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  Suriname, avec effet au 20 décembre 1997 
 Chypre, avec effet au 30 janvier 1998 
 Barbade, avec effet au 20 février 1998  Ouganda, avec effet au 24 décembre 1998  Guatemala, avec effet au 12 mars 1999  Côte d'Ivoire, avec effet au 18 mars 1999  Ouganda, avec effet au 11 août 1999 
Kenya, avec effet au 11 août 1999
  
Maroc, avec effet au 12 octobre 2000  
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suivantes:  GATS/SC/80/Suppl.1 (Suriname);  GATS/SC/25/Suppl.1 (Chypre);  GATS/SC/9/Suppl.1 (Barbade);  
GATS/SC/89/Suppl.1 (Ouganda);  GATS/SC/36/Suppl.1/Rev.1 (Guatemala);  GATS/SC/23/Suppl.2 (Côte d'Ivoire);  GATS/SC/89/Suppl.1/Rev.1 (Ouganda);  GATS/SC/47/Suppl.2 (Kenya);  GATS/SC/57/Suppl.2/Rev.1 (Maroc).   
 
 
  
ACCORD DE MARRAKECH INSTITUANT  
L'ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE 
FAIT À MARRAKECH LE 15 AVRIL 1994 
  
ACCORD GÉNÉRAL SUR LE COMMERCE DES SERVICES 
 
 
CERTIFICATION DE RECTIFICATIONS OU D'AMÉLIORATIONS 
 
DES LISTES D'ENGAGEMENTS SPÉCIFIQUES  
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d'engagements spécifiques de certains Membres ont été communiqués à tous les Membres de l'Organisation 
mondiale du commerce dans les documents S/C/W/29 du 19 novembre 1997 (Suriname), S/C/W/34 du 30 décembre 1997 (Chypre), S/C/W/35 du 20 janvier 1998 (Barbade), S/C/W/53 du 24 septembre 1998 (Ouganda), S/C/W/86 du 9 décembre 1998 et S/C/W/86/Corr.1 du 18 décembre 1998  (Côte d'Ivoire), S/C/W/88 du 11 décembre 1998 (Guatemala), S/C/W/106 du 12 mai 1999 (Ouganda), S/C/W/107 du 12 mai 1999 (Kenya) et S/C/W/132 du 14 juillet 2000 (Maroc), 
 
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 Ouganda, avec effet au 24 décembre 1998 
 Guatemala, avec effet au 12 mars 1999  Côte d'Ivoire avec effet au 18 mars 1999  Ouganda avec effet au 11 août 1999 
Kenya, avec effet au 11 août 1999
  
Maroc, avec effet au 12 octobre 2000 
 
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1 THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME 
 
Schedule of Specific Commitments 
 
Supplement 1 
 
(This is authentic in English only) 
 
This text is inserted as the Telecommunication services section in document GATS/SC/80.  
 
20 December 1997 
  
2 SURINAME - SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMI TMENTS IN BASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS  
Modes of supply:        1)    Cross-border supply     2)    Cons umption abroad       3)    Comme rcial presence      4)    Prese nce of natural persons 
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on National Treatment Additional Commitments 
COMMUNICATION SERVICES 
C. Telecommunications services    See attached additional 
commitments on regulatory 
disciplines. 
For public use  
 - Fixed network infrastructure - Local, domestic, long distance 
and international 
 
  (a) Voice telephone services 
(including public pay telephone services, operator and emergency 
services) 
 (d) Telex services  (f) Facsimile services  
(g) Private leased circuit services 
 (o) Other services  Fixed satellite services (1) Bypass of the duopoly operators is not permitted. 
Long distance and international traffic must be routed through the operators that are licensed to supply long-distance services. Deliberately reversing the real direction of this international 
traffic is not allowed. 
 (2) Long distance and international traffic must be 
routed through the operators that are licensed to supply long-distance services. Deliberately reversing the real direction of this international 
traffic is not allowed. 
 (3) The duopoly operators are granted exclusivity for a 
period of five years ending on 1 January 2003. Before the expiration of this period, the Government will determine the circumstances 
under which additional operators can be licensed. 
Foreign equity participation which is applicable as of 1 January 1998 is limited to 40%. (1) None 
    
 
  (2) None   
 
  (3) None A regulatory body will be 
established in 1998.  The Government will submit to Parliament a new 
draft law on 
Telecommunication. This law will provide the legislative framework for the provision of tele- communication services 
reflecting technological 
advances and pro-competitive practices in the sector.  Duopoly was established to 
provide services in 
competition. Duopoly operators have the obligation to provide services to the underserved population centers. 
 (4) Unbound except as indicated under horizontal 
measures. (4) Unbound except as indicated under horizontal 
measures.  
For public use and non-public use on 
leased lines only : 
 (1) Bypass of the network facilities of the duopoly 
operators is not permitted. Long distance and international traffic must be routed through the (1) None 
    
3 Modes of supply:        1)    Cross-border supply     2)    Cons umption abroad       3)    Comme rcial presence      4)    Prese nce of natural persons 
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on National Treatment Additional Commitments 
(b) Packet-switched data transmission 
services 
 (c) Circuit-switched data 
transmission services 
 
(o) Other services: Internet and 
Internet access services (except voice) Teleconferencing services operators that are licensed to supply long distance 
and international transmission facilities. 
 (2) None  
(3) None, except that bypass of the network facilities 
of the duopoly operators is not permitted. 
 (4) Unbound except as indicated under horizontal 
measures  
   (2) None 
 
(3) None    (4) Unbound except as indicated under horizontal 
measures 
For non-public use : 
 (a) Voice telephone services (1) Only on network facilities supplied by the 
exclusive duopoly operators. Bypass and resale of excess capacity are not permitted. 
 
(2) None  (3) Only on network facilities supplied by the 
exclusive operators. Bypass and resale of excess 
capacity are not permitted. 
 (4) Unbound except as indicated under horizontal 
measures (1) None 
  
 
 (2) None  (3) None 
 
 (4) Unbound except as indicated under horizontal 
measures  
For public use : 
 
(o) Other services:  Mobile services (terrestrial and 
satellite based) 
 - Cellular/mobile telephone 
services 
- Personal communications services  
(1) Licenses are granted for a period of five years 
ending on 1 January 2003. Before the expiration of this period, the Government will determine the circumstances under which additional operators can be licensed. Bypass of the network facilities of the duopoly operators is not permitted. 
 
(2) None   
(1) None 
     
 
    
4 Modes of supply:        1)    Cross-border supply     2)    Cons umption abroad       3)    Comme rcial presence      4)    Prese nce of natural persons 
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on National Treatment Additional Commitments 
(3) Licenses are granted for a period of five years 
ending on 1 January 2003. Before the expiration of this period the Government will determine the circumstances under which additional operators can be licensed. Foreign equity participation which 
is applicable as of 1 January 1998 is limited to 
40%. 
 (4) Unbound except as indicated under horizontal 
measures. (2) None 
 (3) None   
 
     
(4) Unbound except as indicated under horizontal 
measures 
For pubic use  
 (c) Other services: 
 
- Mobile data services - Paging services - Trunked radio systems services 
(excluding phone patching) 
- Telecommunications equipment 
sales 
- Telecommunications equipment, 
rental maintenance, connection, repair and consulting services  
(1) None  
(2) None 
 (3) None  (4) Unbound except as indicated under horizontal 
measures  
(1) None  
(2) None 
 (3) None  (4) Unbound except as indicated under horizontal 
measures  
  
5 REFERENCE PAPER  
 
Scope  
 
The following are definitions and principles on the regulatory framework for the basic telecommunications services.    
Definitions
 
 Users
 mean service consumers and service suppliers.   
 Essential facilities
 mean facilities of a public telecommunications transport network or service that 
 
 (a) are exclusively or predominantly provided by a single or limited number of suppliers;  and 
  (b) cannot feasibly be economically or technically substituted in order to provide a service.  A major supplier
 is a supplier which has the ability to materially affect the terms of participation (having regard to 
price and supply) in the relevant market for basic telecommunications services as a result of: 
 
 (a) control over essential facilities;  or   (b) use of its position in the market.   
1. Competitive safeguards
 
 1.1 Prevention of anti-competitive practices in telecommunications
 
  Appropriate measures shall be maintained for the pu rpose of preventing suppliers who, alone or together, 
are a major supplier from engaging in or continuing anti-competitive practices. 
 
1.2 Safeguards
 
  The anti-competitive practices referred to above shall include in particular:   (a) engaging in anti-competitive cross-subsidization;   
 
 (b) using information obtained from competitors with anti-competitive results;  and   (c) not making available to other services suppliers on a timely basis technical  information about 
essential facilities and commercially relevant information which are necessary for them to provide services.  
 
