RESTRICTED
GENERAL AGREEMENT S/NGBT/W/3/Add.5
3October 1994
ONTRADE INSERVICES
(94-1988)
Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications Original: English
COMMUNICATION FROM TURKEY
Response toQuestionnaire onBasic Telecommunications
Thefollowing communication iscirculated attherequest ofTurkey toMembers ofthe
Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications.
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PART I
1. Therightofprovision ofalltelecommunication services andfacilities inthecountry isreserved,
bylawtoourorganization. TheOrganization operates within theframework defined bythe
law.
2. No.
3. There isnodefinite clarification complying withGATT andanynational definition.
4. Whereas theprovision andoperation ofalltelecommunication services arereserved toour
responsibility, certain service types suchasGSM andTURPAK (Turkish Packet Switching
Network), arebeing provided byprivate companies onthebaseofrevenue sharing.
5. Asstated above, theprovision oftheservices areatourresponsibility. However manufacturing
andmarketing oftheequipment including theterminal equipment, aredone byprivate
companies.
6. Although theservices arereserved tomonopoly ofourorganization, certain types ofservices
arecarried outinaccordance withagreements made between ourorganization andprivate
companies, therevenue participation ratesthese being subject toagreements.
7(a) Theservices suchasGSM andTURPAK arebeing provided onthebaseofrevenue sharing.
Operational principles arebeing defined andsupervision thereof iscarried outbyour
organization.
7(b) Yes.
8. There areneither intergovernmental norbilateral agreements relating tothesupply ofbasic
telecommunications services.
PART II
(i)-(v) Since privatization process hasnotyetbeen completed, thestructure ofthecompetitive
environment andthesector policy havenotbeendefined.
B.1 Theservices within theareaofthesame switching office aswellasintra-city services within
thelimits ofthesame metropolitan areas aredefined aslocal.
Theareas beyond thereach ofthemetropolitan limits aredefined asinter-metropolitan.
Theservices between different cities, districts andruralresidential areas aredefined aslong
distance.
2. No.
3. No.
4. No.
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6. No.
7. There isnosuchlimitation.
8. Establishing networks onnon-public basis isallowed forprivate enterprises.
9. There isnosuchapplication.
10. There isnosuchapplication.
11. Reserved tomonopoly.
PART III
1. No.
2. Yes.
3. Thelawsandregulations ontelecommunications areapproved bytheGovernment. Although
theprovision oftheservices andmaintenance arecarried outbyourorganization, theseactivities
aresupervised bytheMinistry ofTransport.
4. -
5. -
6. Main features ofthenumbering system areasfollows:
(a) Number ofdigits inlocalcalls: 7(Closed Numbering System)
(b) Form ofspecial services: IXX(3digits)
(c) Number ofareacodes: 77
(d) Access codefornational calls(STD): 0
(e) Access codeforinternational (ISD): 00
(f) Form oflocalcalls: NXXXXXX N=2+08
(g) Form ofnational calls: 0.0YXX NXXXXXX (11digits withaccess code) Y=2+08
(h) Form ofinternational calls: 0.0.XXXXXXXXXX (9to14digits withaccess code).
7. No.
8. PTThasownstandards thatdeveloped under CCITT andETSI recommends.
9. Standards arepublished when theyaredeveloped orchanged. AlsoPTTmaygetprivate sectors
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10. Allterminal equipment (TABX exchange, modern faxetc). Selfcertification isnotallowed,
except theGSM equipment.
11. Iftheterminal equipments haveatype-approval fromTurkish PTTtheycanbeconnected to
public network.
12. Yes,iftheyhavethetypeapproved certification from Turkish PTT.
13. Yes.
14. There isnosuchapplication.
15. No.
16. Yes.
17. There isnosuchapplication.
18-21 Since thesubject isconsidered under privatization, theprocedure forthisprocess hasnotyet
beendefined.
22. Therighttodetermine theprices isreserved toourorganization.
23. No.
24. There isnodiscrimination.
25. No.
26. Pricing policy isdetermined according totheeconomic conditions andcostofservices.
27. Yes.
28. No.
29. No.
30. Determined inaccordance withthecurrent situation andtheneedfortheservices.
31. Determined byourorganization.