RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/GBT/W/1/Add.18
5February 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0450)
Original: Spanish Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM PERU
Conditional Offer onBasic Telecommunications
Revision
Thefollowing communication iscirculated attherequest ofPerutomembers oftheGroup
onBasic Telecommunications.
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Perureserves therighttomodify orwithdraw partly orintheirentirety thecommitments made
inthisofferdepending, interalia,onthenumber ofoffers submitted bytheother parties, theextent
towhich suchoffers areequivalent andmutually acceptable, andthescope andimportance ofthe
most-favoured-nation (MFN) exemptions submitted byother parties inaccordance withtheAnnex on
Article IIExemptions, aswellasonasatisfactory outcome asregards additional commitments resulting
from thetelecommunications negotiations.PERU -DRAFT CONDITIONAL OFFERS/GBT/W/1/Add.18
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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
2.TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES
C.Telecommunications services
(a)Telephone services (1)Fixed telephone services willbeunder aregime of
exclusivity fortheperiod until June 1999.(1)None Seeattached sheet
Thesupply oftelephone services based onmaking
callattempts within thecountry inorder toobtain a
call-back withadialtonefrom networks stemming
from abasic telecommunications network located
outside thenational territory isnotpermitted.
Interconnection among private services isprohibited.
(2)None, except thatthesupply oftelephone services
based onmaking callattempts within thecountry in
order toobtain acall-back withadialtonefrom
networks stemming from abasic telecommunications
network located outside thenational territory isnot
permitted.
(3)Fixed telephone services willbeunder aregime of
exclusivity fortheperiod until June 1999.
Thenumber ofconcessionaires ofaparticular service
mayberestricted fortechnical reasons. Insuch
cases, concessions must begranted through public
invitation totender.(2)None
(3)NoneModes 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
(b)Packet-switched data
transmission services
(c)Circuit-switched data
transmission services
(d)Telex services
(e)Telegraph servicesS/GBT/W/1/Add.18
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(g)Private leased circuit
services
(o)Other
-Analogue/digital mobile/
cellular services
-Personal communication
servicesInterconnection among private services isprohibited.
(4)None, except asindicated under horizontal
commitments.
(1)None forthesupply oftheservice inlocal concession
areas.
Supply oftheservice fornational andinternational
long-distance communications must usethecarrier
services granted inexclusivity until June 1999
inclusive.
Theservice ofleased long-distance private circuits is
considered aform ofoperation ofcarrier services.
Until June 1999 persons whoestablish orwhohave
established aprivate service arenotauthorized:
(i)touselines orcircuits forthesupply of
telecommunications services including signal
transport andtheresale ofcapacity tothird
persons; or
(ii)tointerconnect such leased lines orcircuits to
thepublic telecommunications network.(4)Unbound, except asindicated in
thehorizontal section inthe
fourth column.
(1)None Seeattached sheetModes 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
-Paging servicesS/GBT/W/1/Add.18
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-Mobile dataservices
-Trunking servicesInterconnection among private services isprohibited.
(2)None
(3)None fortheprovision oftheservice inlocal
concession areas.
Theprovision oftheservice fornational and
international long- distance communications must use
thecarrier services granted inexclusivity until
June 1999.
Thenumber ofconcessionaires ofaparticular service
maybelimited fortechnical reasons. Insuch cases,
concessions must begranted through public
invitation totender.
Until June 1999, persons whoestablish orhave
established aprivate service arenotauthorized to:
(i)uselines orcircuits forthesupply of
telecommunications services including signal
transmission ortheresale ofcapacity tothird
persons; or
(ii)tointerconnect such leased lines orcircuits to
thepublic telecommunications network.(2)None
(3)NoneModes ofsupply: (1)Cross-border supply (2)Consumption abroad (3)Commercial presence (4)Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional
commitmentsS/GBT/W/1/Add.18
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prohibited.
(4)None, except asindicated inthehorizontal
section.(4)Unbound, except asindicated in
thehorizontal section.S/GBT/W/1/Add.18
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Scope
Thefollowing aredefinitions andprinciples ontheregulatory framework forthebasic
telecommunications services.
Definitions
Users mean service consumers andservice suppliers.
Essential facilities mean facilities ofapublic telecommunications transport network orservice
that:
(a) Areexclusively orpredominantly provided byasingle orlimited number ofsuppliers;
and
(b) cannot feasibly beeconomically ortechnically substituted inorder toprovide aservice.
