RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
29 September 2000
(00-3963)
Working Party on the Accession
of the Sultanate of Oman
REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY ON THE
 ACCESSION OF THE SULTANATE OF OMAN TO THE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Addendum
Schedule – Sultanate of Oman
Part II – Schedule of Specific Commitments on Services
As indicated in paragraph 158 of the Report of the Working Party on the Accession of the
Sultanate of Oman (WT/ACC/OMN/26), the Schedule of Specific Commitments on Services resultingfrom the negotiations between the Sultanate of Oman and WTO Members is annexed to the Protocol
of Accession of the Sultanate of Oman and is reproduced hereunder.
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Modes of supply: (1)  Cross-border supply  (2)  Consumption abroad   (3)  Commercial presence    4)  Presence of natural person s
Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments
All sectors and sub-Sectors
included in this scheduleThe conditions of ownership, management,
operation, juridical form andscope of activities as set out in a license orother form of approval
establishing or authorizing the operation or
supply of services by an existing foreignservice supplier, will not be made morerestrictive than they exist as of the date ofOman's accession to the WTO.
3) Commercial presence in the form of a
company incorporated in Oman, withforeign equity limited to:
i) 49%, (ii) Starting from the effective date
of relevant legislation, but no later than 1
January 2001, 70%.
Commercial presence allowed for
representative offices, as from 1 January2001.
Commercial presence for foreign service
companies subject to minimum capital ofRO 150,000 until 31 December 2000.  Nosuch requirement as from 1 January 2001.3) Purchase of land and real estate is not
permitted to foreign companies andforeign individuals.  However, servicesuppliers will have the right to 50 yearrenewable leases for land and buildingsnecessary to engage in service activities.
Companies with foreign equity up to
70% will pay income taxes at the samerates as wholly owned Omanicompanies.  However, companies with
foreign equity exceeding 70% may be
required to pay a higher rate of incometax as compared with wholly Omaniowned companies.
4) Unbound except for measures concerningentry and temporary stay of natural persons
who fall into one of the following
categories:4) Unbound except for measures
concerning the categories of natural
persons referred to in the market access
column.WT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
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Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments
(i)  Business Visitors
Persons not based in Oman, who visit Oman
on behalf of a service supplier for business
negotiations (and not for direct sale ofservices) or for doing preparatory work forestablishing commercial presence in Oman.Entry for persons in this category shall be
for a period of  90 days.
Persons who are employees of an enterprise
outside Oman, not having commercialpresence in Oman, which has concluded aservices contract with an enterprise engagedin substantive business in Oman and whoprovide a service in Oman as professionals
on behalf of enterprise outside Oman.  Entry
and stay of persons in this category shall befor a period of 90 days.
(ii)  Employees of juridical persons
Limited to 20% of the total number ofpersonnel of a service supplier.The entry of such natural persons shall befor a period of two years subject to renewalfor two additional years with a maximum offour years.WT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
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Modes of supply: (1)  Cross-border supply  (2)  Consumption abroad   (3)  Commercial presence    4)  Presence of natural person s
Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments
Managers:  Persons within an organization
who primarily direct the organization or a
department or sub division of the
organization, supervise and control the work
of other supervisory, professional ormanagerial employees, have the authority tohire or fire or recommend hiring, firing, orother personnel actions (such as promotion
or leave authorization), and exercise
discretionary authority over day-to-dayoperations.  Does not include first-linesupervisors unless the employees supervisedare professionals nor does it includeemployees who primarily perform tasks
necessary for the provision of the service.
Executives:  Persons within an organization
who primarily direct the management of the
organization, establish the goals and policiesof the organization, exercise wide latitude indecision making, and receive only general
supervision or direction from higher-level
executives, the board of directors orstockholders of the business.  Executiveswould not directly perform tasks related tothe actual provision of service or services ofthe organization.
Specialists:  Persons within an organization
who possess knowledge at an advancedlevel of continued expertise and whopossess proprietary knowledge of theorganization's services, research, equipment,
techniques or management.WT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
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Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments
II.  SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
1.  BUSINESS SERVICES
A.  Professional Services
a) Legal services
Consulting work in home  country law, thirdcountry law  and international law only.
Part of CPC  861
b) Accounting, auditing and book-keepingservices.CPC 8621 & 8622c)  Taxation Services.CPC 8630
d)  Architectural Services.
