annex fourth protocol gener agreement trade servic member world trade organ hereinaft refer wto schedul specif commit list exempt articl ii gener agreement trade servic basic telecommun annex protocol hereinaft refer member concern carri negoti term ministeri decis negoti basic telecommun adopt marrakesh april regard annex negoti basic telecommun agre entri forc protocol schedul specif commit list exempt articl ii basic telecommun annex protocol relat member accord term supplement modifi schedul specif commit list articl ii exempt member protocol open accept signatur member concern novemb protocol enter forc januari provid accept member concern decemb protocol accept member concern member accept date decid prior januari entri forc protocol deposit director gener wto director gener wto promptli furnish member wto certifi copi protocol notif accept thereof protocol regist accord provis articl charter unit nation geneva fifteenth dai april thousand hundr nineti singl copi english french spanish languag text authent provid respect schedul annex hereto european commun member state schedul specif commit mode suppli cross border suppli consumpt abroad commerci presenc presenc natur person gt tabl gt addit commit european commun member state scope definit principl regulatori framework basic telecommun servic underpin market access commit european commun member state definit user servic consum servic supplier essenti facil facil public telecommun transport network servic exclus predominantli provid singl limit number supplier feasibl econom technic substitut order provid servic major supplier supplier abil materi affect term particip regard price suppli relev market basic telecommun servic result control essenti facil posit market competit safeguard prevent anti competit practic telecommun measur maintain purpos prevent supplier major supplier engag continu anti competit practic safeguard anti competit practic refer includ engag anti competit cross subsid inform obtain competitor anti competit result make servic supplier time basi technic inform essenti facil commerci relev inform provid servic interconnect section appli link supplier provid public telecommun transport network servic order user supplier commun user supplier access servic provid supplier interconnect ensur limit permit market access interconnect major supplier ensur technic feasibl point network interconnect provid discriminatori term condit includ technic standard specif rate qualiti favour provid servic servic affili servic supplier subsidiari affili time fashion term condit includ technic standard specif cost orient rate transpar reason regard econom feasibl suffici unbundl supplier pai network compon facil requir servic provid request point addit network termin point offer major user subject charg reflect cost construct addit facil public avail procedur interconnect negoti procedur applic interconnect major supplier made publicli transpar interconnect arrang ensur major supplier make publicli interconnect agreement refer interconnect offer interconnect disput settlement servic supplier request interconnect major supplier recours time reason period time made publicli independ domest bodi regulatori bodi refer paragraph resolv disput term condit rate interconnect reason period time extent establish previous univers servic member defin kind univers servic oblig wish maintain oblig regard anti competit se provid administ transpar discriminatori competit neutral manner burdensom kind univers servic defin member public avail licens criteria licenc requir made publicli licens criteria period time requir reach decis applic licenc term condit individu licenc reason denial licenc made applic request independ regul regulatori bodi separ account supplier basic telecommun servic decis procedur regul imparti respect market particip alloc scarc resourc procedur alloc scarc resourc includ frequenc number right carri object time transpar discriminatori manner current state alloc frequenc band made publicli detail identif frequenc alloc specif govern requir decis commit basic telecommun council trade servic regard annex negoti basic telecommun regard result negoti conduct term decis negoti basic telecommun adopt marrakesh april act final report negoti group basic telecommun decid adopt text fourth protocol gener agreement trade servic hereinaft refer protocol note schedul commit list exempt articl ii list attach final report negoti group basic telecommun commenc immedi continu date entri forc protocol member concern fullest extent consist exist legisl regul measur inconsist undertak result negoti period januari februari member schedul commit annex protocol supplement modifi schedul list articl ii exempt member annex protocol list articl ii exempt submit list period group basic telecommun report council trade servic conduct consult implement paragraph commenc work dai adopt decis council trade servic monitor accept protocol member concern request member examin concern rais applic paragraph member world trade organ annex protocol schedul commit list exempt articl ii submit approv council schedul commit list exempt articl ii relat basic telecommun prior