RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/NGBT/W/12/Add.22
18March 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1001)
Original: English Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM THE REPUBLIC OFPOLAND
Draft Offer onBasic Telecommunications
Thefollowing communication iscirculated attherequest oftheRepublic ofPoland tomembers
oftheNegotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications.
________________
Inaccordance withthedecision made bytheNegotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications,
theRepublic ofPoland submits hereby aconditional draftofferonbasic telecommunications services.
TheRepublic ofPoland reserves therighttomodify, reduce orretract theofferasawhole orinpart,
atanytimebefore theendofnegotiations concerning basictelecommunications. Moreover, theRepublic
ofPoland reserves therighttomake technical changes, amendments andcorrections totheoffer.S/NGBT/W/12/Add.22
Page2THE REPUBLIC OFPOLAND -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.C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICESINTERNAL REGULATIONS
Allsectors andcategories Theinstallation andusage of
telecommunications equipment
andnetworks andthe
provision of
telecommunication services
requires alicence or
permission, withtheexception
ofcases specified bythe
Minister ofCommunications
inhisordinance.
Therequirement toobtain
licences andpermission does
notconcern thenational
operator: Telekomunikacja
Polska SA.
Service suppliers withforeign
participation inPoland must
taketheform oflimited
liability companies andjoint
stock companies established in
Poland.Transparency ofregulatory
procedures andlicensing
Internal regulations areenforced in
theform ofgenerally accepted legal
instruments andadministrative
decisions. These areprepared inthe
form ofacts, government decrees and
Polish Standards. Acts and
government decrees arepublished in
theappropriate official journals.
When creating such instruments,
consultations orinforming interested
persons isnotguaranteed.
Theprocedure fortheestablishment
ofStandards guarantee thepossibility
forinterested persons toparticipate in
theprocess ofcreation and
implementation.S/NGBT/W/12/Add.22
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
a) Public telephone services
- Local services onthebasis
ofowninfrastructure(1) Unbound
(2) Unbound
(3) Territorial duopoly onthearea
ofeach numbering zone
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inthehorizontal limitations.(1) Unbound
(2) Unbound
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inthehorizontal limitations.Administrative decisions, including
permissions, licenses, co-ordination,
agreements, typeapprovals etc.are
granted onthebasis oftheLaw
"Administrative Proceedings Code",
which guarantees theright to
participate inproceedings connected
withrendering adecision for
interested entities. TheCode
specifies adequate administrative
procedures, andspecifies the
possibility ofappeal against adecision
andtoinitiate complaint proceedings
totheMain Administrative Court.
b) Packet datatransmission
services and
c) Circuit switched data
transmission services; public
andnon-public
-International services
-Leased circuit based(1) Only through co-operation
agreements withtheentity
authorized tooperate in
Poland.
(2) Only through co-operation
agreements withtheentity
authorized tooperate in
Poland.(1) Unbound
(2) UnboundTheterms ofrendering decisions,
including permissions, licenses,
agreements, andtypeapprovals etc.
arespecified inthepublished and
generally binding laws and
government decrees.
(3) Foreign capital participation
andforeign percentage of
shareholder votes arelimited
to49%.(3) When thelimitation offoreign
participation isapplied, Polish
citizens living inPoland must
beinmajority intheboard of
directors andsupervisory
boardCompetitive safeguards
Competitive safeguards are
guaranteed byprovisions ofthe
relevant Law. Anti-Monopoly Office
andAnti-Monopoly Court are
charged withatasktoapply the
relevant regulations.S/NGBT/W/12/Add.22
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
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inthehorizontal limitations.(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inthehorizontal limitations.Entrance tothemarket
Effective entrance oftheentity who
received adequate permission or
licence tothetelecommunications
market isguaranteed bytwo
procedures: administrative andcivil
one.
b)andc)-continued
-Long distance services
onthebasis ofown
network orleased circuit(1) Unbound
(2) Unbound
(3) Foreign capital participation
andforeign percentage of
shareholder votes arelimited
to49%.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inthehorizontal limitations.(1) Unbound
(2) Unbound
(3) When thelimitation offoreign
participation isappplied,
Polish citizens living inPoland
must beinmajority inthe
board ofdirectors and
supervisory board .
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inthehorizontal limitations.Thetelecommunications regulatory
body hascompetence toresolve
conflicts regarding theterms of
interconnection oftelecommunications
networks andinterconnecting
charges.
Independence ofregulatory body
Regulatory activity isfully andlegally
separated from theoperator 'sactivity.
b)andc)-continued
-Local services onthe
basis ofownnetwork or
leased circuit(1) Unbound
(2) Unbound
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inthehorizontal limitations.(1) Unbound
(2) Unbound
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inthehorizontal limitations.S/NGBT/W/12/Add.22
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
g. Private leased circuit services (1) Unbound
(2) Unbound
(3) Theentities authorized to
supply telecommunications
services onthebasis oftheir
ownnetworks except:
International -inthecaseof
foreign participaton; long-
distance -inthecaseof
foreign participation over
49%.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inthehorizontal limitations.(1) Unbound
(2) Unbound
(3) When thelimitations of
foreign participation is
applied, Polish citizens living
inPoland must beinmajority
intheboard ofdirectors and
supervisory board.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inthehorizontal limitations.S/NGBT/W/12/Add.22
Page6Modes 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. others
-Public wire-based radio
diffusion andtelevision
networks(1) Unbound
(2) Unbound
(3) Foreign capital participation
andforeign percentage of
shareholder votes arelimited
to49%.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inthehorizontal limitations.(1) Unbound
(2) Unbound
(3) When thelimitations of
foreign participation is
applied, Polish citizens living
inPoland must beinmajority
intheboard ofdirectors and
supervisory board.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inthehorizontal limitations.
-Public digital cellular
mobile services and
networks, typeGSM 900(1) Only through useofthe
international network ofTP
SA
(2) Only through useofthe
international network ofTP
SAandaccording tothe
international GSM
agreements.(1) Unbound
(2) UnboundS/NGBT/W/12/Add.22
Page7Modes 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
(3) Countrywide duopoly. Foreign
capital participation and
foreign percentage of
shareholder votes arelimited
to49%.
Only through theuseofTP
S.A. infrastructure, except
microwave connections inthe
caseifTPSAisnotableto
establish such connections in
thelimited period oftime.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inthehorizontal limitations.(3) When thelimitations of
foreign participation is
applied, Polish citizens living
inPoland must beinmajority
intheboard ofdirectors and
supervisory boards.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated
inthehorizontal limitations.
Note: Theoperators authorised totakepartintheactivity inthescope ofallpublic fixed telephone networks andother non-public telephone networks exceeding
thegeographic area(voivodship) areobliged toapply intheir networks switching devices andinterexchange teletransmission equipment belonging tothree
telecommunications systems selected bymeans ofdecision ofthePolish Government. Theabove obligation concerns alsoother non-telephone telecommunication
network exceeding thegeographic area(voivodship) inthescope ofinterexchange teletransmission equipment. Theabove limitation willexpire notlaterthanin
1999.