Comment: Updating an outdated provision. 8 1.6 In implementing the principles of these Regulations, administrations* should comply with, to the greatest extent practicable, the relevant CCITT Recommendations, including any Instructions forming part of or derived from these Recommendations. 11 1.6 In implementing the principles of Regulations, authorized operating agencies should comply with, to the greatest extent practicable, the relevant ITU-T Recommendations. Comment: Updating an outdated provision. 9 1.7 a) Regulations recognize the right of any Member, subject to national law and should it decide to do so, to require that administrations and private operating agencies, which operate in its territory and provide an international telecommunication service to the public, be authorized by that Member. 10 b) The Member concerned shall, as appropriate, encourage the application of relevant CCITT Recommendations by such service providers. 11 с) The Members, appropriate, shall cooperate in implementing the International Telecommunication Regulations. 12 1.7 a) These Regulations recognize the right of any Member State, subject to national law and should it decide to do so, to require that authorized operating agencies which operate in its territory and provide an international telecommunication service to the public be authorized by that Member State. 13 b) The Member State concerned shall, as appropriate, encourage the application of relevant ITUT Recommendations by such service providers. 14 c) The Member States, appropriate, shall cooperate in implementing these Regulations. ARTICLE 2 Definitions … 15 2.2 International telecommunication service: The offering of a telecommunication capability between telecommunication offices or stations of any nature that are in or belong to different countries. ARTICLE 2 Definitions 18 2.3 International telecommunication service: The offering of a telecommunication capability between telecommunication offices or stations of any nature that are in or belong to different countries. Comment: The definitions in the English versions of the 1988 and 2012 ITRs are identical. The Russian version of the 2012 ITRs correctly translates the term “service” as “услуга”. 16 2.3 Government telecommunication 19 2.4 Government telecommunications 17 2.4 Service telecommunication A telecommunication that relates to public international telecommunications and that is exchanged among the following: – administrations; – recognized private operating agencies; 20 2.5 Service telecommunication: A telecommunication that relates to public international telecommunications and that is exchanged among the following: – Member States; – authorized operating agencies; and – …
arrangements are made to meet special circumstances. Comment: The provision on taxation has been allocated to a separate § 8.3 of this article in the 2012 ITRs, with the aim of preventing double taxation and thereby helping to lower prices for telecommunication services for consumers. 46 6.2 Accounting rate 47 6.2.1 For each applicable service in a relation, administrations shall by mutual agreement establish and revise accounting rates to be applied between them, in accordance with the provisions of Appendix 1 and taking into account relevant CCITT Recommendations and relevant cost trends. 55 8.2 Accounting-rate principles 56 Terms and conditions 57 following provisions may apply where the terms and conditions of international telecommunication service arrangements are established through accounting-rate principles, established pursuant to national regulation. These provisions do not apply to arrangements established through commercial agreements. 58 each applicable service in a given relation, authorized operating agencies shall, by mutual agreement, establish and revise accounting rates to be applied between them, in accordance with the provisions of Appendix 1 and taking into account the relevant ITU-T Recommendations. 59 otherwise agreed, parties engaged in the provision of international telecommunication services shall follow the relevant provisions as set out in Appendices 1 and 2. 48 6.3 Monetary unit 49 6.3.1 In the absence of special arrangements concluded between administrations*, the monetary unit to be used in the composition of accounting rates for international telecommunication services and in the establishment of international accounts shall be: – either the monetary unit of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), currently the Special Drawing Right (SDR), as defined by that organization; – or the gold franc, equivalent to 1/3.061 SDR.50 50 6.3.2 In accordance with relevant provisions of the International Telecommunication Convention, this provision not affect the 60 the absence of special arrangements concluded between authorized operating agencies, the monetary unit to be used in the composition of accounting rates for international telecommunication services and in the establishment of international accounts shall be: – either the monetary unit of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), currently the Special Drawing Right (SDR), as defined by that organization; – or freely convertible currencies or other monetary unit agreed between the authorized operating agencies. …
possibility open to administrations* of establishing bilateral arrangements for mutually acceptable coefficients between the monetary unit of the IMP and the gold franc. Comment: No. 60 (8.2.4) of the 2012 ITRs, which in the 1988 ITRs contained a reference to the “gold franc”, is outdated, while No. 60 (8.2.4) of the 2012 ITRs fully reflects the flexible practical approach used in the modern world. 51 6.4 Establishment of accounts and settlement of balances of account 52 otherwise agreed, administrations* shall follow the relevant provisions as set out in Appendices 1 and 2. No. 8.2.3 above 53 6.5 Service and privilege telecommunications 54 shall follow the relevant provisions as set out in Appendix 3. 65 8.4 Service telecommunications 66 8.4.1 Authorized operating agencies may in principle forego the inclusion of service telecommunications in international accounting, under the relevant provisions of the Constitution and the Convention and these Regulations, having due regard for the need for reciprocal arrangements. Authorized operating agencies may provide service telecommunications free of charge. 67 8.4.2 The general operational, charging and accounting principles applicable to service telecommunications should take account of the relevant ITU-T Recommendations. Comment: The provisions of Appendix 3 of the 1988 ITRs were incorporated directly in the text of the 2012 ITRs. 7 Suspension of Services 55 7.1 If a Member exercises its right in accordance with the Convention to suspend international telecommunication services partially or totally, that Member shall immediately notify the Secretary-General of the suspension and of the subsequent return to normal conditions by the most appropriate means of communication. 56 7.2 The Secretary-General shall immediately bring such information to the attention of all other Members, using the most appropriate means of communication. ARTICLE 9 Suspension of services 68 9.1 If a Member State exercises its right in accordance with the Constitution and the Convention to suspend international telecommunication services partially or totally, that Member State shall immediately notify the Secretary-General of the suspension and of the subsequent return to normal conditions by the most appropriate means of communication. 69 9.2 The Secretary-General shall immediately bring such information to the attention of all other Member States, using the most appropriate means of communication.