RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/NGBT/W/12/Add.32
26April 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1669)
Original: English Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM INDIA
Draft Offer onBasic Telecommunications
Thefollowing communication iscirculated attherequest ofIndiatomembers oftheNegotiating
Group onBasic Telecommunications.
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India hereby submits thisdraftofferonBasic Telecommunications. Thisofferisconditional.
India reserves therighttomodify, reduce orwithdraw thisoffer, inwhole orinpart,atanytimeprior
totheconclusion ofthenegotiations onBasic Telecommunications.
Indiafurther reserves therighttomake technical changes totheofferandtocorrect anyerrors,
omissions andinaccuracies.S/NGBT/W/12/Add.32
Page2INDIA -DRAFT OFFER
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.COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
C.Telecommunications services
a.Voice telephone services
(CPC 7521**)(1)Unbound (1)Unbound
Limited tolocal/long
distance over apublic
telecommunication transport
network
Wire based (i.e.forfixed
network ofsubscribers)(2)Unbound
(3)Theservice willbepermitted tobe
provided onlyafter theoperator getsa
licence from theDesignated Authority
whoshall determine theneed, ifany,for
issuance ofnewlicences. Theterms and
conditions ofthelicence willbeaslaid
down bytheDesignated Authority or
Government ortheprevailing laws inthe
country.(2)Unbound
(3)Unbound
There willbeoneoperator, other than
Department ofTelecommunications
[DOT]/Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd.
[MTNL], ineach service areaforaperiod
of10years from thegrant oflicence after
which theposition willbereviewed.
Theprivate operator should beacompany
registered inIndia inwhich total foreign
equity must notexceed 25%.
Service operator willbepermitted to
provide longdistance service within the
service areaforwhich thelicence has
been granted.S/NGBT/W/12/Add.32
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
Resale ofvoice telephone services willnot
bepermitted. However, licencees can
grant franchises oncommission basis for
providing public calloffices [PCOs]
service.
Thedetailed terms andconditions for
providing theservice willbeasper
licence conditions.
(4)Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal commitments.(4)Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal commitments.
c.Circuit switched data
transmission services
(CPC 7523**)(1)Unbound
(2)Unbound(1)Unbound
(2)Unbound
(3)Licenced voice telephone service operators
willbepermitted fortransmission ofdata
onthePSTN network.(3)Unbound
(4)Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal commitments.(4)Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal commitments.
f.Facsimile services
(CPC 7521**)(1)Unbound
(2)Unbound(1)Unbound
(2)Unbound
(3)Licenced voice telephone service operators
willbepermitted fortransmission of
facsimile onthePSTN network.
Franchisees ofservice operators can
provide commercial facsimile service.(3)Unbound
(4)Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal commitments.(4)Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal commitments.S/NGBT/W/12/Add.32
Page4Modes 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
g.Private leased circuit
services
(CPC 7522**)(1)Unbound
(2)Unbound(1)Unbound
(2)Unbound
(3)Licenced voice telephone service operators
willbepermitted toprovide leased circuits
onlytotheir customers fortheir ownuse
within their licenced service area. Resale
ofsuch leased circuits willnotbe
permitted.(3)Unbound
(4)Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal commitments(4)Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal commitments
o.Other
Cellular mobile telephone
services(1)Unbound
(2)Unbound(1)Unbound
(2)Unbound
(3)Theservice willbepermitted tobe
provided onlyafter theoperator getsa
licence from theDesignated Authority
whoshall determine theneed, ifany,for
issuance ofnewlicences. Theterms and
conditions ofthelicence willbeaslaid
down bytheDesignated Authority or
Government ortheprevailing laws inthe
country.(3)Unbound
Only digital (GSM) technology willbe
permitted andwillonlybeterrestrial
based.
There willbetwocellular service
operators ineach service area. The
position willbereviewed after 10years.
Theright ofDoT/MTNL toenter into
each service areaisreserved.S/NGBT/W/12/Add.32
Page5Modes 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
Theprivate operator should beacompany
registered inIndia inwhich total foreign
equity must notexceed 25%.
Thedetailed terms andconditions for
providing theservice willbeasper
licence conditions.
(4)Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal commitments.(4)Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal commitments.