CPC 8671e)  Engineering services.CPC 8672f)   Integrated engineering services.
CPC 8673
g)  Urban planning & landscape architecturalservices.CPC 8674h)  Medical & dental servicesCPC 9312
i)  Veterinary services.
CPC 932011) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section
B. Computer and Related Services
CPC 841 - 845 & 849a) Consultancy services related to theinstallation of computer hardwareb) Software implementation servicesc) Data processing servicesd) Data base services
e) Other1) None
2) None3) None; starting no later than 1 January2003, commercial presence of whollyforeign-owned subsidiaries will bepermitted.
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section.1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section.WT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
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Modes of supply: (1)  Cross-border supply  (2)  Consumption abroad   (3)  Commercial presence    4)  Presence of natural person s
Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments
C. Research & Development Services
CPC 851-853
a) R&D services on natural sciences
b) R&D services on social sciences andhumanities.c) Interdisciplinary R&D services1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section
F. Other Business Services
a) AdvertisingCPC 871b) Market research
CPC 86401
c) Management consultingCPC 8650d) Services related to management consultingCPC 866e) Technical testing and analysis services
CPC 8675 + 8676
f)Services incidental to agriculture, huntingand forestry.CPC 881g) Services incidental to fishing.CPC 8820
h) Services incidental to mining, including oil
field drillingCPC 88 + 5115i) Services incidental to manufacturing. CPC884+885 (except 88442)j) Services incidental to energy distribution
CPC 887
m) Related scientific & technical consultingservicesCPC - 86751) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal sectionWT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
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Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments
n) Maintenance & repair of equipment (not
including maritime vessels, aircrafts or othertransport equipment)CPC 633 + 8861 - 8866
o) Building cleaningCPC 874q) PackagingCPC 87601) None
2) None3) Foreign equity limited to 51%4) Unbound, except as in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as in the horizontal
section
s) Convention
CPC 879091) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as in the horizontalsection1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as in the horizontalsection
II.  SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
2.  COMMUNICATION SERVICES
B. Courier ServicesCPC 75121) None
2) None3) None; starting no later than 1 January
2003, commercial presence of wholly
foreign-owned subsidiaries will bepermitted.4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in
the horizontal section
Telecommunication Services
Commitments are scheduled in accordance with--"Notes for Scheduling Basic Telecom Services Commitments" (S/GBT/W/
2/REV.1); and,--"Market Access Limitations on Spectrum Availability" (S/GBT/W/3)WT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
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Modes of supply: (1)  Cross-border supply  (2)  Consumption abroad   (3)  Commercial presence    4)  Presence of natural person s
Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments
a)  Voice Telephone Services 1) Starting no later than 1 January 2004;
none2) None3) Until 31 December 2003, GTO willhave exclusive right to provide services.Starting no later than 1 January 2004,
none; starting no later than 1 January
2005, commercial presence in the formof wholly foreign-owned subsidiariespermitted.4) Unbound, except as in the horizontalsection1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as in the horizontal
sectionOman adopts the additional
commitments listed in theReference Paper attached.
b) Packet Switched Data Transmission
Services
c) Circuit Switched Data TransmissionServices.1) Starting  1 January 2004, none
2) None
3) Until 31 December 2003, GTOwill have exclusive right to provideservices.  Starting no later than1 January 2004; none.  Startingno later than 1 January 2005,
commercial presence in the form
of wholly foreign-owned subsidiariespermitted.4) Unbound, except as in the horizontalsection.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as in the horizontal
section
d) Telex Servicese) Telegraph Services1) Starting no later than 1 January 2003,
none.
2) None
3) Until 31 December 2002, GTO
will have exclusive right to provideservices. Starting no later than 1January 2003 none; Startingno later than 1 January 2005,
commercial presence in the form of
wholly foreign-owned subsidiariespermitted.1) None
2) None
3) NoneWT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
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Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments
4) Unbound, except as in the horizontal
section4) Unbound, except as in the horizontal
section
f) Facsimile Services (The provision offacsimile equipment has already beenliberalized and GTO does not provide theequipment)1) Starting no later than 1 January 2004,
none.2) None3) Until 31 December 2003, GTO will
have exclusive right to provide services.Starting no later than 1 January 2004,
none; starting no later than 1 January
2005, commercial presence in the formof wholly foreign-owned subsidiariespermitted.4) Unbound except as in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as in the horizontal
section
Mobile/Cellular Services
Analogue/digital services
PCS (Personal Comm. Services)Paging ServicesMobile Data Services1) Starting no later than 1 January 2003,
none.
