RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  S/C/W/299/Corr.1 
23 December 2009 
 (09-6690) 
Council for Trade in Services  
  
 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 
 
Background Note by the Secretariat
1 
 
Corrigendum  
 
 1. In Paragraph 20, the first two sentences should be replaced with: "As of  May 2009, a total of 
109 governments, or more than two-thirds  of all WTO Members have committed on 
telecommunications services in their GATS schedules.  This means that telecommunications has the 
third highest number of commitments af ter tourism and financial services."  
2. In Appendix Table A1. entitled "Summary of Specific Commitments on Telecommunications 
Services, by Member, 2009", the telecommunications commitments of Honduras on did not appear.  A corrected version of  Table A1 is attached. 
 
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1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and without prejudice to 
the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO. S/C/W/299/Corr.1 
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  Table A1.  Summary of Specific Commitments on Telecommunicati ons Services, by Member, 2009 
 
 a. b. c. .d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. .m. n. o.1. o.2. 
Albania X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Antigua and 
Barbuda X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Argentina X X X X   X X X X X X X X X X X 
Armenia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Australia X X X X   X X X X X X X X   X X 
Austria X X X X X X X X X X X   X X X X 
Bangladesh X X X X X X X               X X 
Barbados X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Belize X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Bolivia X X X X X X X               X X 
Brunei 
Darussalam X   X     X   X   X X X     X  
Bulgaria X X X X X X X     X   X X   X X 
Cambodia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Canada X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Chile X X X X X X X X   X       X X X 
Cape Verde X X X   X X X X X X  X  X X 
China X X X     X X X X X X X X X X X 
Colombia X X X X X   X X X X X X X X X X 
Congo RP X                             
Côte d'Ivoire X X X X X X X               X X 
Croatia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Cuba X X X X X X                   
Czech 
Republic X X X X X X X               X X 
Djibouti X X X X X     X         X   X X 
Dominica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Dominican 
Republic X X X X X X X               X X 
Ecuador X             X X X X X X X X  
Egypt X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
El Salvador X X X X   X X               X X 
Estonia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
European 
Community 
(12) X X X X X X X X X X X   X   X X 
Finland X X X X X X X X X X X   X   X X 
FYR 
Macedonia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Gambia X X X X   X X X X X X X       
Georgia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Ghana X X X X X X X               X X 
Grenada X X X X   X X X X X X X X X X X 
Guatemala X X X X X X X               X X 
Guyana                   X           
Honduras X X X X X  X        X  
Hong Kong X X X     X X X X X X X X X X X 
Hungary X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X   X   X X  S/C/W/299/Corr.1 
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   a. b. c. .d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. .m. n. o.1. o.2. 
India X   X     X X X X X   X   X X  
Indonesia X X X X X     X X         X X X 
Israel X X X X   X X X X X X X     X X 
Jamaica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Japan X X X X   X X X X X X X X X X X 
Jordan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Kenya X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Korea RP X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Kyrgyz 
Republic X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Latvia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Lesotho               X   X X X X X   
Liechtenstein               X X X X X X X X  
Lithuania X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X   X X   X X 
Mauritius X X X X X X X               X X 
Mexico X X X     X X X X X X X X X X X 
Moldova X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Mongolia               X X X X X X X   
Morocco X X   X     X X X X X X     X X 
Nepal X X X X X     X X     X     X X 
New Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Nicaragua     X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
Nigeria X             X X X X X X X X  
Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X     X X 
Oman X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Pakistan X X X X X X X     X       X X X 
Panama               X X X X X X X   
Papua New 
Guinea X X X X X X X               X X 
Peru X X X X X X X X X X   X   X X X 
Philippines X X X X X X     X X X       X  
Poland X X X X X X X X X X X X     X X 
Romania X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Saint Kitts & 
Nevis               X X         X   
Saudi Arabia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Senegal X X X X   X X X         X   X X 
Singapore X X X       X X X X X     X X X 
Slovak 
Republic X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Slovenia               X X X   X X     
South Africa X X X X   X X X X X X X X X X X 
Sri Lanka X X X     X                 X X 
Suriname X X X X   X X               X X 
Sweden X X X X X X X X X X X   X   X X 
Switzerland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Chinese 
Taipei X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Thailand X     X X X X     X       X   
Tonga X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X S/C/W/299/Corr.1 
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   a. b. c. .d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. .m. n. o.1. o.2. 
Trinidad and 
Tobago X X X X X   X     X X X X X X X 
Tunisia X X   X                     X X 
Turkey X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Uganda X           X               X X 
Ukraine X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
USA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Venezuela X X X       X               X X 
Viet Nam X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Zimbabwe   X X     X   X X X X X X X   
Total 
Schedules  89 83 84 77 65 77 79 74 70 75 66 64 63 60 87 79 
Source :  WTO 
Note:  The European Communities commitments, reflected as one schedule in this table, are those of the EC-12. 
 
Key:  
a.  Voice Telephone Services 
b.  Packet-Switched Data  Transmission Services 
c.  Circuit-Switched Data Transmission Services 
d.  Telex Services 
e.  Telegraph Services 
f.  Facsimile Services 
g.  Private Leased Circuit Services 
h.  Electronic Mail 
i.  Voice Mail 
j.  On-line Information and Data Base Retrieval 
k.  Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) 
l.  Enhanced/Value-Added Facsimile Services 
m.  Code and Protocol Conversion 
n.  On-line Information and/or data processing 
o.1.  Other – Mobile Cellular  
o.2.  Other – Mobile Satellite 
 
  
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