RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/GBT/W/1/Add.11
29January 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0375)
Original: English Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Draft Offer onBasic Telecommunications
Revision
Thefollowing communication iscirculated attherequest oftheCzech Republic tomembers
oftheGroup onBasic Telecommunications.
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Further tooursecond revised offer contained in(S/NGBT/W/12/Add.11/Rev.2) dated
25April 1996 theCzech Republic ispleased tosubmit theattached revised Schedule ofSpecific
Commitments intelecommunications. TheSchedule isbased ontheGBTReference Paper andreflects
thepresent andfuture intentions oftheCzech Republic inbasic telecommunications.
TheCzech Republic reserves therighttomodify, reduce orwithdraw thisSchedule, inwhole
orinpart,atanytimeprior totheconclusion ofthenegotiations onbasic telecommunications.
TheCzech Republic further reserves theright tomake technical changes, amendments and
corrections totheSchedule.S/GBT/W/1/Add.11
Page2CZECH REPUBLIC -REVISED SCHEDULE ONBASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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
Commitments inthese sub-sectors areundertaken inaccordance with thepro-competitive regulatory disciplines described inthecolumn headed "Additional
Commitments", andaresubject tothefollowing conditions:
1. Each service tobeprovided intheCzech Republic aswellasinstallation andprovision ofnetwork infrastructure requires alicence tobeobtained from the
Czech regulatory body. Licences arebased ongenerally available criteria andmayobtain requirement onuniversal services.
2. Licences aregranted onlytoservice providers established according totheCzech legislation.
3. Theprovision ofallservices issubject totheavailability ofscarce resources, thenumber oflicences maybelimited duetotechnical reasons (frequency,
numbering capacity).
2.C. TELECOMMUNICATION
SERVICES:
a. Voice (telephone) services -
public (7521)
Local/Long-
distance/International
-forpublic
-facilities-based
-resale-based
-wire based
-fixed radio based(1) None after theyear2000.
SPTTELECOM hasreceived
from theGovernment an
exclusive right toprovide
long-distance and
international voice (telephone)
services until theyear2000.
(2) None
(3) None after theyear2000.
SPTTELECOM hasreceived
from theGovernment an
exclusive right toprovide
long-distance and
international voice (telephone)
services until theyear2000.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal sectionAdditional commitments (attached).S/GBT/W/1/Add.11
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
Voice telephone services -nonpublic
Local/long-distance/International for
non-public-closed usergroups(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal sectionConnection tothePSTN willbe
possible after theyear2000.
Domestic andInternational
Domestic andinternational services
provided byusing anynetwork
technology, inafacilities-based or
resale-basis inthefollowing market
segments:
b. Packet-switched data
transmission services
(CPC 7523)
c. Circuit-switched data
transmission services
(CPC 7523)
d. Telex services (CPC 7523)
e. Telegraph services
(CPC 7522)
f. Facsimile services (excluding
Postfax services)
(CPC 7522 +7523)
g. Leased circuit services
(CPC 7522 +7523)(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal section
Forpublic use
Fornon-public useUntil theyear2000 thecircuits leased
forthese services maynotbe
connected tothePSTN.S/GBT/W/1/Add.11
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. Other
Mobile services
-digital cellular telephony
-Paging
-PCS
-dataservices(1) None -except for
international voice services
which arereserved until the
year2000 forSPT
TELECOM
(2) None
(3) None -except for
international voice services
which arereserved until the
year2000 forSPT
TELECOM
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal section
Video Transport services
Frame -relay services(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inhorizontal sectionS/GBT/W/1/Add.11
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ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS TOTHE CZECH REPUBLIC SCHEDULE ON
BASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
Scope
Thefollowingaredefinitionsandprinciplesontheregulatoryframeworkforthebasictelecommunications
service, (where specific commitments areundertaken).
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.
Accounting rateistheratepertraffic unitforagiven relation, which isusedfortheestablishment
ofinternational accounts.
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.11
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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 andtoaccess services provided byanother supplier.
2.2 Interconnection tobeensured
Interconnection with(anessential facilities supplier) (amajor supplier willbeensured atany
technically feasible point inthenetwork. 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
Theprocedures applicable forinterconnection to(anessential facilities supplier) (amajor
supplier)a major supplier willbemade publicly available.
2.4 Transparency ofinterconnection arrangements
Itisensured that(anessential facilities supplier) (amajor supplier) willmake publicly available
areference interconnection offer.
2.5 Interconnection: dispute settlement
Aservice supplier requesting interconnection with(anessential facilities supplier) (amajor
supplier) willhaverecourse, either:
(a) atanytime; or
(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.11
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3. Universal service
TheCzech Republic hastherighttodefine thekindofuniversal service obligation itwishes
tomaintain. Such obligations willnotberegarded asanti-competitive perse,provided theyare
administered inatransparent, non-discriminatory andcompetitively neutral manner andarenotmore
burdensome thannecessary forthekindofuniversal service defined bytheCzech Republic.
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.
7. Public availability ofaccounting rates
Upon request ofanother Member, anessential facilities supplier willberequired tojustify
whyaninternational accounting ratediffers significantly from domestic interconnection rates.