 2. Interconnection
 
 2.1 This section applies to linking with suppliers providing public telecommunications transport networks or services in order to allow the users of one supplier to communicate with users of another supplier and  to access 
services provided by another supplier, where specific commitments are undertaken. 
  2.2 Interconnection to be ensured
 
  Interconnection with a major supplier will be ensured at any technically feasible point in the network.  
Such interconnection is provided. 
  (a) under non-discriminatory terms, conditions (including technical standards and specifications)  
6 and rates and of a quality no less favourable than that provided for its own like services or for 
like services of non-affiliated service suppliers or for its subsidiaries or other affiliates; 
  (b) in a timely fashion, on terms, conditions (including technical standards and 
specifications) and cost-oriented rates that are transparent, reasonable, having regard to economic feasibility, and sufficiently unbundled so that the supplier need not pay for network components or facilities that it does not require for the service to be provided;  and 
 
 (c) upon request, at points in addition to the network termination points offered to the majority of 
users, subject to charges that reflect the cost of construction of necessary additional facilities. 
  2.3 Public availability of the procedures for interconnection negotiations
 
 
 The procedures applicable for interconnection to a major supplier will be made publicly available.   2.4 Transparency of interconnection arrangements
 
 
 It is ensured that a major supplier will make publicly available either its interconnection agreements or a 
reference interconnection offer.   2.5 Interconnection:  dispute settlement
 
 
 A service supplier requesting interconnection with a major supplier will have recourse, either: 
  (a) at any time or   (b) after a reasonable period of time which has been made publicly known  
to an independent domestic body, which may be a regulatory body as referred to in paragraph 5 below, to resolve 
disputes regarding appropriate terms, conditions and rates for interconnection within a reasonable period of time, to the extent that these have not been established previously.   3. Universal service
 
 
 Any Member has the right to define the kind of universal service obligation it wishes to maintain.  Such obligations will not be regarded as anti-competitive per se , provided they are administered in a transparent, non-
discriminatory and competitively neutral manner and are not more burdensome than necessary for the kind of universal service defined by the Member.   
 
4. Public availability of licensing criteria
 
  Where a licence is required, the following will be made publicly available:   (a) all the licensing criteria and the period of time normally required to reach a decision concerning 
an application for a licence  and 
  (b) the terms and conditions of  individual licences.   The reasons for the denial of a licence will be made known to the applicant upon request.  
 
   
7 5. Independent regulators  
 
 The regulatory body is separate from, and not accountable to, any supplier of basic telecommunications 
services. The decisions of and the procedures used by regulators shall be impartial with respect to all market 
participants. 
  6. Allocation and use of scarce resources
 
  Any procedures for the allocation and use of scarce resources, including frequencies, numbers and rights 
of way, will be carried out in an objective, timely, transparent and non-discriminatory manner. The current state of 
allocated frequency bands will be made publicly available, but detailed identification of frequencies allocated for specific government uses is not required. 
__________ 
  
8  
CYPRUS 
 
Schedule of Specific Commitments 
 
Supplement 1  
 
(This is authentic in English only) 
 
This text is inserted as the Telecommunication services section in document GATS/SC/25.  
 
 
30 January 1998  
9 CYPRUS - SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMI TMENTS IN BASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS  
Modes of supply:        1)    Cross-border su pply     2)    Consumption abroad       3)     Commercial presence      4)    Prese nce of natural persons 
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
2.C Telecommunication Services NOTE 1A Telecommunications Policy Review Study was 
commissioned by the Government which covered the 
regulatory framework in whic h CYTA operates and the 
changes which have to take place for the gradual liberalization of the market. The Council of Ministers is expected to decide on the specific measures to be taken within 1998.   
Domestic and international services provided 
using any network technology, in a facilities based 
or resale basis, in the following market segments: (a) Voice telephony (CPC 7521) (b) Packet switched data transmission services 
(CPC 7523**) (1) Unbound 
 
(2) None  (3) Unbound (see note 1 above)  (4) Unbound (see note 1 above) (1) Unbound 
 
(2) None  (3) Unbound  (4) Unbound  
(c) Circuit switched data transmission (CPC 
7523**) 
(d) Telex services (CPC 7523**) (e) Telegraph services (CPC 7522) (f) Facsimile services (CPC 7521** + 7529) (g) Private leased circuit services (CPC 7522, 
CPC  7523)    
 
NOTE:The National legislation established Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA) as the only authorized entity for this ins tallation, operation and maintenance of telecommuni cations networks in Cyprus as well as for the 
procession of all telecommunications services.   
10  
Modes of supply:        1)    Cross-border supply     2)    Cons umption abroad       3)    Comme rcial presence      4)    Prese nce of natural persons 
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
(o) Other 
 Mobile services 
 Satellite services 
 Paging services (1) Unbound 
 
(2) None 
 (3) Unbound (see note 1 above)  (4) Unbound (see note 1 above) (1) Unbound 
 
(2) None 
 (3) Unbound  (4) Unbound  
  
11  
BARBADOS 
 
Schedule of Specific Commitments 
 
Supplement 1  
 
(This is authentic in English only) 
 
This text is inserted as the Telecommunication services section in document GATS/SC/9.  
 
20 February 1998  
12 BARBADOS - SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMM ITMENTS IN BASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS  
Modes of supply:        1)    Cross-border supply     2)    Cons umption abroad       3)    Comme rcial presence      4)    Prese nce of natural persons 
Sector or Sub-sector 
(GNS/W/120 Coding) Limitations on Market Access Limitations on National Trea tment Additional Commitments 
2.C. Telecommunications Services    Barbados undertakes the 
obligations contained in the 
reference paper hereto 
For public use : 
 a. Voice telephone services (7521)  
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) Until 1 January 2012, reserved to exclusive 
suppliers. 
 (2) None 
 
(3) Until 1 January 2012, reserved to exclusive 
suppliers. 
 (4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. (1) None 
  (2) None 
 
(3) None   (4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.   
13 Modes of supply:        1)    Cross-border supply     2)    Cons umption abroad       3)    Comme rcial presence      4)    Prese nce of natural persons 
Sector or Sub-sector 
(GNS/W/120 Coding) Limitations on Market Access Limitations on National Trea tment Additional Commitments 
For non-public use (i.e. closed user groups, on a 
non-facilities basis ):    
a. Voice telephone services (7521) 
b. Packet-switched data transmission (7523**) c. Circuit-switched data transmission services 
(7523**) 
d. Telex services (7523**) e. Telegraph services (7522) 
f. Facsimile services (7521**, 7529**) (1) Until 1 January 2012, only permitted over 
networks of the exclusive suppliers; two-ended break-out not permitted. 
 (2) None  
(3) Until 1 January 2012, only permitted over 
networks of the exclusive suppliers; two-ended break-out not permitted. 
 (4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. (1) None 
   (2) None  
(3) None 
   (4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  
Value-added services :    
h. Electronic mail (7523**) 
i. Voice mail (7523**) j. On-line information and data base retrieval 
(7523**) 
k. Electronic data interchange (7523**) 
l. Enhanced/value-added facsimile services, 
incl. store and forward, store and retrieve (7523**) 
m. Code and protocol conversion n. On-line information and/or data processing 
(incl. transaction processing) (843**) (1) None 
 (2) None  (3) None 
 
(4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. (1) None 
 (2) None  (3) None 
 
(4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  
Other : 
 
- Internet and internet access services (1) None 
 (2) None (3) None  (1) None 
 (2) None (3) None    
14 Modes of supply:        1)    Cross-border supply     2)    Cons umption abroad       3)    Comme rcial presence      4)    Prese nce of natural persons 
Sector or Sub-sector 
(GNS/W/120 Coding) Limitations on Market Access Limitations on National Trea tment Additional Commitments 
(4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. (4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
- Mobile services (terrestrial and satellite based)  - cellular/mobile telephone services 
 - mobile data services 
 - personal communication services  - paging (1) None as of 1 January 1999 
 
(2) None 
 (3) None as of 1 January 1999  (4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. (1) None 
 
(2) None 
 (3) None  (4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  
- Fixed Satellite Services 
 - VSAT services (fo r non-public use) (1) None, except: two-ended break-out is not 
permitted. 
 (2) None, except: two-ended break-out is not 
permitted. 
 
(3) None, except: two-ended break-out is not 
permitted. 
 (4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. (1) None 
  (2) None   
(3) None 
  (4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  
- Telecom equipment sales, rental, 
maintenance, connection, repair and 
consulting services (7541, 7545) (1) None 
 
(2) None  (3) None  
(4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. (1) None 
 
(2) None  (3) None  
(4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  
  
 
15REFERENCE PAPER  
 
Scope  
 The following are definitions and principles on the regulatory framework for the basic telecommunications services.    
Definitions
 
 Users
 mean service consumers and service suppliers.   
 Essential facilities
 mean facilities of a public telecommunications transport network or service that 
 
 (a) are exclusively or predominantly provided by  a single or limited number of suppliers;  and 
  (b) cannot feasibly be economically or technically substituted in order to provide a service.  A major supplier
 is a supplier which has the ability to materially affect the terms of participation (having regard to 
price and supply) in the relevant market for basic telecommunications services as a result of: 
 
 (a) control over essential facilities;  or   (b) use of its position in the market.   
1. Competitive safeguards
 
 1.1 Prevention of anti-competitive practices in telecommunications
 
  Appropriate measures shall be maintained for the pu rpose of preventing suppliers who, alone or together, 
are a major supplier from engaging in or continuing anti-competitive practices. 
 
1.2 Safeguards
 
  The anti-competitive practices referred to above shall include in particular:   (a) engaging in anti-competitive cross-subsidization;   
 
 (b) using information obtained from competitors with anti-competitive results;  and   (c) not making available to other services suppliers on a timely basis technical  information about 
essential facilities and commercially relevant information which are necessary for them to provide services.  
 