Amajor supplier isasupplier which hastheability tomaterially affect theterms ofparticipation
(having regard toprice andsupply) intherelevant market forbasic telecommunications services as
aresult of:
(a) Control overessential facilities; or
(b) useofitsposition inthemarket.
1. Competitive safeguards
1.1 Prevention ofanti-competitive practices intelecommunications
Appropriate measures shallbemaintained forthepurpose ofpreventing suppliers who, alone
ortogether, areamajor supplier from engaging inorcontinuing anti-competitive practices.
1.2 Safeguards
Theanti-competitive practices referred toabove shallinclude inparticular:
(a) Engaging inanti-competitive cross-subsidization;
(b) using information obtained from competitors withanti-competitive results; and
(c) notmaking available toother services suppliers onatimely basistechnical information
about essential facilities andcommercially relevant information which arenecessary
forthem toprovide services.
2. Interconnection
2.1 Thissection applies tolinking withsuppliers providing public telecommunications transport
networks orservices inorder toallow theusers ofonesupplier tocommunicate withusers ofanother
supplierandtoaccessservicesprovidedbyanothersupplier,wherespecificcommitmentsareundertaken.S/GBT/W/1/Add.18
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2.2. Interconnection tobeensured
Interconnection withamajor supplier willbeensured atanytechnically feasible point inthe
network. Such interconnection isprovided:
(a) Under non-discriminatory terms, conditions (including technical standards and
specifications) andratesofaquality nolessfavourable thanthatprovided foritsown
likeservices orforlikeservices ofnon-affiliated service suppliers orforitssubsidiaries
orother affiliates;
(b) inatimely fashion, onterms, conditions (including technical standards and
specifications) andcost-oriented ratesthataretransparent, reasonable, having regard
toeconomic feasibility, andsufficiently unbundled sothatthesupplier neednotpay
fornetwork components orfacilities thatitdoesnotrequire fortheservice tobe
provided; and
(c) upon request, atpoints inaddition tothenetwork termination points offered tothe
majority ofusers, subject tocharges thatreflect thecostofconstruction ofnecessary
additional facilities.
2.3 Public availability oftheprocedures forinterconnection negotiations
Theproceduresapplicableforinterconnectiontoamajorsupplierwillbemadepubliclyavailable.
2.4 Transparency ofinterconnection arrangements
Itisensured thatamajor supplier willmake publicly available either itsinterconnection
agreements orareference interconnection offer.
2.5 Interconnection: dispute settlement
Aservice supplier requesting interconnection withamajor supplier willhaverecourse, either:
(a) Atanytime; or
(b) afterareasonable period oftimewhich hasbeenmade publicly known
toanindependent domestic body, which maybearegulatory bodyasreferred toinparagraph 5below,
toresolve disputes regarding appropriate terms, conditions andrates forinterconnection within a
reasonable period oftime, totheextent thatthese havenotbeenestablished previously.
3. Universal service
AnyMember hastherighttodefine thekindofuniversal service obligation itwishes tomaintain.
Such obligations willnotberegarded asanti-competitive perse,provided theyareadministered in
atransparent, non-discriminatory andcompetitively neutral manner andarenotmore burdensome than
necessary forthekindofuniversal service defined bytheMember.
4. Public availability oflicensing criteria
Where alicence isrequired, thefollowing willbemade publicly available:S/GBT/W/1/Add.18
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(a) Allthelicensing criteria andtheperiod oftimenormally required toreach adecision
concerning anapplication foralicence; and
(b) theterms andconditions ofindividual licences.
Thereasons forthedenial ofalicence willbemade known totheapplicant upon request.
5. Independent regulators
Theregulatory body isseparate from, andnotaccountable to,anysupplier ofbasic
telecommunications services. Thedecisions ofandtheprocedures usedbyregulators shallbeimpartial
withrespect toallmarket participants.
6. Allocation anduseofscarce resources
Anyprocedures fortheallocation anduseofscarce resources, including frequencies, numbers
andrights ofway,willbecarried outinanobjective, timely, transparent andnon-discriminatory manner.
Thecurrent stateofallocated frequency bands willbemade publicly available, butdetailed identification
offrequencies allocated forspecific government usesisnotrequired.