2) None3) Until 31 December 2002, GTO will
have exclusive right to provide services.Starting no later than 1 January 2003,
none; starting no later than 2005,
commercial presence in the form ofwholly foreign-owned subsidiariespermitted.4) Unbound except as in the horizontalsection1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as in the horizontal
section
Payphone & Calling  Card Services 1) Starting no later than 1 January 2001,
for payphones services, none; starting
no later than 1 January 2002, for calling
card operations, none.2) None3) Until 31 December 2000, GTO will
have exclusive right to provide
payphone services.  None as of 1
January 2001; starting no later than 11) None
2) None
3) NoneWT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
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Modes of supply: (1)  Cross-border supply  (2)  Consumption abroad   (3)  Commercial presence    4)  Presence of natural person s
Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments
January 2003, commercial presence in
the form of wholly foreign-ownedsubsidiaries permitted.Until 31 December 2001, GTO willhave exclusive right to provide callingcard operation services.
For calling card operation services none
as of 1 January 2002.  Starting no laterthan 1 January 2003, commercialpresence in the form of wholly foreign-owned subsidiaries permitted.4) Unbound, except as in the horizontal
section.4) Unbound, except as in the horizontal
section
g) Private Leased circuit services
Data ServicesInternet Services1) Starting no later than 1 January 2003,
none.2) None3) Until 31 December 2002, GTO will
have exclusive right to provide services.Starting no later than 1 January 2003,
none; starting no later than 1 January
2005,commercial presence in the formof wholly foreign-owned subsidiariespermitted.4) Unbound except as in the horizontalsection1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as in the horizontal
sectionWT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
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Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments
h) Electronic Mail
i) Voice Mailj) On-line information and data base retrievalk) Electronic  Data Interchangel) Enhanced/value added facsimile services(incl. Store and forward, store and retrieve).
m) Code and protocol conversion
n) On-line information and/or data processing,including transaction processing1) Starting no later than 1 January 2001,
none.2) None3) Until 31 December 2000, GTO willhave exclusive right to provide services.Starting no later than 1 January 2001,
none.; starting no later than 1 January
2005, commercial presence in the formof wholly foreign-owned subsidiariespermitted.4) Unbound, except as in the horizontalsection.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as in the horizontal
section
Audiovisual Services
a) Motion picture and videotape distributionservicesCPC 96111) None
2) None
3) Foreign equity limited to 49%4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section
b) Cinema ownership & operationCPC 96121) None
2) None3) Foreign equity limited to 51%
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section
3. CONSTRUCTION & RELATED ENGINEERING SERVICES
A. General Construction work for buildingsCPC 512B. General Construction work for CivilEngineeringCPC 513C. Installation and Assembly Work
CPC 514, 516
D. Building Completion and Finishing WorkCPC 517E. OtherCPC 511, 515, 5181) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated inthe horizontal sectionWT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
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Modes of supply: (1)  Cross-border supply  (2)  Consumption abroad   (3)  Commercial presence    4)  Presence of natural person s
Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments
4. DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
A. Commission agents Services
CPC 621
B. Wholesale trade ServicesCPC 622C. Retailing ServicesCPC 631+632, 6111, 6113, 6121D. Franchising
CPC 89291) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section
5. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
A. Secondary education servicesCPC 922B. Higher education servicesCPC 923C. Adult educationCPC 924
D. Other education services
CPC 9291) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated inthe horizontal section.
6. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
A. Sewage ServicesCPC 94010B. Refuse disposal servicesCPC 94020C. Sanitation & similar servicesCPC 94030
Cleaning services of exhaust gases
CPC 94040Noise abatement servicesCPC 94050Nature and landscape protection services
CPC 94060
D. OtherCPC 940901) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section.1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal sectionWT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
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Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments
II.  SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
7.  FINANCIAL SERVICES
A.  Insurance & insurance related services
Direct insurance (including co-insurance):
(a) Life
CPC 8121
(b) Non-lifeCPC 8129(c) Reinsurance & retrocession;CPC 812991) None
2) None
3) None; starting no later than 1 January
2003, commercial presence in the formof wholly foreign-owned subsidiariesand branches permitted.4) Unbound, except as indicated in
the horizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in
the horizontal section.
