RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/NGBT/W/12/Add.28
23April 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1577)
Original: English Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM PAKISTAN
Draft Offer onBasic Telecommunications
Thefollowing communication iscirculated attherequest ofPakistan toMembers ofthe
Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications.
_______________
Pakistan hereby submits itsofferonBasic Telecommunications inthecontext oftheon-going
negotiations onBasic Telecommunications.
Theattached offerisconditional uponsatisfactory conclusion ofthenegotiations. Pakistan also
reserves therighttomodify thisoffer. Pakistan alsoreserves therighttomake anytechnical changes
andtocorrect anyomissions orinaccuracies.S/NGBT/W/12/Add.28
Page2PAKISTAN -DRAFT OFFER
Modes ofdelivery: (1) Cross-border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence (4) Presence ofnatural
persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
General limitations ofthisoffer: Thisoffer issubject tofollowing general limitations:
- Allservices tobeprovided inPakistan shall require alicence from theRegulatory authority established under thelaw.
- Service providers maybegranted licence inaccordance withthelocal legislation.
- Thenumber ofservice providers andlicensees maybelimited duetotechnical constraints andeconomic needs testbased onmarket size.
- Theconfidentiality ofInternational Total Accounting Rate (TAR) shall bemaintained.
2.C. Telecommunications Service
Local, domestic long
distance andinternational
services, forpublic:Thenumber ofservice providers
andlicensees maybelimited dueto
technical constraints andeconomic
needs testbased onmarket size.About 12percentstake of
thePakistan
Telecommunication
Corporation (PTC), thesole
operator forallbasic
Telecommunication services
wassoldtothenational and
international buyers in1994-
95through twodifferent
offers ofPTC vouchers in
national andinternational
financial markets.
(a) Voice telephone services (1) Alltelecommunication services
shall beprovided bylicensed
operators subject totheexclusivity
period of7years forbasic
telephony services under thelawin
favour ofPTCL.(1) UnboundS/NGBT/W/12/Add.28
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persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
(a) Voice telephone services
(cont'd)Alternative practices such ascall
back arenotallowed. Country
direct cardservice canonlybe
permitted bymutual agreement with
thelicensed operator.
(2) Alternative practices such ascall
back arenotallowed. Country
direct cardservice canonlybe
permitted bymutual agreement with
thelicensed operator.
(3) Unbound
Alltelecommunication services
shall beprovided bylicensed
operators subject totheexclusivity
period of7years forbasic
telephony services under thelawin
favour ofPTCL.
Alternative practices such ascall
back arenotallowed. Country
direct cardservice canonlybe
permitted bymutual agreement with
thelicensed operator.
(4) Unbound except asindicated in
horizontal section.(2) Unbound
(3) Unbound
(4) Unbound except asindicated in
horizontal section.Theoffers were over-
subscribed. TheCorporation
hasbeen, inter alia,
converted intoalimited
company namely Pakistan
Telecommunication Company
Ltd(PTCL) witheffect from
1January, 1996 through the
promulgation ofalaw.S/NGBT/W/12/Add.28
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persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
(b) Packet-switched data
transmission services
(c) Circuit-switched data
transmission services(1) Theregulatory authority maygrant
further licences andauthorizations
toprivate companies foroperation
ofdatanetworks inaddition tothe
licences already granted.
(2) None
(3) None except fortechnical
constraints.
Theregulatory authority maygrant
further licences andauthorizations
toprivate companies foroperation
ofdatanetworks inaddition tothe
licences already granted.
(4) Unbound except asindicated in
horizontal section.(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) None except fortechnical
constraints
(4) Unbound except asindicated in
horizontal section.Itisproposed todisinvest 26
percentofPTCL stake
during thecurrent yeartoa
strategic investor through
international competitive
bidding. Exclusive licence for
operation ofbasic telephony
services foraperiod of7
years shall begranted to
PTCL/strategic investor who
willgetthemanagement of
thePTCL forthisperiod.
ThePakistan
Telecommunications (Re-
organisation) Ordinance,
1996 which hasalready been
tabled intheParliament for
enactment alsoestablishes a
Regulatory Authority anda
Frequency Allocation Board.
(d) Telex services (1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated in
horizontal section.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated in
horizontal section.ThePakistan
Telecommunication Authority
established under thelawas
anindependent body is
responsible to:S/NGBT/W/12/Add.28
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(e) Telegraph services (1) Pakistan Telecommunication
Company Limited istheexclusive
service provider.
(2) None
(3) Pakistan Telecommunication
Company Limited istheexclusive
service provider.
(4) Unbound except asindicated in
horizontal section.(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) Unbound
(4) Unbound except asindicated in
horizontal section.-Regulate
telecommunication
services.
-Grant andrenew licences.
-Promote andprotect the
interests ofconsumers
-Promote efficient, cost
effective andcompetitive
services.
-Carry outinspections.
-Regulate tariffs.
(f) Facsimile services (1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated in
horizontal section.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except asindicated in
horizontal section.-Prescribe standards
-Determine terms of
interconnection
agreements.
-Investigate andadjudicate
oncomplaints.
-Enforcement onvaluation
(g) Private leased circuit
services(1) Pakistan Telecommunication
Company Limited istheexclusive
service provider.
(2) None
(3) Pakistan Telecommunication
Company Limited istheexclusive
service provider.
(4) Unbound except asindicated in
horizontal section.(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) Unbound
(4) Unbound except asindicated in
horizontal section.-International traffic and
accounting settlements.
-Issue regulations.
-Receive applications for
frequency allocation.
Thefrequency allocation
Board established under the
lawshall beresponsible to
allocate andassign frequency
spectrum for
telecommunication,S/NGBT/W/12/Add.28
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broadcasting public and
private wireless services and
classify radio
telecommunication services.
Following services have been
licenced totheprivate
operators:
-Cellular Mobile telephone
services.
-Card payphones services
-Paging
-Data network operation
-Voice Mail Service
-Audio TexService
-Trunk Radio service
-Electronic Mail and
internet service
-Useofdomestic satellites
forprovision oftelecom
services
-Manufacture oftelex, fax,
allPABXs/Digital
exchanges andmodems
-Manufacture ofFibre
Optic/copper cables
-Manufacture oftelephone
sets, terminal equipment
answer machine etc.,
-Manufacture ofjointing
material/for copper/Optic
cables.