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WORLD TRADE S/NGBT/W/12/Add.5/Rev.2
30April 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1788)
Original: Spanish Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM MEXICO
Final Schedule ofCommitments onBasic Telecommunications
Revision
TheattachedcommunicationiscirculatedattherequestofMexicotomembersoftheNegotiating
Group onBasic Telecommunications.
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Inconformity withthecommitments undertaken inthecontext ofthework oftheNegotiating
GrouponBasicTelecommunications,Mexico'sFinalScheduleofCommitmentsinthissectorisattached.
Mexico reserves theright tomake technical changes, modify orreduce itsoffer depending
ontheinitial commitments byother participants.
ThehorizontalcommitmentsinMexico'sScheduleofConcessions,inforcesince1January1995,
apply tothisSchedule ofCommitments intheBasic Telecommunications sector.S/NGBT/W/12/Add.5/Rev.2
Page2MEXICO -COMMITMENTS -REVISION
(Draft)
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.cTelecommunications services
limited to:
a.Public telephone services
(CPC 7521) and
analogue/digital mobile cellular
networks andservices
(CPC 75213) supplied bya
public telecommunications
network andbased ontheuseof
installations (wire-based and
radioelectric)
Local (CPC 75211)
Long distance (CPC 75212)(1)None, except thefollowing:
International traffic must berouted
through theinstallations ofan
enterprise thathasalicence granted
bytheMinistry ofCommunications
andTransport (SCT).
(2)None
(3)Alicence from theSCT isrequired.
Only enterprises established in
conformity withMexican lawmay
obtain such alicence.
Foreign governments maynot
participate inanenterprise setupin
accordance withMexican lawnor
obtain anyauthorization toprovide
telecommunications services.
(i)Public telephone services.
Licences forspectrum frequency
bands forspecific useswillbe
granted bypublic invitation to
tender andwillbesubject to
spectrum availability.(1)None
(2)None
(3)NoneIndependence oftheregulator
Authority independent ofany
telecommunications service
supplier andempowered to
regulate andpromote the
development of
telecommunications.
Competition safeguards
Prevention ofcollusive
behaviour andother anti-
competitive practices is
guaranteed. Public
telecommunication network
licensees must:
-keep separate accounts for
each service;
-notgrant themselves or
their subsidiaries and
branches anycross-
subsidies (rural telephone
services excluded).S/NGBT/W/12/Add.5/Rev.2
Page3Modes 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
Direct foreign investment upto
30percentispermitted inan
enterprise established ortobe
established inMexican territory.-accord themselves ortheir
subsidiaries andbranches
desegregated andnon-
discriminatory tariffs;
(ii)Cellular telephone services.
Two suppliers authorized per
region (9regions) toprovide
cellular telephone services.
Foreign investors mayacquire up
to40percentofanenterprise
established ortobeestablished in
Mexican territory toprovide
cellular telephone services.-allow number portability
under technically and
economically feasible
conditions;
-provide commercially
relevant information ona
non-discriminatory basis
concerning their
subscribers.
(4)Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.(4)Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.Interconnection
Interconnection agreements
must:
-bemade ontransparent,
reasonable, andnon-
discriminatory terms, and
onthebasis oftariffs
registered withtheSCT;
-identify thenetwork
terminal connection points.S/NGBT/W/12/Add.5/Rev.2
Page4Modes 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 data
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 theinstallations ofan
enterprise thathasalicence granted
bytheSCT.
(2)None
(3)Alicence from theSCT isrequired.
Only enterprises setupinaccordance
withMexican lawmayobtain such a
licence.
Foreign governments maynot
participate inanenterprise setupin
accordance withMexican lawnor
obtain anyauthorization toprovide
telecommunications services.
Foreign investment upto30percent
ispermitted inanenterprise
established ortobeestablished in
Mexican territory.(1)None
(2)None
(3)NoneDisputes relating to
interconnection conditions will
beresolved within areasonable
period bytheindependent
regulatory body.
Rights ofway
Subject totechnical, safety and
operating conditions, rights of
waymust bemade available to
other licensees onanon-
discriminatory basis.
Transparency
Totheextent possible, Mexico
willpublish inadvance the
legal provisions applicable to
basic telecommunications
services andafford interested
Parties anopportunity to
comment onthem.
(4)Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.(4)Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.
f.Facsimile services
(CPC 7521** +7529**)(1)None, except thefollowing:
International traffic must berouted
through installations ofanenterprise
thathasalicence granted bytheSCT.
(2)None(1)None
(2)NoneS/NGBT/W/12/Add.5/Rev.2
Page5Modes 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
(3)Apermit issued bytheSCT is
required inorder toprovide apublic
facsimile service. Only enterprises
setupinaccordance withMexican
lawmayobtain such apermit.
(4)Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.(3)None
(4)Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.
g.Private leased circuit services
(CPC 7522** +7523**)(1)None, except thefollowing:
International traffic must berouted
through theinstallations ofan
enterprise thathasalicence granted
bytheSCT.
(2)None
(3)Operators ofprivate networks may
supply commercial services using
their owninfrastructure. Alicence
from theSCT isrequired. Only
enterprises setupinaccordance with
Mexican lawmayobtain such a
licence. Upon receiving alicence,
private networks become public
networks andservices, andaresubject
tothelimitations mentioned in2.c.a;
2.c.b. and2.c.c.
(4)Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.(1)None
(2)None
(3)None
(4)Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.