Insurance intermediation, such as brokerageand agency;
CPC 8140Services auxiliary to insurance, such asconsultancy, actuarial, risk assessment andclaim settlement services.CPC 81401) None
2) None
3) Foreign equity limited to 70%.4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated inthe horizontal section.
B. Banking and other financial services (excluding insurance)
(a) Acceptance of deposits and other repayable
funds from the public
CPC 81115-81119(b) Lending of all types, including, consumercredit, mortgage credit, factoring and financingof commercial transaction;CPC 8113
(c) Financial leasing;
CPC 8112(d) All payment and money transmissionservices, including credit, charge and debitcards, travellers cheques and bankers drafts;CPC 813391) None for financial information
services and financial advisory services.
Unbound for other services.2) None3) (i) None. Upon accession,commercial presence allowed forwholly owned branches of foreign
banks.  Starting no later than 1 January
2003, commercial presence in the formof wholly foreign-owned subsidiariesand branches of foreign banks and otherfinancial services suppliers.1) None for financial information
services and financial advisory services;
unbound for other services.2) None3) NoneWT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
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Modes of supply: (1)  Cross-border supply  (2)  Consumption abroad   (3)  Commercial presence    4)  Presence of natural person s
Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments
(e) Guarantees and commitments;
CPC 81199(f) Trading for own account or for account ofcustomers, whether on an exchange, in anover-the-counter market or otherwise, thefollowing:
- Money market instruments (including
cheques, bills, certificates of deposits);CPC 81339- foreign exchange;  CPC 81333- derivative products including, but not limitedto, futures and options; CPC 81339(ii) The aggregate holding by (a) an
individual and his relating parties (b) anincorporated body and its related parties(c) a Joint-Stock Company or a HoldingCompany & its related parties, in alocally incorporated bank (other than
wholly foreign-owned subsidiaries)
shall not exceed 35% of the votingshares of the bankiv) Number of bank branches in Muscatlimited to four for each bank (whetherlocal or foreign)
(i) Asset management, such as cash or
portfolio management, all forms of collective
investment management, pension fundmanagement, custodial, depository and trustservices;  CPC 8119 + 81323(j) Settlement and clearing services forfinancial assets, including securities, derivative
products, and other negotiable instruments;
CPC 81339 or 81319(k) Advisory, intermediation and otherauxiliary financial services on all the activitieslisted in sub-paragraphs (v) through (xv),including credit reference and analysis,
investment and portfolio research and advice,
advice on acquisitions and on corporaterestructuring and strategy.  CPC 8131 or 8133(l) Provision and transfer of financialinformation, and financial data processing and
related software by suppliers of other financial
services;  CPC 81314) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section.4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section.WT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
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Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments
8. HEALTH AND RELATED SOCIAL SERVICES
A. Hospital services
CPC 93111) None
2) None
3) Only for hospitals of more than 50beds4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None, except as indicated underlimitations on market access.4) Unbound, except as indicated inthe horizontal section.
9. TOURISM & RELATED SERVICES
A. Hotels and restaurantsCPC 64110, 64120, 642
B. Travel agencies and tour operators services
CPC 74711) None
2) None
3) Foreign equity for restaurants limited
to 49%. None for others.4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in
the horizontal section.WT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
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Modes of supply: (1)  Cross-border supply  (2)  Consumption abroad   (3)  Commercial presence    4)  Presence of natural person s
Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments
11. TRANSPORT SERVICES
A.  Maritime Transport Services
(a) Passenger transportation
CPC 7211
(b) Freight transportationCPC 72121) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal sectionThe following services at the
port are made available to
international maritimetransport suppliers on non-discriminatory terms andconditions:1) Pilotage
2) Towing and tug assistance
3) Provisioning, fueling andwatering4) Garbage collecting andballast waste disposal5) Port Captain's services
6) Navigation aids
7) Shore-based operationalservices essential to shipoperations includingcommunications, water and
electrical supplies.
8) Emergency repair facilities.
C. Air Transport Services
(d) Maintenance and repair of aircraft CPC8868 and as defined in para 6(a) of the annexof air transport services of the GATS1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section
i) The selling and marketing of air transportservices
ii) Computer reservation system (CRS)
services (As defined in sub-0aras (b) and (c) ofpara 6 of the Annex on Air TransportServices).1) None
2) None
3) Foreign equity limited to 51%.
