WTO Agreement on Basic Telecommunications Services

TABLE 1: Commitments of Signatories to the WTO Agreement on Basic Telecommunications Services [Source: Analysys avril 97]   Range of services opened    Full    Limited    Restricted Timing of liberalisation By 1 Jan 1998 1998-2002 2002 or later Commitment to common set of regulatory principles Full Limited None Foreign ownership restrictions? MFN exemptions? Antigua & Barbuda       Argentina Full 1998-2002 Full Australia Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full Austria Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full Bangladesh Restricted 2002 or later To be decided Belgium Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full Belize Limited 2002 or later None Bolivia Limited 1998-2002 Restricted Brazil Limited By 1 Jan 1998 To be decided Brunei Restricted 2002 or later Full Bulgaria Limited 2002 or later Full Canada Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full Chile Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full Colombia Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full Cote d'Ivoire Restricted 2002 or later Full Czech Rep Limited 1998-2002 Full Denmark Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full Dominica Limited By 1 Jan 1998 None Dominican Republic Limited By 1 Jan 1998 Full Ecuador Limited By 1 Jan 1998 None El Salvador Limited By 1 Jan 1998 Full Finland Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full France Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full Germany Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full Ghana Restricted By 1 Jan 1998 Full Greece Full 1998-2002 Full Grenada Limited 2002 or later Full Guatemala Limited By 1 Jan 1998 Full Hong Kong Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full Hungary Limited 1998-2002 Full Iceland Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full India Restricted 1998-2002 Restricted Indonesia Limited 2002 or later Full Ireland Full 1998-2002 Full Israel Restricted 1998-2002 Full Italy Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full Jamaica Limited 2002 or later Full Japan Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full Korea Full 1998-2002 Full Luxembourg Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full Malaysia Restricted By 1 Jan 1998 Full Mauritius Restricted 2002 or later To be decided Mexico Full By 1 Jan 1998 Restricted Morocco Restricted 1998-2002 Full Netherlands Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full New Zealand Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full Norway Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full Pakistan Restricted 2002 or later Restricted Papua New Guinea Restricted By 1 Jan 1998 Full Peru Limited 1998-2002 Full Philippines Limited By 1 Jan 1998 Restricted Poland Limited 1998-2002 Full Portugal Full 1998-2002 Full Romania Limited 2002 or later Full Senegal Restricted 1998-2002 Full Singapore Limited 1998-2002 Full Slovak Rep. Limited 2002 or later Full South Africa Limited 2002 or later Full Spain Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full Sri Lanka Restricted 1998-2002 Full Sweden Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full Switzerland Full 1998-2002 Full Thailand Restricted 2002 or later Full Trinidad & Tobago Limited 2002 or later Full Tunisia Restricted 1998-2002 None Turkey Limited 2002 or later Restricted UK Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full USA Full By 1 Jan 1998 Full Venezuela Limited 1998-2002 Full