WORLD TRADE GATS/SC/25/Suppl.1
23February 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-0742)
Trade inServices
CYPRUS
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
Supplement 1
(This isauthentic inEnglish only)
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Thistextisinserted astheTelecommunication services section indocument GATS/SC/25.GATS/SC/25/Suppl.1
Page2CYPRUS -SCHEDULE OFSPECIFIC COMMITMENTS INBASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
2.CTelecommunication ServicesNOTE 1ATelecommunications Policy Review
Study wascommissioned bytheGovernment
which covered theregulatory framework in
which CYTA operates andthechanges which
have totakeplace forthegradual liberalization
ofthemarket. TheCouncil ofMinisters is
expected todecide onthespecific measures to
betaken within 1998.
Domestic andinternational
services provided using any
network technology, inafacilities
based orresale basis, inthe
following market segments:
(a) Voice telephony (CPC 7521)
(b) Packet switched data
transmission services (CPC
7523**)(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) Unbound (seenote1above)
(4) Unbound (seenote1above)(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) Unbound
(4) Unbound
(c) Circuit switched data
transmission (CPC 7523**)
(d) Telex services
(CPC 7523**)
(e) Telegraph services
(CPC 7522)
(f) Facsimile services
(CPC 7521** +7529)
(g) Private leased circuit
services (CPC 7522,
CPC 7523)
NOTE:The National legislation established Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA) astheonlyauthorized entity forthisinstallation, operation andmaintenance oftelecommunications networks in
Cyprus aswellasfortheprocession ofalltelecommunications services.GATS/SC/25/Suppl.1
Page3Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
(o) Other
Mobile services
Satellite services
Paging services(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) Unbound (seenote1above)
(4) Unbound (seenote1above)(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) Unbound
(4) Unbound