RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/NGBT/W/12/Add.30/Rev.1
30April 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1806)
Original: French Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM MOROCCO
Draft Schedule onBasic Telecommunications
Revision
The following communication iscirculated attherequest ofMorocco tomembers ofthe
Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications.
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KINGDOM OFMOROCCO
Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications
Draft Schedule onBasic Telecommunications
Inaccordance with thedecision taken intheNegotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications,
Morocco submits herewith itsDraft Schedule onBasic Telecommunications Services. Morocco reserves
theright tomodify, inwhole orinpart, orwithdraw thisDraft Schedule inaccordance withtheDecision
onBasic Telecommunications oftheCouncil forTrade inServices of30April 1996. Morocco also
reserves theright tomake technical corrections andchanges tothisDraft Schedule.Kingdom ofMorocco -REVISION -DRAFT SCHEDULE ONBASIC TELECOMMUNICATION S1S/NGBT/W/12/Add.30/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 TELECOMMUNICATION
SERVICES
2.C.1
(a) Point-to-point voice
telephones services
(d) Telex services
(o) Integrated service data
network (ISDN)(1) Possible through theIAM
telecommunication network2
(2) None
(3) These services willremain anIAM
monopoly until 31December 2001
Foreign participation inthecapital ofIAM:
unbound
(4) Governed bytheMoroccan immigration
laws(1) None
(2) None
(3) Unbound
(4) Governed bytheMoroccan
immigration lawsSeeexplanatory note attached:
- Regulatory principles
- Procedures forthegrant
oflicences, number
blocks andfrequency
allocation
- Approval
- Interconnection
1TheMoroccan legislation onbasic telecommunications iscurrently being reformed. Abillnow inprocess ofbeing finalized bytheGovernment willbesubmitted
toParliament before theendof1996. This Draft Schedule, which includes elements ofthatbill, willbeeffective only ifthebillinquestion isadopted byParliament.
2IAM: Itissalat Al-Maghrib.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.2S/NGBT/W/12/Add.30/Rev.1
Page 3(b) Packet-switched data
transmission services
(o) Frame relaying services(1) Commercial presence required
(2) None
(3) Subject toanestablishment andoperation
licence iftheoperator installs hisown
transmission infrastructure
Subject todeclaration iftransmission
capacity isleased toother operators
Subject toavailability ofblocks ofnumbers
(4) Governed bytheMoroccan immigration
laws(1) None
(2) None
(3) Unbound
(4) Governed bytheMoroccan
immigration lawsModes 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
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(o) Mobile telephone services
(o) Paging services
(o) PCS (Personal
communication services)
(o) Mobile data services(1) Commercial presence required
(2) None
(3) Reserved foroperators selected bypublic
tendering procedure, inaccordance with
ANRT specifications3
Subject toanoperating andestablishment
licence (amobile telephone network -
NMT andGSM -isalready operated by
IAM)
Subject toavailability ofscarce resources
(radio frequency spectrum, number blocks,
etc.)(1) None
(2) None
(3) Unbound
(4) Governed bytheMoroccan immigration
laws(4) Governed bytheMoroccan
immigration laws
3Agence national deréglementation destélécommunications: National Telecommunication Regulatory Agency, newly established forthepurpose ofregulating thesector.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
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Page 5Leased circuit services(1) Commercial presence required
(2) Possible through telecommunication
networks
(3) Reserved foroperators ofpublic
telecommunication networks
(4) Governed bytheMoroccan immigration
laws(1) None
(2) None
(3) Unbound
(4) Governed bytheMoroccan
immigration lawsS/NGBT/W/12/Add.30/Rev.1
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Explanatory Note
ThisnotecontainsfurtherdetailsonaspectsofMorocco'sconditionalofferrelatingtotheregulatory
body, interconnection, licensing system, approval andsafeguards against anti-competitive practices.
Regulation
Aregulatory authority willbesetupbefore theendof1996. Theauthority willbeindependent
ofnetwork operators andtelecommunication services suppliers.
Itsmain functions willbe:
- toestablish thegeneral conditions covering therights andobligations ofoperators;
- toprocess applications forestablishment andoperating licences following theselection
ofoperators byinvitation totender;
- tomanage scarce resources (spectrum, blocks ofnumbers, geostationary orbits, high
points, etc.);
- toprepare technical standards incooperation with thevarious members ofthe
telecommunications sector (manufacturers, operators, service suppliers, etc.);
- tocontrol tariffs ofmonopoly services;
- tocarry outarbitration procedures intheevent ofdisputes between operators;
- toguarantee theright ofinterconnection foralltelecommunication network operators.
Interconnection
Inprinciple, network operators negotiate interconnection onacommercial basis under conditions
offairness, transparency andnon-discrimination.
Intheevent ofdispute, theregulatory authority willsettle disputes between operators.
Theauthoritywillensureinparticularthatinterconnectioniscarriedoutundertransparenttechnical
conditions andatcost-oriented tariffs.
Thevariousoperatorsholdinglicencestoestablishandoperatepublictelecommunicationsnetworks
have theobligation to:
- participate financially inthecosts ofthe"public service ";
- contribute toresearch anddevelopment andtraining inthetelecommunications area.S/NGBT/W/12/Add.30/Rev.1
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Approval
Telecommunication terminal equipment must beapproved before being putintouse. Approval
isbased onthetechnical specifications established bytheregulatory authority.
Transparency
TheNational Council, comprising representatives oftrade associations, users andoperators, gives
itsopinion on:
- thegeneral regulatory principles applicable totelecommunications;
- theaward oflicences foroperators byinvitation totender.
Access toinformation concerning regulatory decisions andmatters isauthorized within thelimits
laiddown bythelaw.
Safeguards against anti-competitive practices
Allmeasures willbetaken toavoid theestablishment ofadominant position oftheprincipal
operator, unfair competition anddumping.