4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal sectionWT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
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Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments
H. Services Auxiliary to all Modes of Transport
(c) Freight transport agency services
CPC 7481) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in thehorizontal section
(a) Cargo handling servicesCPC-741(b) Storage and warehouse services
CPC-742
(c) Other  CPC 743-747 & 7491) None
2) None3) Foreign equity limited to 51%.
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal sectionWT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
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REFERENCE PAPER
Scope
The following are definitions and principles on the regulatory framework for the basic
telecommunications services.
Definitions
Users mean service consumers and service suppliers.
Essential facilities mean facilities of a public telecommunications transport network or service that
a) are exclusively or predominantly provided by a single or limited number of suppliers;
and
b) cannot feasible be economically or technically substituted in order to provide a
service.
A major suppliers is a supplier which has the ability to materially affect the terms of participation
(having regard to price and supply) in the relevant market for basic telecommunications services as a
result of:
a) control over essential facilities; orb) use of its position in the market
1. Competitive safeguards
1.1 Prevention of anti-competitive practices in telecommunications
Appropriate measures shall be maintained for the purpose of preventing suppliers who, along
or together, are a major supplier from engaging in or continuing anti-competitive practices.
1.2 Safeguards
The anti-competitive practices referred to above shall include in particular:
a) engaging in anti-competitive cross-subsidization;b) using information obtained from competitors with anti-competitive results; andc) not making available to other services suppliers on a timely basis technical
information about essential facilities and commercially relevant information whichare necessary for them to provide services.
2. Interconnection
2.1 This section applies to linking with suppliers providing public telecommunications transport
networks or services in order to allow the users of one supplier to communicate with users of
another supplier and to access services provided by another supplier, where specific
commitments are undertaken.WT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
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2.2 Interconnection to be ensured
Interconnection with a major supplier will be ensured at any technically feasible point in the
network.  Such interconnection is provided:
a) under non-discriminatory terms, conditions (including technical standards and
specifications) and rates and of a quality no less favourable than that provided for its
own like services or for like services of non-affiliated service suppliers or for its
subsidiaries or other affiliates;
b) in a timely fashion, on terms, conditions (including technical standards and
specifications) and cost-oriented rates that are transparent, reasonable, having regardto economic feasibility, and sufficiently unbundled so that the supplier need not pay
for network components or facilities that it does not require for the service to be
provided; and
c) upon request, at points in addition to the network termination points offered to the
majority of users, subject to charges that reflect the cost of construction of necessary
additional facilities.
2.3 Public availability of the procedures for interconnection negotiations
The procedures applicable for interconnection to a major supplier will be made publicly
available.
2.4 Transparency of interconnection arrangements
It is ensured that a major supplier will make publicly available either its interconnection
agreements or a reference interconnection offer.
2.5 Interconnection: dispute settlement
A service supplier requesting interconnection with a major supplier will have recourse, either:
a) at any time or
b) after a reasonable period of time which has been made publicly known.to an independent domestic body, which may be a regulatory body as referred to in paragraph
5 below, to resolve disputes regarding appropriate terms, conditions and rates for
interconnection within a reasonable period of time, to the extent that these have not been
established previously.
3. Universal service
Any Member has the right to define the kind of universal service obligation it wishes to
maintain.  Such obligations will not be regarded as anti-competitive per se , provided they are
administered in a transparent, non-discriminatory and competitively neutral manner and are
not more burdensome that necessary for the kind of universal service defined by the Member.WT/ACC/OMN/26/Add.2
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4. Public availability of licensing criteria
Where a license is required, the following will be made publicly available:
a) all the licensing criteria and the period of time normally required to reach a decision
concerning an applicable for a license and
b) the terms and conditions of individual licenses.The reasons for the denial of a license will be made known to the applicant upon request.
5. Independent regulators
The regulatory body is separate from, and not accountable to, any supplier of basic
telecommunications services.  The decisions of and the procedures used by regulators shall be
impartial with respect to all market participants.
6. Allocation and use of scarce resources
Any procedures for the allocation and use of scarce resources, including frequencies, number
and rights of way, will be carried out in an objective, timely, transparent and non-discriminatorymanner.  The current state of allocated frequency bands will be made publicly available, but detailed
identification of frequencies allocated for specific government uses is not required.
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