januari report group basic telecommun report made accord paragraph decis commit basic telecommun adopt council trade servic april paragraph decis council adopt text fourth protocol gener agreement trade servic note schedul commit list exempt articl ii list attach final report negoti group basic telecommun ngbt decis commit basic telecommun establish group basic telecommun conduct consult implement paragraph decis paragraph state period januari februari member schedul commit annex protocol supplement modifi schedul list articl ii exempt member annex protocol list articl ii exempt submit list period group meet juli particip suggest princip issu gbt includ desir improv quantiti qualiti schedul offer address issu left unresolv april subsequ group sponsor frequent round bilater negoti offer regularli includ discuss outstand issu meet novemb particip began submit revis draft offer commit basic telecommun consider group report council trade servic gbt form part report singapor ministeri confer recommend minist stress commit bring negoti basic telecommun success conclus februari urg wto member strive signific balanc discriminatori liber commit basic telecommun date recogn import resolv princip issu gbt declar adopt minist singapor wt min dec contain commit achiev success conclus negoti basic telecommun februari minist state determin obtain progress higher level liber servic mutual advantag basi flexibl individu develop countri member envisag agreement continu negoti schedul begin januari context forward full mfn agreement base improv market access commit nation treatment discuss outstand issu group consid matter wai ensur accur schedul commit respect suppli servic satellit manag radio spectrum potenti anti competit distort trade intern servic statu intergovernment satellit organ relat gat provis extent basic telecommun commit includ transport video broadcast signal scope chairman issu note reflect understand posit reach discuss schedul commit manag radio spectrum note set number assumpt applic schedul commit intend assist ensur transpar commit gbt rev januari address alloc radio spectrum suggest inclus refer avail spectrum schedul unnecessari refer delet gbt februari note attach report februari total number schedul submit reach count offer european commun member state govern submit list articl ii exempt group note countri articl ii exempt respect applic differenti account rate servic servic supplier member light fact account rate system establish intern telecommun regul usual method termin intern traffic natur involv differenti rate order avoid submiss exempt understand group applic account rate give rise action member disput settlement wto understand review commenc round negoti servic commit due begin januari group recal paragraph decis april state member world trade organ annex protocol schedul commit list exempt articl ii submit approv council schedul commit list exempt articl ii relat basic telecommun prior januari meet februari group adopt report attach list schedul commit list articl ii exempt accord paragraph decis commit basic telecommun attach fourth protocol gener agreement trade servic replac attach april note chairman revis suggest number deleg help produc simpl note assumpt applic schedul commit basic telecom purpos attach note assist deleg ensur transpar commit promot understand mean commit note intend acquir bind legal statu note schedul basic telecom servic commit note sector column basic telecom servic list sector column encompass local long distanc intern servic public public provid facil basi resal provid mean technolog cabl wireless satellit subsector privat leas circuit servic involv abil servic supplier sell leas type network capac suppli servic list basic telecom servic subsector note sector column includ capac cabl satellit wireless network view point list cellular mobil servic separ subsector number member number offer commit subsector order avoid extens schedul member maintain separ entri subsector chairman note market access limit spectrum avail member entri market access column schedul indic commit subject avail spectrum frequenc similar word light physic natur spectrum constraint inher understand member sought reli word adequ protect legitim spectrum manag polici doubt word subject avail spectrum frequenc list market access column member schedul achiev object spectrum frequenc manag se measur list articl xvi gat member exercis spectrum frequenc manag affect number servic supplier provid accord articl vi relev provis gat includ abil alloc frequenc band take account exist futur member made addit commit line refer paper regulatori principl bound paragraph word subject avail spectrum frequenc unnecessari delet member schedul annex authent english french spanish supplier servic network gener public close user group guarante right connect public telecommun transport network servic term condit rate discrimantori transpar cost orient term condit rate vari term condit rate applic interconnect public telecommun network servic term condit rate set commun oper market segment basi discriminatori transpar nation licens provis differ object justifi servic consid servic includ type cabl