 2. Interconnection
 
 2.1 This section applies to linking with suppliers providing public telecommunications transport networks or services in order to allow the users of one supplier to communicate with users of another supplier and  to access 
services provided by another supplier, where specific commitments are undertaken. 
  2.2 Interconnection to be ensured
 
  Interconnection with a major supplier will be ensured at any technically feasible point in the network.  
Such interconnection is provided. 
  (a) under non-discriminatory terms, conditions (including technical standards and specifications)  
 
16and rates and of a quality no less favourable than that provided for its own like services or for 
like services of non-affiliated service suppliers or for its subsidiaries or other affiliates; 
  (b) in a timely fashion, on terms, conditions (inc luding technical standards and specifications) and 
cost-oriented rates that are transparent, reasonable, having regard to economic feasibility, and sufficiently unbundled so that the supplier need not pay for network components or facilities that it does not require for the service to be provided;  and 
 
 (c) upon request, at points in addition to the network termination points offered to the majority of 
users, subject to charges that reflect the cost of construction of necessary additional facilities. 
  2.3 Public availability of the procedures for interconnection negotiations
 
 
 The procedures applicable for interconnection to a major supplier will be made publicly available.    2.4 Transparency of interconnection arrangements
 
 
 It is ensured that a major supplier will make publicly available either its interconnection agreements or a reference interconnection offer.   2.5 Interconnection:  dispute settlement
 
 
 A service supplier requesting interconnection with a major supplier will have recourse, either:   (a) at any time or   (b) after a reasonable period of time which has been made publicly known 
 
to an independent domestic body, which may be a regulatory body as referred to in paragraph 5 below, to resolve disputes regarding appropriate terms, conditions and rates for interconnection within a reasonable period of time, to the extent that these have not been established previously.   
3. Universal service
 
  Any Member has the right to define the kind of universal service obligation it wishes to maintain.  Such obligations will not be regarded as anti-competitive per se , provided they are administered in a transparent, non-
discriminatory and competitively neutral manner and are not more burdensome than necessary for the kind of universal service defined by the Member.      
 
 4. Public availability of licensing criteria
 
  Where a licence is required, the following will be made publicly available:  
 (a) all the licensing criteria and the period of time normally required to reach a decision concerning 
an application for a licence  and 
  (b) the terms and conditions of  individual licences.   The reasons for the denial of a licence will be made known to the applicant upon request. 
 
   
 
175. Independent regulators  
 
 The regulatory body is separate from, and not accountable to, any supplier of basic telecommunications services. The decisions of and the procedures used by regulators shall be impartial with respect to all market participants.   
6. Allocation and use of scarce resources
 
  Any procedures for the allocation and use of scarce  resources, including frequencies, numbers and rights 
of way, will be carried out in an objective, timely, transparent and non-discriminatory manner. The current state of allocated frequency bands will be made publicly available, but detailed identification of frequencies allocated for specific government uses is not required.  
 
18 
 
 
UGANDA 
 
Schedule of Specific Commitments  
 
Supplement 1  
 
(This is authentic in English only) 
 
This text is inserted as the Telecommunication services section in document GATS/SC/89. 
 
24 December 1998  
 
19UGANDA - SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS IN BASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
 
Modes of supply:         (1)    Cross-border supply      (2)    Consumption abroad         (3)    Commercial presence       (4)     Presence of natural persons 
Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limi tations on national treatment Additional commitments 
2.C. Telecommunications Services* 
 Facilities based public-switched telecommunication services on fixed 
network infrastructure: 
   Uganda undertakes the obligations 
contained in the reference paper attached hereto. 
(a) Basic voice services except over 
value-added networks like Internet 
(b) Packet-switched data (c) Circuit-switched data 
(d) Telex services 
(f) Facsimile services (g) Private leased circuit services  *Excludes video and audio broadcast services (1) International traffic only carried through 
networks of the duopoly major licence holders.  
 (2) None 
 
(3) Existing monopoly anti cipated not to go beyond 
December 1998. Thereafter, Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) and Second National Operator (SNO)
1 duopoly exclusivity, subject to Uganda 
Government review after 2003. No limitations 
on foreign investment except that neither UTL 
nor its affiliates shall hold ownership in the SNO or its affiliates and neit her SNO or its affiliates 
shall hold ownership in the UTL or its affiliates. Company must be registered in Uganda. Bulk sale of capacity allowed only to other major or 
minor licence holders. (1) None 
  (2) None 
 
(3) None The interpretation of "Major 
licence" and "Minor licence" are as by the definitions given by the Uganda Communications Act 
1997.
2 
                                                      
1"SNO" means the first public operator other than UTL issued with a major licence. 
 
2i.e. Major licence includes a licence for the provision of local , long distance or international telephone services, trunk capa city resale, rural telecommunications, store a nd forward messaging, cellular or mobile 
services and;  minor licence includes a ll other licences not being major licences.  
 
20Modes of supply:         (1)    Cross-border supply      (2)    Consumption abroad         (3)    Commercial presence       (4)     Presence of natural persons 
Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limi tations on national treatment Additional commitments 
 (4)        Unbound except for technical personnel except 
where Ugandans are or become available.  Entry and temporary stay of foreign service suppliers subject to compliance with laws, regulations and guidelines in force in Uganda.  
 (4)        Unbound except for technical 
personnel stipulated under market access.  
Private voice & data for closed user groups 
(group of people with stable common and long-term economic interest) (1)        None, except where provider is a commercial 
minor licence operator, the first cross-border access alternative should be through the duopoly major licence holder. 
 
(2)                    None 
 (3)        Resale of excess capacity not allowed.  
Company must be registered in Uganda. 
 (4)        Unbound except for technical personnel except 
where Ugandans are or become available.  
Entry and temporary stay of foreign service suppliers subject to compliance with laws, regulations and guidelines in force in Uganda. (1) None 
    
(2) None 
 (3) None   (4)        Unbound  except for technical 
personnel stipulated under market 
access.   
 
21Modes of supply:         (1)    Cross-border supply      (2)    Consumption abroad         (3)    Commercial presence       (4)     Presence of natural persons 
Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limi tations on national treatment Additional commitments 
(o)  Other 
       - Mobile cellular voice and data 
  
 (1)        Roaming is allowed but cross-border access 
permitted only via network of duopoly major licence operator. 
 
(2)                     None 
 (3)        One operator existing. Up to 2003 a maximum 
of (two) 2 more operators to have cellular mobile licences as a service within major licence. Company must be registered in 
Uganda 
 (4)        Unbound except for technical personnel except 
where Ugandans are or become available.  Entry and temporary stay of foreign service suppliers subject to compliance with laws, 
regulations and guidelines in force in 
Uganda.  
 (1) None    
(2) None 
 (3) None    
 
 (4)        Unbound except for technical 
personnel stipulated under market access.  
      - Data services  TCP/IP (Internet) 
 
  (1) None 
 
(2) None  (3)        Company must be registered in Uganda  (4) Unbound (1) None 
 
(2) None  (3) None  (4) Unbound 
   
 
22Modes of supply:         (1)    Cross-border supply      (2)    Consumption abroad         (3)    Commercial presence       (4)     Presence of natural persons 
Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limi tations on national treatment Additional commitments 
      - Paging services (1)        Cross border permitted only via major licence 
operator. 
 (2) None  (3)        Company must be registered in Uganda 
 
(4) Unbound (1) None 
  (2) None  (3) None 
 
(4) Unbound  
      - Private mobile radio 
       - Trunked mobile radio (1)        Cross-border supply only via a duopoly major 
licence operator 
 (2) None  
(3)        Company must be registered in Uganda 
 (4)        Unbound except for technical personnel except 
where Ugandans are or become available.  Entry and temporary stay of foreign service suppliers subject to compliance with laws, 
regulations and guidelines in force in 
Uganda. (1) None 
  (2) None  
(3) None 
 (4)        Unbound except for technical 
personnel stipulated under market access.  
Global mobile personal communications 
by satellite operations  (1)       None apart from arrangements under GMPCS-
MoU. 
 (2) None  (3)        Company must be registered in Uganda  
(4) Unbound (1) None 
 
 (2) None  (3) None  
(4) Unbound  
 
 
  
 
23REFERENCE PAPER  
 
 
Scope  
  The following are definitions and principles on the regulatory framework for the basic telecommunications services.   
 
Definitions
 
  Users
 mean service consumers and service suppliers.   
  Essential facilities
 mean facilities of a public telecommunications transport network or service 
that: 
  (a) Are exclusively or predominantly provided by a single or limited number of 
suppliers;  and 
  (b) cannot feasibly be economically or tec hnically substituted in order to provide a 
service. 
  A major supplier
 is a supplier which has the ability to materially affect the terms of 
participation (having regard to price and supply) in the relevant market for basic telecommunications services as a result of:  
 (a) Control over essential facilities;  or 
  (b) use of its position in the market.  
Competitive safeguards 
1.1 Prevention of anti-competitive practices in telecommunications   Appropriate measures shall be maintained fo r the purpose of preventing suppliers who, alone 
or together, are a major supplier from engaging in or continuing anti-competitive practices.  1.2 Safeguards 
 
 The anti-competitive practices referred to above shall include in particular:   (a) Engaging in anti-competitive cross-subsidization;     (b) using information obtained from competitors with anti-competitive results;  and 
 
 (c) not making available to other services suppliers on a timely basis technical  
information about essential facilities and commercially relevant information which are necessary for them to provide services.  
 
Interconnection 
2.1 This section applies to linking with suppliers providing public telecommunications transport networks or services in order to allow the users of one  supplier to communicate with users of another supplier 
and to access services provided by another supplier, where specific commitments are undertaken.   
 
   
 
242.2 Interconnection to be ensured 
 
 Interconnection with a major supplier will be ensured at any technically feasible point in the network.  Such interconnection is provided:   (a) Under non-discriminatory terms, conditions (including technical standards and 
specifications) and rates and of a quality no less favourable than that provided for its own like 
services or for like services of non-affiliated serv ice suppliers or for its subsidiaries or other 
affiliates; 
  (b) in a timely fashion, on terms, conditions (including technical standards and 
specifications) and cost-oriented rates that are transparent, reasonable, having regard to economic feasibility, and suffici ently unbundled so that the suppl ier need not pa y for network 
components or facilities that it  does not require for the se rvice to be pr ovided;  and 
  (c) upon request, at points in addition to the network termination points offered to the 
majority of users, subject to charges that reflect the cost of construction of necessary additional facilities. 
 
