RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/GBT/W/1/Add.51
15February 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0763)
Original: English Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM DOMINICA
Draft Schedule onBasic Telecommunications
Thefollowing communication iscirculated attherequest ofDominica tomembers oftheGroup
onBasic Telecommunications.
_______________
Please find attached theCommonwealth ofDominica 'soffer inthearea ofBasic
Telecommunication. Thisoffer isconditional upon satisfactory commitments being made byother
participants, andthatDominica reserves therighttowithdraw, modify orreduce theoffer, depending
onthecommitments made byother participants.S/GBT/W/1/Add.51
Page2DOMINICA -DRAFT 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
2. COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
C. Telecommunication
services
Allsub-sectors 1)3) a)Subject totheavailability of
frequency; andb)telecommunications
legislation andregulations.Seeattached additional
commitments onregulatory
disciplines.
a. Voice telephone services
(7521)(1) Bypass ofexclusive operators not
permitted.
(2) None
(3) Reserved forexclusive operator.
(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.51
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional Commitments
Forpublic use
b. Packet-switched data
transmission services
(7523**)
c. Circuit-switched data
transmission services
(7523**)
d. Telex services (7523**)
e. Telegraph services (7522)
f. Facsimile services (7521**
+7529**)
g. Private leased circuit
services (7522**, 7523**)(1) Bypass ofexclusive operator isnot
permitted.
(2) None
(3) Reserved forexclusive operator.
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
Fornon-public use:(i.e.closed
usergroups):
b. Packet-switched data
transmission (7523**)
c. Circuit-switched data
transmission (7523**)
f. Facsimile services (7521**,
7529**)(1) Only onnetwork facilities supplied by
theexclusive operator. Bypass of
exclusive operator isnotpermitted.
(2) None
(3) Only onnetwork facilities supplied by
theexclusive operator. Bypass ofthe
exclusive operator isnotpermitted.
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionS/GBT/W/1/Add.51
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h. Electric mail (7523**)
i. Voice mail (7523**)
j. On-line information and
databaseretrieval
(7523**)
k. Electronic datainterchange
(7523**)
l. Enhanced value-added
facsimile services incl.
store andforward, store
andretrieve (7523**)
m. Code andprotocol
conversion
n. On-line information and/or
dataprocessing (incl.
Transaction processing)
(843**)(1) Only onnetwork facilities supplied by
theexclusive operator.
(2) None
(3) Only onnetwork facilities supplied by
theexclusive operator.
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.
o. Other
Internet andInternet access
services (except voice) (75260)(1) Only onfacilities supplied bythe
exclusive operator.
(2) None
(3) Only onnetwork facilities supplied by
theexclusive operator.
(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.51
Page5Modes 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
Mobile services (terrestrial
based)
- Cellular/mobile telephone
services
- Mobile dataservices
- Personal communications
services
- Paging (75291)
- Trunked radio system
services(1) Reserved forexclusive operator
(2) None
(3) Reserved forexclusive supplier
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.
Mobile services (satellite-based)
- Mobile telephone services
- Mobile dataservices
- Personal communications
services
- Paging
- Trunked radio system
services(1) Only onproof ofarrangement between
satellite transport service provider and
exclusive operator, whoisunder
obligation nottolimit thenumber of
satellite transport service providers with
whom such arrangements willbe
entered into.
(2) None
(3) Reserved tosupply byexclusive
operator inaccordance with
arrangements noted above.
(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.51
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional Commitments
Fixed satellite services (1) Only onproof ofarrangement between
satellite transport service provider and
exclusive operator, whoisunder
obligation nottolimit thenumber of
satellite transport service providers with
whom such arrangements willbe
entered into.
(2) None
(3) Only onsatellite network capacity
supplied bytheexclusive international
operator. Bypass oftheexclusive
international operator isnotpermitted.
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.
Teleconferencing services
(75292)(1) Only network facilities supplied bythe
exclusive operator.
(2) None
(3) Only onnetwork facilities supplied by
theexclusive operator.
(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.51
Page7Modes 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
Telecommunications equipment
sales, rental, maintenance,
connection, repair and
consulting services (75410 -
75450)(1) Licence required inaccordance with
telecommunications legislation.
(2) None
(3) None, except asindicated inhorizontal
section.
(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.51
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REFERENCE PAPER
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
(b) 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.51
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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 and toaccess services provided byanother supplier, where specific commitments are
undertaken.
2.2 Interconnection tobeensured
Interconnection withamajor supplier willbeensured atanytechnically feasible point inthe
network. 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
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) atanytimeor
(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.51
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3. Universal service
AnyMemberhastherighttodefinethekindofuniversalserviceobligationitwishestomaintain.
Such obligations willnotberegarded asanti-competitive perse,provided theyareadministered in
atransparent, non-discriminatory andcompetitively neutral manner andarenotmore burdensome than
necessary 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.