WORLD TRADE GATS/SC/77/Suppl.2
11April 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1435)
Trade inServices
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
Supplement 2
(This isauthentic inEnglish only)
_______________
Thistextreplaces theentry forsubsector (f)Facsimile services andsupplements other entries
relating totheTelecommunication Services section contained onpage17ofdocument GATS/SC/77.GATS/SC/77/Suppl.2
Page2SLOVAK REPUBLIC -SCHEDULE OFSPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
Modes ofsupply: 1)Cross-border supply 2)Consumption abroad 3)Commercial presence 4)Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitation onMarket Access Limitation onNational
TreatmentAdditional Commitments
2.C. Telecommunication Services
broadcasting isexcluded1
a.Voice telephone services 7521
forpublic
fornon-public(1)ST(Slovak Telecommunications) has
exclusive right toprovide public
telecommunication infrastructure and
public voice services. None asof
1.1.2003
(2)None
(3)SThasexclusive right toprovide
public telecommunication
infrastucture andpublic voice
services. None asof1.1.2003.
(4)Unbound except asindicated in
horizontal section
(1)None
(2)None
(3)Forclosed usergroups -connection
tothepublic network isnotallowed.
None asof1.1.2003.
(4)Unbound except asindicated in
horizontal section(1)None
(2)None
(3)None
(4)Unbound except asindicated
inhorizontal section
(1)None
(2)None
(3)None
(4)Unbound except asindicated
inhorizontal sectionScope
Thefollowing aredefinitions andprinciples onthe
regulatory framework forthebasic
telecommunications services.
Definitions
Users ofessential facilities mean service
consumers andservice suppliers.
Essential facilities mean facilities ofapublic
telecommunications network orservice that:
(a)areexclusively orpredominantly provided by
asingle orlimited number ofsuppliers, and
(b)cannot feasibly beeconomically ortechnically
substituted inorder toprovide aservice.
Asupplier withsignificant market power isa
supplier 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.
Appropriate measures shallbemaintained forthe
purpose ofpreventing suppliers withsignificant
market power from engaging in,orcontinuing
anti-competitive practices.
1Broadcasting isdefined astheuninterrupted chain oftransmission required forthedistribution oftvandradio programme signals tothegeneral public, butdoesnotcover contribution linksbetween operators.GATS/SC/77/Suppl.2
Page3Modes ofsupply: 1)Cross-border supply 2)Consumption abroad 3)Commercial presence 4)Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitation onMarket Access Limitation onNational
TreatmentAdditional Commitments
Packet-switched datatransmission
services 7523
c.Circuit-switched datatransmission
services 7523
d.Telex services 7523
e.Telegraph services 7522
f.Facsimile services 7521 +7529
g.Private-leased circuit services
7522 +7523
o.Other
Mobile services andpersonal
communications services
75213 +7523 +75291
excluding analog cellular voice
services(1)None
(2)None
(3)Forprivate-leased circuit services,
connection tothepublic network is
notallowed until 1.1.2003.
(4)Unbound except asindicated in
horizontal section
(1)None except forinternational voice
services, which arereserved forST
until 31.12.2002.
(2)None
(3)None except forinternational voice
services, which arereserved forST
until 31.12.2002.
(4)Unbound except asindicated in
horizontal section(1)None
(2)None
(3)None
(4)Unbound except asindicated
inhorizontal section
(1)None
(2)None
(3)None
(4)Unbound except asindicated
inhorizontal section1.2.Safeguards
Theanti-competitive practices referred toabove
shallinclude inparticular:
(a)engaging inanti-competitive
cross-subsidization
(b)using information obtained from competitors
withanti-competitive results
(c)notmaking available toother services
suppliers onatimely basis technical
information about essential facilities and
commercially relevant information which are
necessary forthem toprovide services.
2.Interconnection
2.1.This section applies tolinking withsuppliers
withsignificant market power inorder toallow
theusers ofonesupplier tocommunicate with
users ofanother supplier andtoaccess services
provided byanother supplier.