2.3 Public availability of the procedures for interconnection negotiations 
  The procedures applicable for interconnection to a major supplier will be made publicly available.  2.4 Transparency of interconnection arrangements 
 
 It is ensured that a major supplier will make publicly available either its interconnection agreements or a reference interconnection offer.  2.5 Interconnection:  dispute settlement  
 A service supplier requesting interconnection with a major supplier will have recourse, either: 
  (a) At any time;  or   (b) after a reasonable period of time which has been made publicly known  
to an independent domestic body, which may be a regulatory body as referred to in paragraph 5 below, to 
resolve disputes regarding appropriate terms, conditions and rates for interconnection within a reasonable period of time, to the extent that these have not been established previously.  
Universal service 
 Any Member has the right to define the kind of universal service obligation it wishes to maintain.  Such obligations will not be regarded as anti-competitive per se , provided they are administered in a 
transparent, non-discriminatory and competitively neutral manner and are not more burdensome than necessary for the kind of universal service defined by the Member.   
Public availability of licensing criteria 
 Where a licence is required, the following will be made publicly available:   (a) All the licensing criteria and the period of time normally required to reach a decision 
concerning an application for a licence;  and 
 
 (b) the terms and conditions of  individual licences. 
  
 
25 The reasons for the denial of a licence w ill be made known to the applicant upon request. 
 
Independent regulators 
 The regulatory body is separate from, and not accountable to, any supplier of basic 
telecommunications services. The decisions of and the procedures used by regulators shall be impartial with respect to all market participants. 
 
Allocation and use of scarce resources 
 Any procedures for the allocation and use of scarce resources, including frequencies, numbers and 
rights of way, will be carried out in an objective, timely , transparent and non-disc riminatory manner. The 
current state of allocated frequency bands will be made publicly available, but detailed identification of 
frequencies allocated for specific government uses is not required . 
 
26 
 
GUATEMALA 
 
Schedule of Specific Commitments  
 
Supplement 1 
 
Revision 
 
(This is authentic in Spanish only) 
 
This text replaces document GATS/SC/36/Suppl.1 on telecommunication services. 
12 March 1999  
 
27GUATEMALA - LISTA REVISADA DE COMPROMISOS ESPECÍFICOS  
Modos de suministro:        1)    Suminist ro transfronterizo     2)    Consumo en el extranjero       3)    Presencia comercial       4)    Presencia de personas físicas 
Sector o subsector Limitaciones al acceso a los mercados Limitaciones al trato nacional Compromisos adicionales 
2. SERVICIOS DE 
COMUNICACIONES 
 C. Servicios de telecomunicaciones   El Gobierno de Guatemala adquiere 
compromisos adicionales que se expresan en el anexo. 
a. Servicios de teléfono (7521) 
b. Servicios de transmisión de datos 
con conmutación de paquetes (7523) 
c. Servicios de transmisión de datos 
con conmutación de circuitos (7523) 
d. Servicios de télex (7523) 
e. Servicios de telégrafo (7522) 1) El tráfico internacional debe ser enrutado a través 
de las instalaciones de una empresa con título de 
usufructo de frecuencia y/o Certificado del Registro de Telecomunicaciones de la Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones. 
 2) Ninguna 1) Ninguna 
 
     
2) Ninguna  
f. Servicios de facsímil 
(7521, 7529) 
g. Servicios de circuitos privados 
arrendados (7522, 7523) 
o. Otros 
 Servicios de radiobúsqueda 
(75291) 
 Servicios celulares (75213)  Servicios de comunicación 
personales 
 Servicios móvi les de datos 
 Servicios por satélite 3) Ninguna 
 4) Sin consolidar, excepto lo indicado en los 
compromisos horizontales 3) Ninguna 
 4) Sin consolidar, excepto lo indicado 
en los compromisos horizontales  
  
 
28Compromisos adicionales de Guatemala en materia de  
reglamentación para facilitar la competencia  
 
Alcance  
  A continuación figuran definiciones y principios relativos al marco reglamentario de los servicios de telecomunicaciones básicas. 
 
Definiciones
 
  Por usuarios
 se entiende los consumidores de servicios de telecomunicaciones. 
  Por instalaciones esenciales
 se entiende toda instalación de una red o servicio públicos de transporte de 
telecomunicaciones que: 
  a) sea suministrada exclusivamente o de manera predominante por un solo proveedor o por un 
número limitado de proveedores;  y 
  b) cuya sustitución con miras al suministro de un servicio no sea factible en lo económico o en lo 
técnico. 
  Un proveedor importante
 es un proveedor que tenga la capacidad de afectar de manera importante las 
condiciones de participación (desde el punto de vista de los precios y del suministro) en un mercado dado de servicios de telecomunicaciones básicas como resultado de:  
 a) el control de las instalaciones esenciales;  o 
  b) la utilización de su posición en el mercado.  1. Salvaguardias de la competencia
 
 
1.1 Prevención de las prácticas anticompetitivas en la esfera de las telecomunicaciones  
  Se mantendrán medidas adecuadas con el fin de impedir que aquellos proveedores que, individual o conjuntamente, sean un proveedor importante, empleen o sigan empleando prácticas anticompetitivas.  1.2 Salvaguardias
 
 
 Las prácticas anticompetitivas a las que se hace referencia supra  incluirán, en particular, las siguientes: 
  a) realizar actividades anticompetitivas de subvención cruzada;   b) utilizar información obtenida de competidores con resultados anticompetitivos;  y 
 
 c) no poner oportunamente a disposición de los demás proveedores de servicios la información 
técnica sobre las instalaciones esenciales y la información comercialmente pertinente que éstos necesiten para suministrar servicios. 
 2. Interconexión
 
 
2.1 Este artículo se refiere al enlace con los proveedores que suministren redes o servicios públicos de transporte de telecomunicaciones, con objeto de que los usuarios de un proveedor puedan comunicarse con los usuarios de otro proveedor y tener acceso a los servicios suministrados por otro proveedor.  2.2 Interconexión que se ha de asegurar
 
 
 Dentro de los límites en que se permita el acceso al mercado, la interconexión con un proveedor importante quedará asegurada en cualquier punto técnicamente viable de la red.  Esta interconexión se facilitará:  
 
29 
 a) en términos y condiciones (incluidas las normas y especificaciones técnicas) y con tarifas que no 
sean discriminatorias, y será de una calidad no menos favorable que la facilitada para sus propios servicios similares o para servicios similares de proveedores de servicios no afiliados o para sus filiales u otras sociedades afiliadas; 
  b) en una forma oportuna, en términos y condiciones (incluidas las normas y especificaciones 
técnicas) y con tarifas que sean transparentes, tengan en cuenta la viabilidad económica, y estén 
suficientemente desagregados para que el proveedor no deba pagar por componentes o instalaciones de la red que no necesite para el suministro del servicio;  y 
  c) previa solicitud, en puntos adicionales a los puntos de terminación de la red ofrecidos a la 
mayoría de los usuarios, a un precio que refleje el costo de construcción de las instalaciones 
adicionales necesarias. 
 2.3 Disponibilidad pública de los procedimientos de negociación de interconexiones
 
  Se pondrán a disposición del público los procedimientos aplicables a la interconexión con un proveedor importante. 
 
2.4 Transparencia de los acuerdos de interconexión
 
  Se garantiza que todo proveedor importante pondrá a disposición del público sus acuerdos de interconexión o una oferta de interconexión de referencia únicamente durante el período comprendido del 18 de mayo de 1997 hasta el 18 de mayo de 2000. 
 
2.5 Interconexión:  solución de diferencias
 
  Si dentro de un plazo de 40 días (hábiles) las partes no llegan a un acuerdo en cuanto al acceso de recursos esenciales, la Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones -SIT- deberá resolver al respecto por el procedimiento especificado en la Ley General de Telecomunicaciones. 
 
 Contra resoluciones originarias de la Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones, únicamente podrá interponerse recurso de revisión, el cual deberá se resuelto por el Ministerio de Comunicaciones, Transporte y Obras Públicas.  Contra cualquier resolución derivada de un recurso de revisión dictado por el Ministerio de Comunicaciones, Transporte y Obras Pública, procederá el recurso del contencioso administrativo.  
3. Servicio universal
 
  Todo Miembro tiene derecho a definir el tipo de obligación de servicio universal que desee mantener.  No se considerará que las obligaciones de esa naturaleza son anticompetitivas per se , a condición de que sean 
administradas de manera transparente y no discriminatoria y con neutralidad en la competencia y no sean más gravosas de lo necesario para el tipo de servicio universal definido por el Miembro. 
 
4. Disponibilidad pública de los criterios de otorgamiento de títulos de usufructo
 
  Cuando se exija un título de usufructo, se pondrán a disposición del público:   a) todos los criterios de concesión de títulos de usufructo y los plazos normalmente requeridos para 
tomar una decisión relativa a una solicitud de títulos de usufructo;  y 
  b) los términos y condiciones de los títulos de usufructo individuales.   A solicitud del interesado le serán comunicadas las razones de la denegación del título de usufructo.  
5. Independencia de la entidad de reglamentación
 
  El órgano de reglamentación será independiente de todo proveedor de servicios de telecomunicaciones  
 
30básicas y no responderá ante él.  Las decisiones del órgano de reglamentación y los procedimientos aplicados serán 
imparciales con respecto a todos los participantes en el mercado. 
 6. Asignación y utilización de recursos escasos
 
  Todo procedimiento para la asignación y utilización de recursos escasos, como las frecuencias, los números y los derechos de pago, se llevará a la prác tica de manera objetiva, oportuna, transparente y no 
discriminatoria.  Se pondrá a disposición del público el estado actual de las bandas de frecuencia asignadas, pero no 
es preciso identificar detalladamente las frecuencias asignadas a usos oficiales específicos.  
 
