Agencies/Tour
Operators1) None
2) None
3) Government approval required
through Investment Authority.
4) Unbound except for technical
personnel except where
Ugandans are or become
available.  Entry and temporarystay of foreign service supplierssubject to compliance with laws,regulations and guidelines inforce in Uganda.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except for technical
personnel stipulated under market
access.S/DCS/W/UGA
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REFERENCE PAPER
Scope
The following are definitions and principles on the regulatory framework for the basictelecommunications 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 another
supplier and  to access services provided by another supplier, where specific commitments are
undertaken.S/DCS/W/UGA
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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 itssubsidiaries 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 payfor 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 necessaryadditional 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 withina 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 more
burdensome than necessary for the kind of universal service defined by the Member.S/DCS/W/UGA
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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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