WORLD TRADE GATS/SC/57/Suppl.2
11April 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1307)
Trade inServices Original :French
KINGDOM OFMOROCCO
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
Supplement 2
(This isauthentic inFrench only)
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Thistextcompletes theTelecommunications Services section contained inpages 4and5of
document GATS/SC/57.MOROCCO -SCHEDULE OFSPECIFIC COMMITMENTS1GATS/SC/57/Suppl.2
Page2
Modes ofsupply: (1)Cross-border (2)Consumption abroad (3)Commercial presence (4)Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
2.C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICESSeeexplanatory note
attached
(Notincluding the
broadcasting ofradio and
television programmes for
thegeneral public)
(a) Point-to-point voice
telephone services
(d) Telex services
(o) Integrated service data
network (ISDN)(1) Possible through theIAM
telecommunication network2
(2) None
(3) These services willremain an
IAM monopoly until
31December 2001
Foreign participation inthe
capital ofIAM: unbound
(4) Unbound, except asindicated in
thehorizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) Unbound
(4) Unbound, except asindicated in
thehorizontal section-Regulatory principles
-Procedures forthegrant
oflicences, number
blocks andfrequency
allocation
-Approval
-Interconnection
1Theentry intoforce ofcommitments contained inthislistissubject totheadoption andpromulgation ofthenewlawontelecommunications currently under discussion
inParliament.
2IAM: Itissalat Al-Maghrib.Modes ofsupply: (1)Cross-border (2)Consumption abroad (3)Commercial presence (4)Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
(b) Packet-switched dataGATS/SC/57/Suppl.2
Page3transmission services
(o) Frame relaying services(1) Commercial presence required:
onlyoperators thatalready have
acommercial presence mayalso
offer services under mode 1.
(2) None
(3) Subject toanestablishment and
operation licence iftheoperator
installs hisowntransmission
infrastructure
Subject todeclaration if
transmission capacity isleased to
other operators
(4) Unbound, except asindicated in
thehorizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) Unbound
(4) Unbound, except asindicated in
thehorizontal sectionModes ofsupply: (1)Cross-border (2)Consumption abroad (3)Commercial presence (4)Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
(o) Mobile telephone servicesGATS/SC/57/Suppl.2
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(o) Paging services
(o) PCS(Personal
Communications Services)
(o) Mobile datatransmission
services(1) Commercial presence required:
onlyoperators thatalready have
acommercial presence mayalso
offer services under mode 1.
(2) None
(3) Reserved foroperators selected
bypublic tendering procedure, in
accordance withANRT
specifications3
Subject toanoperating and
establishment licence
(4) Unbound, except asindicated in
thehorizontal section(1) None
(2) None
(3) Unbound
(4) Unbound, except asindicated in
thehorizontal section
3Agence nationale deréglementation destélécommunications: National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency, newly established forthepurpose ofregulating the
sector.Modes ofsupply: (1)Cross-border (2)Consumption abroad (3)Commercial presence (4)Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
(g) Private leased circuit servicesGATS/SC/57/Suppl.2
Page5(1) Commercial presence required:
onlyoperators thatalready have
acommercial presence mayalso
offer services under mode 1.
(2) Necessary utilization ofavailable
capacities ofexisting public
telecommunication networks
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated in
thehorizontal commitments(1) None
(2) None
(3) Unbound
(4) Unbound, except asindicated in
thehorizontal commitmentsGATS/SC/57/Suppl.2
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Explanatory Note
Thisnotecontains further details onaspects ofMorocco 'sSchedule ofCommitments relating
totheregulatorybody,interconnection,licensingsystem,approvalandsafeguardsagainstanti-competitive
practices.
Regulation
Aregulatory authority willbesetupbefore theendof1996. Theauthority willbeindependent
ofnetwork operators andtelecommunication services suppliers.
Itsmain functions willbe:
- Toestablish thegeneral conditions covering therights andobligations ofoperators;
- toprocess applications forestablishment andoperating licences following theselection
ofoperators byinvitation totender;
- tomanage scarce resources (spectrum, blocks ofnumbers, highpoints, etc.);
- toprepare technical standards incooperation with thevarious members ofthe
telecommunications sector (manufacturers, operators, service suppliers, etc.);
- tocontrol tariffs ofmonopoly services;
- tocarry outarbitration procedures intheevent ofdisputes between operators;
- toguarantee therightofinterconnection foralltelecommunication network operators.
Interconnection
Inprinciple,networkoperatorsnegotiateinterconnectiononacommercialbasisunderconditions
offairness, transparency andnon-discrimination.
Intheevent ofdispute, theregulatory authority willsettle disputes between operators.
Theauthority willensure inparticular thatinterconnection iscarried outunder transparent
technical conditions andatcost-oriented tariffs.
Thevarious operators holding licences toestablish andoperate public telecommunications
networks havetheobligation to:
- Participate financially inthecosts ofthe"public service ";
- contribute toresearch anddevelopment andtraining inthetelecommunications area.
Approval
Telecommunication terminal equipment mustbeapproved before being putintouse.Approval
isbased onthetechnical specifications established bytheregulatory authority.GATS/SC/57/Suppl.2
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Transparency
TheNational Council, comprising representatives oftrade associations, users andoperators,
gives itsopinion on:
- Thegeneral regulatory principles applicable totelecommunications;
- theaward oflicences foroperators byinvitation totender.
Access toinformation concerning regulatory decisions andmatters isauthorized within the
limits laiddown bythelaw.
Safeguards against anti-competitive practices
Allmeasures willbetaken toavoid theestablishment ofadominant position ofthemajor
operator, unfair competition anddumping.