31 
CÔTE D'IVOIRE  
 
Schedule of Specific Commitments  
 
Supplement 2  
 
(This is authentic in French only) 
 
This document replaces the financial services section of document GATS/SC/23. 
 
18 March 1999  
 
32CÔTE D'IVOIRE – LISTE D'ENGAGEMENTS SPÉCIFIQUES 
 
Modes de fourniture: 1)  Fourniture transfrontières 2)  Consommation à l'étranger 3)  Présence commerciale 4)  Présence de personnes physiques 
Secteur ou sous-secteur Limitations concernant l'accès aux marchés  Limitations concernant le traitement national Engagements ad ditionnels 
7. SERVICES 
 FINANCIERS    
A. Services d'assurance et
 services connexes  
a) Assurance sur la vie 
b) Assurances autres que sur 
la vie  
 
1) Conformément aux dispositions du Code des 
assurances de la Conférence Interafricaine des Marchés d'Assurance (CIMA), les contrats d'assurance concernant une personne, un bien ou une responsabilité situés en Côte d'Ivoire, ne peuvent être souscrits qu'auprès des organismes 
agréés pour pratiquer des opérations d'assurance en 
Côte d'Ivoire.  
 
1) Aucune 
   
  
 2) Non consolidé 2) Non consolidé  
 3) Les activités d'assurance d'une entreprise 
étrangère ne peuvent être exercées que sous forme 
de filiale agréée ou de  succursale agréée.  
L'obtention de l'agrément est conditionnée par l'honorabilité, la qualification, les garanties financières apportées et un examen des besoins économiques. 3) Aucune 
 
   
  
 4) Non consolidé sauf pour le personnel employé 
par les sociétés d'assurance 4) Conformément aux dispositions du Code des 
assurances CIMA, le mandataire général d'une succursale de société d'assurance étrangère doit avoir son domicile et réside r en Côte d'Ivoire depuis 
six mois. 
   
 
33Modes de fourniture: 1)  Fourniture transfrontières 2)  Consommation à l'étranger 3)  Présence commerciale 4)  Présence de personnes physiques 
Secteur ou sous-secteur Limitations concernant l'accès aux marchés  Limitations concernant le traitement national Engagements ad ditionnels 
c) Services de réassurance et 
de rétrocession 1) Non consolidé pour les cessions obligatoires 
2) Non consolidé pour les cessions obligatoires 
3) Non consolidé pour les cessions obligatoires 4) Non consolidé  1) Non consolidé pour les cessions obligatoires 
2) Non consolidé pour les cessions obligatoires 
3) Non consolidé pour les cessions obligatoires 4) Non consolidé  
d) Intermédiation en 
assurance: 
 - courtage et 
agence 1) - Obligation est faite aux courtiers d'obtenir un 
agrément du Ministre en charge du secteur des assurances pour le placement des risques de toutes natures situés en Côte d'Ivoire et de justifier d'un établissement permanent en Côte d'Ivoire. 
 - Obligation est faite aux agents d'obtenir un 
mandat d'une société d'assurance agréée, de justifier d'un établissement permanent en Côte d'Ivoire et d'obtenir une carte professionnelle du Ministre en charge du secteur des 
assurances. 1) Aucune  
 2) Non consolidé 
3) - En ce qui concerne les courtiers, l'obtention de 
l'agrément est conditionnée par l'honorabilité, la qualification et les garanties financières 
apportées. 
 - En ce qui concerne les agents, la délivrance de 
la carte professionnelle est conditionnée par l'honorabilité et la capacité. 2) Non consolidé 
3) Aucune  
 
    
 4) Non consolidé 4) Non consolidé   
 
34Modes de fourniture: 1)  Fourniture transfrontières 2)  Consommation à l'étranger 3)  Présence commerciale 4)  Présence de personnes physiques 
Secteur ou sous-secteur Limitations concernant l'accès aux marchés  Limitations concernant le traitement national Engagements ad ditionnels 
B. Services bancaires et 
autres services financiers à 
l'exclusion des assurances      
a) Acceptation de dépôts et 
d'autres fonds remboursables du public 1) Aucune 
2) Les opérations de dépôts à l'étranger (pays hors 
de la zone franc) nécessitent l'autorisation préalable du 
Ministre chargé des finances, exceptés les dépôts 
effectués par les banques et établissements financiers, qui sont soumis au contrôle de la Banque centrale des états de l'Afrique de l'ouest. 1) Aucune 
2) Aucune   
 3) L'agrément pour l'exercice d'une activité 
bancaire est prononcé par arrêté du Ministre des 
finances après avis conforme de la Commission 
bancaire. 
 L'obtention de l'agrément est conditionnée par:  - l'honorabilité; 
 - l'expérience des personnes appelées à diriger, 
administrer ou gérer la banque ou l'établissement financier et ses agences; 
 - les garanties financières apportées par les 
actionnaires et l'aptitude de l'entreprise à 
réaliser ses objectifs de développement dans 
des conditions compatibles avec le bon fonctionnement du système bancaire et une sécurité suffisante de la clientèle. 
 Les banques doivent être constituées sous 
forme de sociétés anonymes à capital fixe qui ont 
leur siège social en Côte d'Ivoire. 
 3) Aucune   
 
35Modes de fourniture: 1)  Fourniture transfrontières 2)  Consommation à l'étranger 3)  Présence commerciale 4)  Présence de personnes physiques 
Secteur ou sous-secteur Limitations concernant l'accès aux marchés  Limitations concernant le traitement national Engagements ad ditionnels 
  La collecte de dépôts peut également être 
effectuée par des sociétés coopératives ou 
mutualistes à capital vari able après agrément du 
Ministre des finances suite à l'avis conforme de la Commission bancaire.  L'obtention de l'agrément est conditionnée par l'honorabilité, la qualification et les garanties financières apportées.   
 4) Nul ne peut diriger, administrer ou gérer une 
banque ou un établissement financier ou une de leurs agences, s'il n'a pas la nationalité d'un pays membre de l'Union monétaire ouest africaine à moins qu'il ne jouisse en vertu d'une convention d'établissement, d'une assimilation aux 
ressortissants de l'UMOA.  Le Ministre des finances 
peut accorder sur avis conforme de la Commission bancaire des dérogations individuelles. 
 Les personnes physiques ne peuvent accepter 
des dépôts du public. 
 4) Aucune  
b) Prêts de tout type, y 
compris crédit à la consommation, crédit hypothécaire, affacturage et 
financement de transactions 
commerciales 1) Non consolidé 
2) Non consolidé 3) Les opérations de cr édit de tout type ne 
peuvent être effectuées que par les banques et 
établissements financiers agréés ainsi que les institutions mutualistes d'épargne et de crédit.  L'agrément pour l'exercice de ces activités est prononcé par arrêté du Ministre des finances après avis conforme de la Commission bancaire. 
 1) Non consolidé 
2) Non consolidé 3) Aucune   
 
36Modes de fourniture: 1)  Fourniture transfrontières 2)  Consommation à l'étranger 3)  Présence commerciale 4)  Présence de personnes physiques 
Secteur ou sous-secteur Limitations concernant l'accès aux marchés  Limitations concernant le traitement national Engagements ad ditionnels 
  L'obtention de l'agrément est conditionnée par: 
 - l'honorabilité; 
 - l'expérience des personnes appelées à diriger, 
administrer ou gérer la banque ou l'établissement financier et ses agences; 
 - les garanties financières apportées par les 
actionnaires et l'aptitude de l'entreprise à 
réaliser ses objectifs de développement dans des conditions compatibles avec le bon fonctionnement du système bancaire et une sécurité suffisante de la clientèle. 
 Les banques doivent être constituées sous 
forme de sociétés anonymes à capital fixe qui ont leur siège social en Côte d'Ivoire.   
 4) Nul ne peut diriger, administrer ou gérer une 
banque ou un établissement financier ou une de leurs agences, s'il n'a pas la nationalité d'un pays 
membre de l'Union monétaire ouest africaine à 
moins qu'il ne jouisse en vertu d'une convention d'établissement, d'une assimilation aux ressortissants de l'UMOA.  Le Ministre des finances 
peut accorder sur avis conforme de la Commission 
bancaire des dérogations individuelles. 
 4) Non consolidé   
 
37Modes de fourniture: 1)  Fourniture transfrontières 2)  Consommation à l'étranger 3)  Présence commerciale 4)  Présence de personnes physiques 
Secteur ou sous-secteur Limitations concernant l'accès aux marchés  Limitations concernant le traitement national Engagements ad ditionnels 
c) Tous services de 
règlements et de transferts 
monétaires, y compris cartes 
de crédit, de paiement et similaires, chèques de voyage et traites 1) Non consolidé 
2) Non consolidé 
3) L'exercice de ces activités est dévolu à 
l'Administration des postes  et aux établissements 
bancaires.  Ces derniers doivent obtenir, en sus de l'agrément de banque, un agrément en qualité 
d'intermédiaire habilité à exécuter des règlements 
avec l'étranger, délivré par le Ministre chargé des finances. 1) Non consolidé 
2) Non consolidé 
3) Aucune  
  En outre, un agrément spécifique du Ministre 
est requis pour l'émission de cartes de crédit. 
 L'obtention de l'agrément est conditionnée par: 
 - l'honorabilité;  - l'expérience des personnes appelées à diriger, 
administrer ou gérer la banque ou l'établissement financier et ses agences; 
 - les garanties financières apportées par les 
actionnaires et l'aptitude de l'entreprise à réaliser ses objectifs de développement dans des conditions compatibles avec le bon fonctionnement du système bancaire et une 
sécurité suffisante de la clientèle. 
 Les banques doivent être constituées sous 
forme de sociétés anonymes à capital fixe qui ont leur siège social en Côte d'Ivoire.   
 4) Non consolidé 4) Non consolidé  
  