2.2.Interconnection tobeensured
Interconnection withasupplier withsignificant
market power within thelimits ofpermitted
market access willbeensured atanytechnically
feasible point inthenetwork. Such interconnection
isprovided.
(a)under non-discriminatory terms, conditions
(including technical standards and
specifications) andratesandofquality noless
favourable thanthatprovided foritsownlike
services orforlikeservices ofnon-affiliated
services suppliers orforitssubsidiaries or
other affiliatesGATS/SC/77/Suppl.2
Page4Modes ofsupply: 1)Cross-border supply 2)Consumption abroad 3)Commercial presence 4)Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitation onMarket Access Limitation onNational
TreatmentAdditional Commitments
Video andaudio services
7524** +7526(1)None
(2)None
(3)None
(4)Unbound except asindicted inthe
horizontal section(1)None
(2)None
(3)None
(4)Unbound except asindicted
inthehorizontal section(b)inatimely fashion, onterms, conditions
(including technical standards and
specifications) andcost-oriented rates, thatare
transparent, reasonable, having regard to
economic feasibility, andsufficiently
unbundled sothatthesupplier neednotpay
fornetwork components orfacilities thatit
doesnotrequire fortheservice tobe
provided
(c)upon request, atpoints inaddition tothe
network termination points offered tothe
majority ofusers, subject tocharges that
reflect thecostofconstruction ofnecessary
additional facilities.
2.3.Public availability oftheprocedures for
interconnection negotiations
Theprocedures applicable forinterconnection toa
supplier withsignificant market power willbe
made publicly available.
2.4.Transparency ofinterconnection arrangements
Itisensured,that asupplier withsignificant market
power willmake publicly available either its
interconnection agreements orareference
interconnection offer.GATS/SC/77/Suppl.2
Page5Modes ofsupply: 1)Cross-border supply 2)Consumption abroad 3)Commercial presence 4)Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitation onMarket Access Limitation onNational
TreatmentAdditional Commitments
2.5.Interconnection dispute settlement
Aservice supplier requesting interconnection with
asupplier withsignificant market power willhave
recourse afterareasonable period oftimewhich
hasbeenmade publicly known,to anindependent
domestic body, which maybearegulatory body
asreferred toinparagraph 5below, toresolve
disputes regarding appropriate terms, conditions
andratesforinterconnection within areasonable
period oftime, toextent thatthese havenotbeen
established previously.
3.Universal service
AnyMember hastherighttodefine thekindof
universal service obligation itwishes tomaintain.
Such obligations willnotberegarded as
anti-competitive perse,provided theyare
administered inatransparent, non-discriminatory
andcompetitively neutral manner andnotmore
burdensome thannecessary forthekindof
universal service defined bytheMember.
4.Public availability oflicensing criteria
Where alicence isrequired, thefollowing willbe
made publicly available:
(a)allthelicensing criteria andtheperiod of
timenormally required toreach adecision
concerning anapplication foralicence
(b)theterms andconditions ofindividual
licences
Thereasons forthedenial ofalicense bemade
known totheapplicant upon request.GATS/SC/77/Suppl.2
Page6Modes ofsupply: 1)Cross-border supply 2)Consumption abroad 3)Commercial presence 4)Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitation onMarket Access Limitation onNational
TreatmentAdditional Commitments
5.Independent regulators
Theregulatory body isseparate from, andnot
accountable to,anysupplier ofbasic
telecommunications services. Thedecision ofand
theprocedures usedbyregulators shallbe
impartial withrespect toallmarket participants.
6.Allocation anduseofscarce resources
Anyprocedures fortheallocation anduseof
scarce resources, including frequencies, numbers
andrights ofway, willbecarried outinan
objective, timely, transparent and
non-discriminatory manner. Thecurrent stateof
allocated frequency bands willbemade publicly
available, butdetailed identification offrequencies
allocated forspecific government usesisnot
required.