WORLD TRADE GATS/SC/72/Suppl.1
11April 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1474)
Trade inServices
ROMANIA
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
Supplement 1
(This isauthentic inEnglish only)
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Thistextreplacestheentryforsubsector(f)Facsimileservices,listedonpage7,andsupplements
otherentriesrelatingtotelecommunicationsservicescontainedonpages7to9ofdocumentGATS/SC/72.GATS/SC/72/Suppl.1
Page2ROMANIA -SCHEDULE OFSPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
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
CPC numbers: 7521,
7522, 7523, 7524**,7525,
7526 and7529**;
broadcast distribution to
thegeneral public ofradio
ortelevision programming
isexcluded
Allsubsectors Licenses andpermissions aregranted onlyto
entities withRomanian juridical personality
established according totheRomanian
legislation.
Only Romanian Signatories have theright to
links withInternational Satellite
Organizations.Asattached.
Network operations and
services supply require
licences orpermissions issued
bytheregulatory authority.
Licensing conditions, forall
subsectors, mayprovide the
application oftheuniversal
service principles asdefined
bytheregulatory authority.
(a) Voice telephone services
Local/Long-distance/
International
-forpublic use
-facilities-based
-resale based
-wirebased
-fixed radio based(1) Bypass ofRomtelecom network isnot
allowed until 31.12.2002. None asof
01.01.2003.
(2) None
(3) Reserved toRomtelecom forexclusive
supply until 31.12.2002. None asof
01.01.2003.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.GATS/SC/72/Suppl.1
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional Commitments
(a) Voice telephone services
-fornon-public use(1) None
(2) None
(3) None except connection tothepublic
telephone network isnotallowed until
31.12.2002.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.
(b) Packed-switched data
transmission services
(c) Circuit-switched data
transmission services
(d) Telex services
(e) Telegraph services(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.
(1) Bypass ofRomtelecom network isnot
allowed until 31.12.2002. None asof
01.01.2003.
(2) None
(3) Reserved toRomtelecom forexclusive
supply until 31.12.2002. None asof
01.01.2003.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.(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.GATS/SC/72/Suppl.1
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional Commitments
(f) Facsimile services
(g) Leased circuit services(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.
(1) None asof01.01.2003
(2) None
(3) None asof01.01.2003
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(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.
o) Other services
- Analog cellular mobile
telephony
(450 MHz/NMT)(1) None except bypass ofRomtelecom
international public telephone network
isnotallowed until 31.12.2002.
(2) None
(3) None except:
-exclusive supply reserved to
Telefonica Romania until
01.04.2002, and
-wirebased infrastructure reserved
toRomtelecom forexclusive
supply until 31.12.2002
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionGATS/SC/72/Suppl.1
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional Commitments
- Digital cellular mobile
telephony
(900 MHz/GSM)(1) None except bypass ofRomtelecom
international public telephone network
isnotallowed until 31.12.2002.
(2) None
(3) None except wirebased infrastructure
reserved toRomtelecom forexclusive
supply until 31.12.2002
(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 for
non-public use(1) None
(2) None
(3) None except connection tothepublic
network isnotallowed until 31.12.2002
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionGATS/SC/72/Suppl.1
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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
Appropriatemeasuresshallbemaintainedforthepurposeofpreventingsupplierswho,aloneortogether,
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.
2. Interconnection
2.1 Thissection applies tolinking withsuppliers providing public telecommunications transport
networks orservices inorder toallow theusers ofonesupplier tocommunicate withusers ofanother
supplierandtoaccessservicesprovidedbyanothersupplier,wherespecificcommitmentsareundertaken.GATS/SC/72/Suppl.1
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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 tothe
majority ofusers, subject tocharges thatreflect thecostofconstruction ofnecessary
additional facilities.
2.3 Public availability oftheprocedures forinterconnection negotiations
Theprocedures applicable forinterconnection toamajor supplier willbemade publicly available.
2.4 Transparency ofinterconnection arrangements
Itisensured that amajor supplier will make 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) afterareasonable period oftimewhich hasbeenmade publicly known toanindependent
domestic body, which maybearegulatory bodyasreferred toinparagraph 5below,
toresolve disputes regarding terms, conditions andratesforinterconnection within
areasonable period oftime,totheextent thatthesehavenotbeenestablished previously.
3. Universal service
AnyMember hastherighttodefine thekindofuniversal service obligation itwishes tomaintain. Such
obligations willnotberegarded asanti-competitive perse,provided theyareadministered ina
transparent, non-discriminatory andcompetitively neutral manner andarenotmore burdensome than
necessary forthekindofuniversal service defined bytheMember.GATS/SC/72/Suppl.1
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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 bodyisseparate from, andnotaccountable to,anysupplier ofbasictelecommunications
services. Thedecisions ofandtheprocedures usedbyregulators shallbeimpartial withrespect toall
market participants.
6. Allocation anduseofscarce resources
Anyprocedures fortheallocation anduseofscarce resources, including frequencies, numbers and
rights ofway,willbecarried outinanobjective, timely, transparent andnon-discriminatory manner.
Thecurrent stateofallocated frequency bands willbemade publicly available, butdetailed identification
offrequencies allocated forspecific government usesisnotrequired.