RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/NGBT/W/12/Add.34
29April 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1647)
Original: Spanish Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications
COMMUNICATION FROM COLOMBIA
Draft Offer onBasic Telecommunications
The attached communication iscirculated attherequest ofColombia tomembers ofthe
Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications.COLOMBIA -DRAFT OFFERS/NGBT/W/12/Add.34
Page 2Modes ofsupply: (1)Cross-border supply (2)Consumption abroad (3)Commercial presence (4)Presence ofnatural persons
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General conditions
Alicence orconcession granted bytheMinistry ofCommunications isrequired forthesupply ofnational andinternational basic telecommunications services. The
licence orconcession fortheprovision ofbasic services isgranted solely toenterprises legally setupinColombia inaccordance with thelegislation governing
each service.
International traffic must berouted through operators legally authorized inColombia bytheMinistry ofCommunications tosupply international basic services.
Thedeliberate inversion ofthegenuine direction ofinternational traffic (call-back) isnotallowed.
Thespecific commitments inthisschedule donotapply tofixed ormobile services supplied using lowandmedium orbit systems. Intheabsence ofinternational
rules governing theoperation anduseofsuch systems, Colombia reserves theright toapply national rules.
2C. TELECOMMUNICATION
SERVICES
(a) Telephone services
(CPC 7521)
(b) Packet-switched data transmission
services
(CPC 7523)
(c) Circuit-switched data transmission
services
(CPC 7523)
(d) Telex services
(CPC 7523)(1) Unbound
(2) Unbound
(3) Aceiling may besetonforeign capital
participation.
Cellular telephone services areprovided
bytwooperators ineach ofthethree
regions intowhich thecountry is
divided, onanexclusive basis until
30June 1999. Subsequently the
number ofoperators willbesubject toa
demonstration ofeconomic need andthe
applicable national regulations.
National andinternational long-distance
basic services areprovided bythe(1) None1
(2) None1
(3) None1Interconnection: Theregulator
willadopt appropriate measures
to:(i)guarantee thatrules on
interconnection between
telecommunication service
providers authorized inColombia
areapplied inatransparent and
non-discriminatory manner; (ii)
prevent dominant service
suppliers from abusing their
market position andortheir
situation with respect tousers;
(iii)ensure thatapproval
procedures arefairandsimple;
(iv)require basic service
operators tointerconnect their
networks when itsees fit.
1Other than those stemming from thelimitations contained inthegeneral conditions andinthecolumn on"Limitations onmarket access" (GATS Article XX).Modes ofsupply: (1)Cross-border supply (2)Consumption abroad (3)Commercial presence (4)Presence ofnatural persons
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(f) Private leased circuit services
(CPC 7522** +7523**)National Telecommunications
Enterprise. Licences orconcessions
willbegranted byauction totwo
additional operators who willprovide
theservice together with theNational
Telecommunications Enterprise asfrom
March 1997. Thenew operators will
have aseven-year exclusivity period
running from thestart ofoperations for
thelong-distance telephone service
component. Thereafter, thenumber of
operators oflong-distance telephone
services willbesubject toa
demonstration ofeconomic need andthe
applicable national regulations.
Incoming traffic willbeshared in
proportion totheoutgoing traffic of
each oftheoperators.
(4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.(4) Unbound except asindicated in
thehorizontal section.Interconnection: dispute
settlement :anysupplier
authorized inColombia to
provide home public
telecommunication services may
have recourse totheregulatory
body tosettle, within a
reasonable time-limit, disputes
concerning appropriate terms,
conditions andtariffs for
interconnection, provided these
have notbeen established
previously.
Universal service: The
obligation tosupport the
universal service willbe
administered inatransparent and
neutral manner from the
standpoint ofcompetition.
Competition safeguards: The
regulatory body willmaintain
suitable measures toprevent anti-
competitive practices, such as:
(i)carrying outcross-
subsidization forsuch purposes;
(ii)using information obtained
from competitors with anti-
competitive results.Modes ofsupply: (1)Cross-border supply (2)Consumption abroad (3)Commercial presence (4)Presence ofnatural persons
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Public disclosure ofthecriteria
forgranting licences. The
regulatory body willmake
available tothepublic: (i)allthe
criteria forgranting licences and
thetime-periods normally
required fortaking adecision on
alicence application; (ii)the
terms andconditions of
individual licences. Atthe
request oftheinterested party,
thereasons forrefusing alicence
willbecommunicated tohim.