RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/GBT/W/1/Add.39
14February 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0602)
Original: English Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM THAILAND
Draft Offer onBasic Telecommunications
Revision
Thefollowing communication iscirculated attherequest ofThailand tomembers oftheGroup
onBasic Telecommunications.
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Thailand reserves therighttomodify, reduce orwithdraw theabove-mentioned offer, inwhole
orinpart,atanytime, onorbefore theconclusion ofthenegotiations onbasic telecommunications,
ifsatisfactory offers arenotmade byother negotiating partners. Inaddition, Thailand alsoreserves
therighttomake technical amendments andcorrections totheschedule asnecessary.
1. Thisrevised version represents improvements inrelation totheprevious offer.
2. Conditional upon passage andcoming intoforce ofallnecessary newcommunication acts,
commencing fromtheyearof2006, Thailand willintroduce themarket access andnational treatment
elements ascontained inthose actsintotherelevant parts ofitsSchedule ofSpecific Commitments
onpublic telecommunication services. Those commitments willbecarried outinaccordance with
theimplementing regulations tobeissued byvirtue ofthose acts.
3. Conditional upon passage andcoming intoforce ofallnecessary newcommunication acts,
commencing fromtheyearof2006, Thailand willintroduce intoitsSchedule ofSpecific Commitments
onpublic telecommunication services itstreatment onthesubjects relating tocompetitive safeguards,
interconnection, universal service, public availability oflicensing criteria, separation ofregulatory and
operational functions, andtheallocation anduseofscarce resources.
4. Thisdraftofferisconditional andThailand reserves therighttolistMFN exemptions. Some
orallthecommitments undertaken mayberevised orwithdrawn during thepresent negotiations. Also,
Thailand reserves therighttomake technical changes totheofferandtocorrect anyerrors, omissions
orinaccuracies.
5. Thisdraftoffer isalsocovered bythehorizontal section ofThailand 'sSchedule ofSpecific
Commitments (GATS/SC/85, April 1994).
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Page2THAILAND -REVISED DRAFT OFFER
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
Commitments undertaken inthisoffer aresubject tothefollowing general conditions:
- Each service tobesupplied inThailand requires aspecific governmental licence.
- Licences aregranted onlytoservice suppliers dulyconstituted according totheThai legislation, which requires head office andmanagement located inthe
Thai territory.
- Duetoscarce resources, thenumber oflicences maybelimited.
- Theservices intheSchedule ofSpecific Commitments shall beonfacilities basis.
- Theservice provider shall beaThai registered company withforeign equity participation notexceeding 20percentoftheregistered capital andthenumber
offoreign shareholders must notexceed 20percentofthetotalnumber ofshareholders ofthecompany.
- TheCommunications Authority ofThailand hasexclusive right tolinkwithIntelsat andInmarsat.
- Conditional upon passage andcoming intoforce ofallnecessary newcommunication acts, commencing from theyearof2006, commitments onpublic
telecommunication services willbeintroduced, andcarried outinaccordance withtheimplementing regulations tobeissued byvirtue ofthose acts.
2.C. Telecommunication
Services
Public local, domestic
longdistance and
international services:
a. Voice telephone
services
b. Telex services
c. Telegraph services
d. Facsimile services1),2) None, other than
-traffic shall berouted through a
gateway inThailand operated by
asupplier dulylicensed;
-theprovision ofconcerned
services shall beagreed bythe
supplier dulylicensed ofboth
ends.
3)Conditional upon passage andcoming into
force ofallnecessary newcommunication
acts, commencing from theyearof2006,
Thailand willintroduce themarket access
elements ascontained inthose actsintothe
relevant parts ofitsSchedule ofSpecific
Commitments relating tothesupply of
public telecommunication services.1),2) None
3)Conditional upon passage andcoming into
force ofallnecessary newcommunication
acts, commencing from theyearof2006,
Thailand willintroduce thenational
treatment elements ascontained inthose acts
intotherelevant parts ofitsSchedule of
Specific Commitments relating tothesupply
ofpublic telecommunication services.Conditional upon passage
andcoming intoforce of
allnecessary new
communication acts,
commencing from the
yearof2006, Thailand
willintroduce intoits
Schedule ofSpecific
Commitments onpublic
telecommunication
services itstreatment on
thesubjects relating to
competitive safeguards,
interconnection, universal
service, public
availability oflicensing
criteria, separation of
regulatory and
operational functions, and
theallocation anduseof
scarce resources.
4)Unbound asindicated inthehorizontal
section.4)Unbound asindicated inthehorizontal
section.