 38UGANDA 
 
Schedule of Specific Commitments 
 
Supplement 1  
 
Revision 
 
(This is authentic in English only) 
 
This text replaces documents GATS/SC/ 89/Suppl.1 on telecomm unication services.  
11 August 1999  
 39UGANDA – REVISED SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC CO MMITMENTS IN BASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
 
Modes of supply:         (1)    Cross-border supply      (2)    Consumption abroad         (3)    Commercial presence       (4)     Presence of natural persons 
Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limi tations on national treatme nt Additional commitments 
2.C. Telecommunications Services* 
 Facilities based public-switched voice telecommunication services on fixed network infrastructure:    Uganda undertakes the obligations 
contained in the reference paper attached hereto. 
(a) Basic voice services, includin g over 
value-added networks such as Internet 
(b) Private voice network services to 
third parties 
 *Excludes video and audio broadcast services (1) International basic voice telephony traffic must 
be carried through networks of the duopoly major licence holders and other pre-existing licence holders, according to the terms of those licences..  
 (2) None  (3) SNO inaugurated service 21 October 1998. 
Thereafter,  Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) and 
Second National Operator (SNO)
1 duopoly 
exclusivity, subject to Uganda Government review after 2003. Neither UTL nor its affiliates shall hold interests in the SNO or its affiliates nor shall SNO or its affiliates hold ownership in the UTL or its affiliates. Company must be registered in Uganda.  (1) None 
     (2) None  (3) None    The interpretation of "Major 
licence" and "Minor licence" are as by the definitions given by the Uganda Communications Act 1997.
2 
  
    
 (4)        Unbound except for technical personnel unless 
Ugandans are or become available.  Entry and temporary stay of foreign service suppliers subject to compliance with laws, 
regulations and guidelines in force in Uganda.  
 (4)        Unbound except for technical 
personnel stipulated under market access.  
                                                      
1"SNO" means the first public operator other than UTL issued with a major licence. 
 
2i.e. Major licence includes a licence for the provision of local , long distance or international telephone services, trunk capa city resale rural telecommunications, store and forward messaging, cellular or 
mobile services and;  minor licence include s all other licences not being major licences.  
 40Modes of supply:         (1)    Cross-border supply      (2)    Consumption abroad         (3)    Commercial presence       (4)     Presence of natural persons 
Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limi tations on national treatme nt Additional commitments 
Private voice & data for closed user groups 
(group of people with stable common and long-term economic interest) (1)        None, except cross-border access alternative 
for voice should be through the duopoly major licence holders. 
 (2) None  (3)        Resale of excess capacity not allowed.  
Company must be registered in Uganda. 
 (4)        Unbound except for technical personnel unless 
Ugandans are or become available.  Entry and temporary stay of foreign service suppliers subject to compliance with laws, 
regulations and guidelines in force in Uganda. (1) None 
    (2) None  (3) None  (4)        Unbound except for technical 
personnel stipulated under market access.  
(o)  Other 
       - Mobile cellular voice and data  
 (1)        Roaming is allowed but cross-border access 
permitted only via network of duopoly major licence operator. 
 (2) None  (3)        Two operators existing. Up to 2003 a 
maximum of (three) (3)  operators to have cellular mobile licences as a service .  The 
third operator will be UTL. Company must be registered in Uganda. 
 (4)        Unbound except for technical personnel unless 
Ugandans are or become available.  Entry and temporary stay of foreign service suppliers subject to compliance with laws, 
regulations and guidelines in force in Uganda.  
 (1) None    (2) None  (3) None      (4)        Unbound except for technical 
personnel stipulated under market access.   
 41Modes of supply:         (1)    Cross-border supply      (2)    Consumption abroad         (3)    Commercial presence       (4)     Presence of natural persons 
Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limi tations on national treatme nt Additional commitments 
      - Data services  TCP/IP (Internet) 
   (1)        None, except international voice over Internet, 
not permitted during the five year exclusivity period of the duopoly major licence holders. 
 (2) None  (3)        Company must be registered in Uganda  (4)        Unbound  except for technical personnel unless 
Ugandans are or become available.  Entry and temporary stay of foreign service suppliers subject to compliance with laws, 
regulations and guidelines in force in Uganda . (1) None 
    (2) None  (3) None  (4)        Unbound  except for technical 
personnel stipulated under market access. 
  
     - Paging services (1)        Cross border permitted only via networks of  
duopoly major licence operator. 
 (2) None  (3)        Company must be registered in Uganda  (4)        Unbound, except for technical personnel unless 
Ugandans are or become available. Entry and temporary stay of foreign service suppliers subject to compliance w ith laws, regulations 
and guidelines in force in Uganda. 
 (1) None 
  (2) None  (3) None  (4)        Unbound except for technical 
personnel stipulated under market access.   
 42Modes of supply:         (1)    Cross-border supply      (2)    Consumption abroad         (3)    Commercial presence       (4)     Presence of natural persons 
Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limi tations on national treatme nt Additional commitments 
     - Private mobile radio &  
      - Trunked mobile radio (1)        Cross-border supply only via networks of  
duopoly major licence operator. 
 (2) None  (3)        Company must be registered in Uganda  (4)        Unbound except for technical personnel unless 
Ugandans are or become available.  Entry and temporary stay of foreign service suppliers subject to compliance with laws, 
regulations and guidelines in force in Uganda. (1) None 
  (2) None  (3) None  (4)        Unbound except for technical 
personnel stipulated under market access.  
Global mobile personal communications 
by satellite operations  (1)       Permitted only with agreement with one or 
both duopoly operators as well as  
arrangements under GMPC S-MoU, to which 
Uganda is a signatory. 
 (2) None  (3)        Company must be registered in Uganda  (4)        Unbound  except for technical personnel unless 
Ugandans are or become available. Entry and temporary stay of foreign service suppliers subject to compliance w ith laws, regulations 
and guidelines in force in Uganda . (1) None 
    (2) None  (3) None  (4)        Unbound except for technical 
personnel stipulated under market access   
 43REFERENCE PAPER  
 
 
Scope  
  The following are definitions and principles on the regulatory framework for the basic telecommunications services.   
 
Definitions
 
  Users
 mean service consumers and service suppliers.   
  Essential facilities
 mean facilities of a public telecommunications transport network or service 
that: 
  (a) Are exclusively or predominantly provided by a single or limited number of 
suppliers;  and 
  (b) cannot feasibly be economically or tec hnically substituted in order to provide a 
service. 
  A major supplier
 is a supplier which has the ability to materially affect the terms of 
participation (having regard to price and supply) in the relevant market for basic telecommunications services as a result of:  
 (a) Control over essential facilities;  or 
  (b) use of its position in the market.  
1. Competitive safeguards 
1.1 Prevention of anti-competitive practices in telecommunications 
  Appropriate measures shall be maintained fo r the purpose of preventing suppliers who, alone 
or together, are a major supplier from engaging in or continuing anti-competitive practices.  1.2 Safeguards 
 The anti-competitive practices referred to above shall include in particular: 
 (a) Engaging in anti-competitive cross-subsidization;    (b) using information obtained from competitors with anti-competitive results;  and  (c) not making available to other services suppliers on a timely basis technical  
information about essential facilities and commercially relevant information which are 
necessary for them to provide services.  
2. Interconnection 
2.1 This section applies to linking with suppliers providing public telecommunications transport 
networks or services in order to allow the users of one  supplier to communicate with users of another supplier 
and to access services provided by another supplier, where specific commitments are undertaken. 
2.2 Interconnection to be ensured  Interconnection with a major supplier will be ensured at any technically feasible point in the 
network.  Such interconnection is provided: 
 (a) Under non-discriminatory terms, conditions (including technical standards and 
specifications) and rates and of a quality no less favourable than that provided for its own like  
 44services or for like services of non-affiliated service s uppliers or for its subsidia ries or other affiliates; 
 
 (b) in a timely fashion, on terms, conditions (including technical standards and 
specifications) and cost-oriented rates that are transparent, reasonable, having regard to economic feasibility, and suffici ently unbundled so that the suppl ier need not pa y for network 
components or facilities that it does not require for the se rvice to be provided;  and 
 
 (c) upon request, at points in addition to the network termination points offered to the 
majority of users, subject to charges that reflect the cost of construction of necessary additional facilities. 
 2.3 Public availability of the procedures for interconnection negotiations  
 The procedures applicable for interconnection to a major supplier will be made publicly 
available.  2.4 Transparency of interconnection arrangements   It is ensured that a major supplier will make publicly available either its interconnection 
agreements or a reference interconnection offer. 
 2.5 Interconnection:  dispute settlement   A service supplier requesting interconnection with a major supplier will have recourse, either:  
 (a) At any time;  or 
  (b) after a reasonable period of time which has been made publicly known  to an independent domestic body, which may be a regulatory body as referred to in paragraph 5 below, to resolve disputes regarding appropriate terms, conditions and rates for interconnection within a reasonable 
period of time, to the extent that these have not been established previously. 
 
3. Universal service 
 Any Member has the right to define the kind of universal service obligation it wishes to 
maintain.  Such obligations will not be regarded as anti-competitive per se , provided they are administered in a 
transparent, non-discriminatory and competitively neutral manner and are not more burdensome than necessary 
for the kind of universal service defined by the Member.   
4. Public availability of licensing criteria 
 Where a licence is required, the following will be made publicly available: 
 
 (a) All the licensing criteria and the period of time normally required to reach a decision 
concerning an application for a licence;  and 
  (b) the terms and conditions of  individual licences.  
 The reasons for the denial of a licence w ill be made known to th e applicant upon request. 
 
