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ORGANIZATION  WT/DS204/9/Add.8 
19 August 2005 
 
 (05-3693) 
 Original:   Spanish 
  
 
MEXICO – MEASURES AFFECTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 
 
Status Report by Mexico
 
 
Addendum  
 
  The following communication, dated 18 August 2005, from the delegation of Mexico to the 
Chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body, is ci rculated pursuant to Article 21.6 of the DSU. 
 
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Status Report Regarding Implementation of  the DSB Recommendations and Rulings in
 
Mexico  – Measures Affecting Telecommunications Services (WT/DS204 ) 
 
 
 Mexico submits this report in accordance with  Article 21.6 of the Understanding on Rules and 
Procedures Governing the Settle ment of Disputes (DSU). 
  On 1 June 2004, the Dispute Settlement Bo dy (DSB) adopted its recommendations and 
rulings in Mexico – Measures Affecting Telecommunications Services  (WT/DS204).  On that same 
date, the parties to the dispute notified an agreem ent on implementation.  The agreement specifies that 
the reasonable period of time for Mexico to comply is 13 months.  On 1 and 15 July, respectively, the 
United States and Mexico agreed on an extension of  the reasonable period of time for implementation, 
in accordance with Article 21.3(b) of the DS U.  The said period expired on 29 July 2005. 
 
 The Government of Mexico has complied with  the first phase of the agreement, as indicated 
in its status report of 6 December 2004.  In the second commitment under the agreement, Mexico 
undertook to bring into force the regulations needed under Mexican legislation to authorize the issuing of permits for the resale of international l ong distance switched telecommunications services.  
Mexican and United States government officials held  consultations throughout the process conducted 
in order to meet commitments under th e agreement of 1 June 2004.  The Regulation on marketing of 
long distance and international lo ng distance telecommunications services  was finally published 
in the Official Journal of the Federation on  12 August 2005.  Notwithstanding the commitment 
undertaken by Mexico vis-à-vis the United States in this dispute, the Regulation will allow the 
establishment and operation of commercial agen cies for the purposes of access to not only 
international long distance services but also domestic long distance services.  In accordance with the 
relevant domestic legislation, commercial agencies will provide such services using the capacity of an 
authorized concessionaire.  The Regulation will t hus enable commercial agencies to operate under 
non-discriminatory conditions, in that it compels concessionaires to refrain from imposing conditions 
that restrict the marketing of services or the o ffering of rates and commerc ial terms and conditions 
less favourable than those offered to the public at large.  The commercial agencies will be free to set 
rates, on terms that will make it possible to deliv er high-quality, competitive, secure and permanent 
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 With the issuing of this Regulation, Mexico fully complies with the terms of the agreement 
reached with the United States on 1 June 2004 in respect of the recommendations of the Panel in 
charge of the case, and it consequently requests that th is dispute be deemed to be definitively settled.  
Finally, this is Mexico's last stat us report under Article 21.6 of the DSU. 
 
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