RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/NGBT/W/12/Add.5/Rev.1
22April 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1537)
Original: Spanish Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM MEXICO
Draft Offer onBasic Telecommunications
Revision
TheattachedcommunicationiscirculatedattherequestofMexicotomembersoftheNegotiating
Group onBasic Telecommunications.
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Inconformity with thecommitments undertaken inthecontext ofthework oftheNegotiating
Group onBasic Telecommunications, Mexico 'srevised draft conditional offer inthissector isattached.
Mexico reserves theright tomake technical changes, modify orreduce itsoffer depending
ontheinitial commitments byother participants.
ThehorizontalcommitmentsinMexico'sScheduleofConcessions,inforcesince1January1995,
apply tothisschedule ofcommitments intheBasic Telecommunications sector.MEXICO -INITIAL COMMITMENTS -REVISION
(Draft)S/NGBT/W/12/Add.5/Rev.1
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Modes ofsupply: (1) Cross-border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence (4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
2.c Telecommunications services
limited to:Asfrom 1January 1997:
a. Public telephone services
(CPC 7521) and
analogue/digital mobile
cellular networks and services
(CPC 75213) supplied bya
public telecommunications
network and based ontheuse
ofinstallations (wire-based
and radioelectric)
Local (CPC 75211)
Long distance (CPC 75212)(1) None, except thefollowing:
International traffic must berouted through the
installations ofanenterprise that hasalicence
granted bytheMinistry ofCommunications and
Transport (SCT).
(2) None
(3) Alicence from theSCT isrequired. Only
enterprises established inconformity with
Mexican lawmay obtain such alicence.
Foreign governments and their enterprises may
notparticipate directly orindirectly inan
enterprise setupinaccordance with Mexican
lawnorobtain any authorization toprovide
telecommunication services.(1) None
(2) None
(3) NoneIndependence oftheregulator
Authority independent ofany
telecommunication service
supplier and empowered to
regulate and promote the
development of
telecommunications.
Competition safeguards
Prevention ofcollusive
behaviour and other anti-
competitive practices is
guaranteed. Public
telecommunication network
licensees must:
(i) Long-distance public telephone services are
supplied exclusively bythetwo enterprises
authorized tooperate voice services until
10August 1996.
Licensees ofpublic telecommunication
networks may only begin tosupply long-
distance basic public telephone services
after 10August 1996.- keep separate accounts
foreach service
- notgrant themselves or
their subsidiaries and
branches any
cross-subsidies (excluding
rural telephone services)Modes ofsupply: (1) Cross-border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence (4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitmentsS/NGBT/W/12/Add.5/Rev.1
Page 3Licensees ofpublic telecommunication
networks with interconnection agreements
may begin operations asfrom
1January 1997.
Licences forspectrum frequency bands for
specific uses will begranted bypublic
invitation totender and will besubject to
spectrum availability.
Direct foreign investment upto30percent
inanenterprise established ortobe
established inMexican territory.
(ii) Two suppliers authorized perregion
(9regions) toprovide cellular telephone
services. Foreign investors may acquire up
to40percent ofanenterprise established or
tobeestablished inMexican territory to
provide cellular telephone services.- accord themselves or
their subsidiaries and
branches disaggregated
and non-discriminatory
tariffs
- allow number portability
under technically and
economically feasible
conditions
- provide commercially
relevant information ona
non-discriminatory basis
concerning their
subscribers
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthehorizontal
section.(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.Interconnection
Interconnection agreements
must:
- bemade ontransparent,
reasonable, and
non-discriminatory terms
and onthebasis of
tariffs registered with the
SCT.
- identify thenetwork
terminal connection
points.Modes ofsupply: (1) Cross-border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence (4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
b. Packet-switched public dataS/NGBT/W/12/Add.5/Rev.1
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transmission services and
networks (CPC 7523**) and
c. Circuit-switched data
transmission networks and
services (CPC 7523**)(1) None, except thefollowing:
International traffic must berouted through the
installations ofanenterprise that hasalicence
granted bytheSCT.
(2) None
(3) Alicence from theSCT isrequired. Only
enterprises setupinaccordance with Mexican law
may obtain such alicence.
Foreign governments and their enterprises may not
participate directly onindirectly inanenterprise
setupinaccordance with Mexican lawnorobtain
any authorization toprovide telecommunication
services.
Foreign investment upto30percent inan
enterprise established ortobeestablished in
Mexican territory.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthehorizontal
section.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.Disputes relating to
interconnection conditions will
beresolved within a
reasonable period bythe
independent regulatory body.
Rights ofway
Subject totechnical, safety and
operating conditions, rights of
way must bemade available to
other licensees onanon-
discriminatory basis.
Transparency
Totheextent possible, Mexico
will publish inadvance the
legal provisions applicable to
basic telecommunication
services and afford interested
Parties anopportunity to
comment onthem.
f. Facsimile services
(CPC 7521** +7529**)(1) None, except thefollowing:
International traffic must berouted through
installations ofanenterprise that hasalicence
granted bytheSCT.(1) None
(2) None (2) None
(3) Apermit issued bytheSCT isrequired inorder to
provide apublic facsimile service. Only
enterprises setupinaccordance with Mexican law
may obtain such apermit.(3) NoneModes ofsupply: (1) Cross-border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence (4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitmentsS/NGBT/W/12/Add.5/Rev.1
Page 5(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthehorizontal
section.(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.
g. Private leased circuit services
(CPC 7522** +7523**)(1) None, except thefollowing:
International traffic must berouted through the
installations ofanenterprise that hasalicence
granted bytheSCT.(1) None
(2) None (2) None
(3) Operators ofprivate networks may supply
commercial services using their own infrastructure.
Alicence from theSCT isrequired. Only
enterprises setupinaccordance with Mexican law
may obtain such alicence. Upon receiving a
licence, private networks become public networks
and services, and aresubject tothelimitations
mentioned in2.c.a; 2.c.b and 2.c.c.(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthehorizontal
section.(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.