5. Independent regulators 
 The regulatory body is separate from, and not accountable to, any supplier of basic 
telecommunications services. The decisions of and the procedures used by regulators shall be impartial with 
respect to all market participants. 
  
 456. Allocation and use of scarce resources 
 Any procedures for the allocation and use of scarce resources, including frequencies, numbers and 
rights ofway, will be carried out in an objective, timely, transparent and non-discriminatory manner. The current state of allocated frequency bands will be made publicly available, but detailed identification of frequencies allocated for specific government uses is not required.  
 
 
     
 
46 
KENYA 
 
Schedule of Specific Commitments 
 
Supplement 2  
 
(This is authentic in English only) 
 
This Schedule supplements the section on Telecommunicati ons Services on pages 2 and 3 of document GATS/SC/47. 
 
 
11 August 1999  
 
47KENYA –- SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS IN BASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
 
Modes of supply:         (1)    Cross-border supply      (2)    Consumption abroad         (3)    
Commercial presence       (4)    Presence of natural persons 
Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limitations on national 
treatment Additional commitments
2.C. Telecommunications 
services (excludes video and audio broadcast services) 
    
For public use : 
 (a) Voice 
telephone service (7521) 
  
 (1) None, except 
International call-back services are not permitted. 
  
 (1) None Kenya undertakes the 
obligation contained in the reference paper hereto. 
(b) Telex 
services (7523 **) (2) None, except International 
call-back services are not 
permitted. 
 (2) None  
(c) Telegraph 
services (7522) 
 (d) Facsimile 
service (7521**, 7529**) 
 
(e) Private 
leased circuit services (7522**, 7523**) 
 (3) Until 2003, monopoly on 
supply of services in Nairobi as well as on supply of International gateway facilities services, and resale in monopoly areas 
only with permission of 
supplier of underlying services and facilities. Foreign investment is limited to 30 per cent maximum. 
 (4) Unbound, except as 
indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 (3) None 
     
 
 (4) Unbound, except as 
indicated in the horizontal section. 
   
 
48 
Modes of supply:         (1)    Cross-border supply      (2)    Consumption abroad         (3)    Commercial presence       (4)    Presence of natural persons 
Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limitations on national 
treatment Additional commitments
For public use : (1) None 
 (1) None  
(b) Packet - 
Switched data transmission services (7523**) 
 (c) Circuit - 
Switched data 
transmission services (7523**) 
  (2) None 
 (3) None, except Foreign 
investment is limited to 30 per cent maximum. 
 
(4) Unbounded, except as 
indicated in the horizontal section. (2) None  
 (3) None 4) Unbounded, except as 
indicated in the horizontal section.  
For non - public use :    
Services supplied to 
closed users group.  (1) None, except through the 
network of Telkom Kenya Ltd. Or monopoly.  International call-back services are not permitted. 
 (1) None  
(a) Voice 
telephone services 
 (7521) (2) None, except through the 
network of licenced telecom 
operator.  International 
call back services are not permitted. 
 (2) None   
 
49Modes of supply:         (1)    Cross-border supply      (2)    Consumption abroad         (3)    
Commercial presence       (4)    Presence of natural persons 
Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limitations on national 
treatment Additional commitments
(b) Packet - 
switched data 
 transmission services  (7523**) (3) Only over facilities of 
licenced operators breakout 
and Resale of excess capacity are not permitted.  Foreign investment limited to a maximum of 30 per cent. 
 (3) None  
(c) Circuit - 
switched data 
transmission 
services (7523**) 
 (4) Unbounded, except as 
indicated in the horizontal 
section. (4) Unbounded, except as 
indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
(d) Telex services 
(7523 **) 
 (e) Telegraph services 
(7522) 
 
(f) Facsimile services 
(7521**, 7529**)    
 
Value added services:  
    
(h) Electronic 
mail (7523**) 
 (1) None (1) None  
(i) Voice mail 
(7523**) 
 (j) On-line 
information and data base Retrieval (7523**) 
 (k) Electronic 
data intercharge 
(7523**) 
 (2) None 
(3) Only over facilities of 
licenced network operators.  Foreign investment limited to maximum 30 per cent. 
 (4) Unbound, except as 
indicated in the horizontal section. (2) None 
(3) None    (4) Unbound, except as 
indicated in the horizontal section.   
 
50 
Modes of supply:         (1)    Cross-border supply      (2)    Consumption abroad         (3)    Commercial presence       (4)    Presence of natural persons 
Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limitations on national 
treatment Additional commitments
 
(l)
 Enhanced/value-added facsimile services, incl. Store and forward, 
store and retrieve 
(7523**) 
    
(m) Code and 
protocol conversion 
    
(n) On-line 
information and/or data processing 
(including 
transaction processing) (843**) 
    
Other: 
 - Internet and 
internet access 
services (1) None 
 (2) None (1) None 
 (2) None  
 (3) Only over facilities of 
licenced network operators.  Foreign investment limited to maximum 30 per cent. (3) None  
  
(4) Unbound, except as 
indicated in the horizontalsection.  
(4) Unbound, except as 
indicated in the 
ontal section.  
Satellite based  
 - Mobile Services    
 (1) None, except as provided 
for under GMPCS MOU. 
  
 (1) None   
 
51Modes of supply:         (1)    Cross-border supply      (2)    Consumption abroad         (3)    
Commercial presence       (4)    Presence of natural persons 
Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limitations on national 
treatment Additional commitments
- Cellular/mobile 
telephone 
 - Mobile data 
services (2) None, except as provided 
for under GMPCS MOU. 
 (2) None  
 
- Personal 
communications services (3) None, except foreign 
investment is limited to 30 per cent maximum 
 (3) None  
 
- Paging  
Terrestrial based
 
 - Mobile Services  - Cellular/mobile 
telephone services (4) Unbound, except as 
indicated in the horizontal section. 
  (1) Only through the network 
of Telkom Kenya Ltd. and subsequent licenced International gateway 
operator. International 
call-back services are not permitted. 
 (4) Unbound, except as 
indicated in the horizontal section. 
  (1) None  
- Mobile data 
services 
 - Personal 
communications 
services (2) Only through the network 
of Telkom Kenya Ltd. and subsequent licenced International gateway 
operator. International 
call-back services are not permitted. 
 (2) None  
- Paging (3) Other than paging services 
and PCS, initially the services will be provided by Telkom Kenya Ltd.  A second operator is to be licenced 
within one year. 
 (3) None  
 (4) Unbound except as 
indicated in the horizontal section. (4) Unbound except as 
indicated in the horizontal section.   
 
52Modes of supply:         (1)    Cross-border supply      (2)    Consumption abroad         (3)    
Commercial presence       (4)    Presence of natural persons 
Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limitations on national 
treatment Additional commitments
 
- Fixed Satellite 
Services (for public use) (1) Only through the network 
of Telkom Kenya and subsequent licenced international gateway 
operator. 
 (1) None  
 (2) Only through the network 
of Telkom Kenya and 
subsequent licenced 
international gateway operator. 
 (2) None  
 (3) Foreign investment is 
limited to maximum 30 %. 
 (3) None  
 (4) Unbound, except as 
indicated in the horizontal 
section. (4) Unbound, except as 
indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
 
53ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS OF KENYA ON REGULATORY PRINCIPLES  
REFERENCE PAPER  
 
 Scope
 
  The following are definitions and principles on the regulatory framework for the basic telecommunications 
services. 
 Definition
 
 
 Users  mean service consumers and service suppliers. 
 
 Essential facilities  mean facilities of a public telecommunications transport network or service that:- 
  (a) are exclusively or predominantly provided by a single or limited number of suppliers;   (b) cannot feasibly be economically or technically substituted in order to provide a service.  
 A major supplier
 is a supplier which has the ability to materially affect the terms of participation (having 
regard to price and supply) in the relevant market for basic telecommunications services as a result of:-   (a) control over essential facilities; or   (b) user of its position in the market. 
 
1. Competitive Safeguards 
 
1.1 Prevention of anti-competitive practices in telecommunications 
  Appropriate measures shall be maintained for the purpo se of preventing suppliers who, alone or together, 
are a major supplier from engaging in or continuing anti-competitive practices. 
 1.2 Safeguards   The anti-competitive practices referred to above shall include in particular:-  
 (a) engaging in anti-competitive cross-subsidization; 
  (b) using information obtained from competitors with anti-competitive results; and   (c) not making available to other services suppliers on a timely basis technical information about 
essential facilities and commercially relevant information which are necessary for them to provide 
services. 
 
2. Interconnection 
 
2.1 This section applies to linking with suppliers providing public telecommunications transport networks or services in order to allow the users of one supplier to communicate with users of another supplier and to access 
services provided by another supplier, where specific commitments are undertaken. 
 2.2 Interconnection to be ensured   Interconnection with a major supplier will be ensured at any technically feasible point in the network.  Such interconnection is provided. 
 
 (a) under non-discriminatory terms, conditions (including technical standards and specifications) and 
rates and of a quality no less favourable that provided for its own like services or for like services  
 
54of non-affiliated service suppliers or for its subsidiaries or other affiliates; 
 
 (b) in a timely fashion, on terms, conditions (including technical standards and specifications) and 
cost-oriented rates that are transparent, reasonable, having regard to economic feasibility, and sufficiently unbundled so that the supplier need not pay for network components or facilities that it does not require for the service to be provided; and 
 
 (c) upon request, at points in addition to the network termination points offered to the majority of 
users, subject to charges that reflect the cost of construction of necessary additional facilities. 
 2.3 Public availability of the procedures for interconnection negotiations   The procedures applicable for interconnection to a major supplier will be made publicly available. 
 
