RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/GBT/W/1/Add.14
30January 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0389)
Original: English Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM ROMANIA
Draft Offer onBasic Telecommunications
Thefollowing communication iscirculated attherequest ofRomania tomembers oftheGroup
onBasic Telecommunications.
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Romania hereby submits theattached draftoffer onbasic telecommunications. Thisoffer is
conditional andRomania reserves therighttomodify, reduce orwithdraw thisoffer, inwhole orin
part,atanytimeprior totheconclusion ofthenegotiations onBasic Telecommunications.
Romania further reserves therighttomake technical changes totheofferandtocorrect any
errors, omissions andinaccuracies.S/GBT/W/1/Add.14
Page2ROMANIA -DRAFT OFFER 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
2.C. Telecommunication
services
Allsubsectors - Network operations andservices supply
require licences orpermissions issued
bytheregulatory authority.
- Number oflicences orpermissions may
belimited withregard toavailability of
scarce resources (e.g. rights ofway,
frequencies, numbering).Asattached
(a) Voice telephone services
Local/Long-distance/
International
-forpublic use
-facilities-based
-resale based
-wirebased
-fixed radio based(1) Reserved toRomtelecom forexclusive
supply until year2003.
(2) None
(3) Reserved toRomtelecom forexclusive
supply until year2003.
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.Licensing conditions may
provide theapplication ofthe
universal service principles as
defined bytheregulatory
authority.
(a) Voice telephone services
-fornon-public use(1) None
(2) None
(3) Interconnection conditions withthe
public telephone network areestablished
byregulatory authority.
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.S/GBT/W/1/Add.14
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
(b) Packed-switched data
transmission services
(c) Circuit-switched data
transmission services
(d) Telex services
(e) Telegraph services
(f) Facsimile services(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.
(g) Leased circuit services (1) None after theyear2003
(2) None
(3) None after theyear2003
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.
o) Other services
Analog cellular mobile
telephony (450
MHz/NMT)(1) Bypass ofRomtelecom public telephone
network isnotallowed.
(2) None
(3) Reserved toTelefonica Romania for
exclusive supply until theyear2002.
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionS/GBT/W/1/Add.14
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
Digital cellular mobile
telephony (900 MHz/GSM)(1) Bypass ofRomtelecom public telephone
network isnotallowed.
(2) None
(3) Two licences issued inDecember 1996.
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
- Paging services (1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
- VSAT services
-fornon-public use(1) None
(2) None
(3) Connection tothepublic network isnot
allowed
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionS/GBT/W/1/Add.14
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Annex
Romania: Additional Commitments onBasic Telecommunications
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
(a) 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.14
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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 standard and
specifications) andratesandofaquality nolessfavourable thanthatprovided for
itsown likeservices orforlikeservices ofnon-affiliated service suppliers orfor
itssubsidiaries 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 to
themajority ofusers, subject tocharges thatreflect thecostofconstruction of
necessary 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) atanytime; or
(b) after areasonable period oftimewhich hasbeen made publicly known toan
independent domestic body, which maybearegulatory body asreferred toin
paragraph 5below, toresolve disputes regarding terms, conditions andrates for
interconnection within areasonable period oftime, totheextent thatthese havenot
beenestablished previously.S/GBT/W/1/Add.14
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3. Universal service
AnyMember hastheright todefine thekindofuniversal service obligation itwishes to
maintain.Such obligations willnotberegarded asanti-competitive perse,provided theyareadministered
inatransparent, non-discriminatory andcompetitively neutral manner andarenotmore burdensome
thannecessary forthekindofuniversal service defined bytheMember.
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.