2.4 Transparency of interconnection arrangements   It is ensured that a major supplier will make publicly available either its interconnection agreements or a reference interconnection offer.  
2.5 Interconnection: dispute settlement 
  A service supplier requesting interconnection with a major supplier will have resource, either:-   (a) at any time or  
 (b) after a reasonable period of time which has been made publicly known to an independent domestic 
body, which may be a regulatory body as refereed to in paragraph 5 below, to resolve disputes regarding appropriate terms, conditions and rates for interconnection within a reasonable period of 
time, to the extent that these have not been established previously. 
 
3. UNIVERSAL SERVICE 
 
 Any Member has the right to define the kind of universal service obligation it wishes to maintain.  Such obligations will not be regarded as anti-competitive per se, provided they are administered in a transparent, non-discriminatory and competitively neutral manner and are not more burdensome than necessary for the kind of universal service defined by the Member.  
4. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF LICENSING CRITERIA 
 
 Where a licence is required, the following will be made publicly available:-   (a) all the licensing criteria and the period of time normally required to reach a decision concerning an 
application for a licence and 
 
 (b) the terms and conditions of individual licences.   The reasons for the denial of a licence will be made known to the applicant upon request.  
5. INDEPENDENT REGULATORS 
 
 The regulatory body is separate from, and not accountable to any suppliers of basic telecommunications services.  The decisions of and the procedures used by the regulators shall be impartial with respect to all market participants. 
 
 6. ALLOCATION AND USE OF SCARCE RESOURCES 
 
Any procedures for the allocation and use of scarce resources, including frequencies, numbers and rights of way, will  
 
55be carried out in an objective, timely, transparent and non-discriminatory manner.  The current state of allocated 
frequency bands will be made publicly available but detailed identification of frequencies allocated for specific 
government users is not required.    
 
 
56KINGDOM OF MOROCCO 
 
Schedule of Specific Commitments 
 
Supplement 2 
 
Revision 
 
(This is authentic in French only)  
 
 
This text completes the telecommunications services section contained in pages 4 to 5 of document GATS/SC/57. 
 
 12 October 2000 
  
 
 
57MAROC - LISTE D'ENGAGEMENTS SPECIFIQUES1 
 
Modes de fourniture:     1)    Fourniture transfrontières     2)    Consommation à l'ét ranger    3)    Présence commerciale    4)    Présence de personnes physiques 
Secteur ou sous-secteur Limitations concernant l'accès aux marchés Limitations concernant le traitement national Engagements ad ditionnels 
2.C. SERVICES DE TELE- 
 COMMUNICATION   Voir note explicative en 
annexe  
 (non compris la diffusion de 
programmes radiophoniques et télévisuels à l'intention du public en général.    
a) Service de téléphonie vocale 
entre points fixes 
 
d) Service télex  o) Réseau numérique à 
intégration de services (ISDN) 1) Possible à travers le réseau de télécommunication 
d'IAM
2 
 
2) Aucune  3) Ces services restent sous  monopole d'IAM jusqu'au 
31 décembre 2001 
 
 Participation étrangère au capital d'IAM:  non 
consolidé 
 4) Non consolidé, sauf comme indiqué dans les 
engagements horizontaux 1) Aucune 
 
 
2) Aucune  3) Non consolidé  
 
   4) Non consolidé, sauf comme indiqué dans les 
engagements horizontaux  
- Principes de 
réglementation 
 - Procédures d'octroi de 
licences, de blocs de numéros et d'attribution 
des fréquences 
 - Agrément  - Interconnexion 
                                                      
1     L'entrée en vigueur des engagements repris dans cette liste est conditionnée par l'adoption et la promulgation de la nouvelle l oi sur les télécommunications actuellement en discussion au niveau du Parlement. 
2     IAM:  Itissalat Al-Maghrib .  
 
 
58 
Modes de fourniture:     1)    Fourniture transfrontières     2)    Consommation à l'ét ranger    3)    Présence commerciale    4)    Présence de personnes physiques 
Secteur ou sous-secteur Limitations concernant l'accès aux marchés Limitations concernant le traitement national Engagements ad ditionnels 
b) Services de transmission de 
données avec commutation 
par paquets (TDCP) 
 o) Services de Frame relay 1) Présence commerciale requise: seuls les opérateurs 
disposant déjà d'une présence commerciale peuvent 
par ailleurs offrir des services selon le mode 1. 
 2) Aucune  3) Soumis à une licence d'établissement et 
d'exploitation si l'opérateur installe sa propre 
infrastructure de transmission 
  Soumis à déclaration si les capacités de 
transmission sont louées à d'autres opérateurs 
 
4) Non consolidé, sauf comme indiqué dans les 
engagements horizontaux 1) Aucune 
 
2) Aucune     
3) Non consolidé 
     
 
 4) Non consolidé, sauf comme indiqué dans les 
engagements horizontaux   
 
 
59Modes de fourniture:     1)    Fourniture transfrontières     2)    Consommation à l'ét ranger    3)    Présence commerciale    4)    Présence de personnes physiques 
Secteur ou sous-secteur Limitations concernant l'accès aux marchés Limitations concernant le traitement national Engagements ad ditionnels 
o) Services de téléphonie mobile 
 
o) Services de radiomessagerie 
 o) Les systèmes PCS  o) Services mobiles de 
transmission de données 1) Présence commerciale requise: seuls les opérateurs 
disposant déjà d'une présence commerciale peuvent 
par ailleurs offrir des services selon le mode 1. 
 2) Aucune  3) Réservé à des opérateurs sélectionnés par appel 
d'offres (soumission publique) dont le CPS est 
élaboré par l'ANRT
1 
  Sujette à une licence d'exploitation et 
d'établissement.  
 
4) Non consolidé, sauf comme indiqué dans les 
engagements horizontaux 1) Aucune 
 
 
  2) Aucune  3) Non consolidé 
 
    
 
4) Non consolidé, sauf comme indiqué dans les 
engagements horizontaux  
                                                      
1     Agence nationale de réglementation des télécommunications:  autorité nouvellement créée et chargée de la réglementation du sect eur.  
 
 
60Modes de fourniture:     1)    Fourniture transfrontières     2)    Consommation à l'ét ranger    3)    Présence commerciale    4)    Présence de personnes physiques 
Secteur ou sous-secteur Limitations concernant l'accès aux marchés Limitations concernant le traitement national Engagements ad ditionnels 
g) Service par circuits loués 
privés 1) Présence commerciale requise: seuls les opérateurs 
disposant déjà d'une présence commerciale peuvent 
par ailleurs offrir des services selon le mode 1. 
 2) Utilisation nécessaire de s capacités disponibles des 
réseaux publics de télécommunications existants 
 3) Aucune 
 
4) Non consolidé, sauf comme indiqué dans les 
engagements horizontaux 1) Aucune 
 
 
  2) Aucune   
 
3) Non consolidé  4) Non consolidé, sauf comme indiqué dans les 
engagements horizontaux  
  
  
61Note explicative  
 
  La présente note apporte des précisions sur les aspects de la liste d'engagements du Royaume du Maroc en relation avec l'organe de réglementation, l'interconnexion, le régime de licences, l'agrément et les mesures de sauvegarde contre les pratiques anticoncurrentielles.  
Réglementation
 
  Une autorité de réglementation sera créée avant la fin de l'année 1996.  Cette autorité sera indépendante des opérateurs de réseaux et des fournisseurs de services de télécommunication.   Elle serait principalement chargée: 
 
 - d'établir les cahiers des charges fixant les droits et les obligations des opérateurs;   - d'instruire les demandes de licences d'établissements et d'exploitation suite à l'adjudication par 
appel d'offres des opérateurs; 
 
 - d'assurer la gestion des ressources rares (gestion du spectre, blocs de numéros, points hauts, ...); 
  - d'élaborer les normes techniques en concertation avec les différents intervenants dans le secteur 
des télécommunications (industriels, opérat eurs, prestataires de services, ...); 
  - de contrôler les tarifs des services sous monopole; 
 
 - d'instruire les procédures d'arbitrage des conflits entre opérateurs;   - de garantir le droit à l'interconnexion pour tous les opérateurs de réseaux de télécommunication.  Interconnexion
 
 
 En principe, les opérateurs de réseaux négocient l'interconnexion sur une base commerciale dans le respect des règles d'équité, de transparence et de non-discrimination.   En cas de litige, l'autorité de réglementation arbitre les conflits entre opérateurs.  
 Elle veille notamment à ce que l'interconnexion se fasse dans des conditions techniques transparentes et à 
des tarifs orientés vers les coûts.   Les différents opérateurs détenteurs de licences d'établissement et d'exploitation de réseaux publics de télécommunication sont soumis à l'obligation de:  
 - participer financièrement aux charges "service public
"; 
  - contribuer à la recherche et développement et à la formation dans le domaine des 
télécommunications. 
 Agrément
 
 
 Les équipements terminaux de télécommunication doivent être agréés avant leur exploitation.  L'agrément est basé sur les spécifications techniques établies par l'Autorité de réglementation.    
  
  
62Transparence  
 
 Le Conseil national, qui regroupe les représentants des associations professionnelles, des utilisateurs et des opérateurs, donne son avis sur:   - les principes généraux de la réglementation applicable aux télécommunications;  
 - l'adjudication des appels d'offres pour la délivrance des licences d'opérateurs. 
  L'accès aux renseignements et informations en relation avec des aspects et décisions réglementaires est autorisé dans les limites prévues par la loi.  Mesures de sauvegarde contre les pratiques anticoncurrentielles
 
 
 Toutes les mesures seront prises pour éviter l'instauration de la position dominante de l'opérateur principal, la concurrence déloyale et les pratiques de dumping.