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The GATS and new rules for regulators

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The liberalization committed in February by 69 governments in the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations on basic telecommunications offers yet another catalyst to the sector's rapid global transformation. Telecom regulators need now to fully appreciate their scheduled market access, national treatment and regulatory commitments as well as the rights and obligations in the Services Agreement. MFN treatment, for example, is a vital but often ill perceived obligation. The fundamentals of the multilateral system are progressive liberalization, non-discrimination, transparent, reasonable and objective regulation, safeguards on competition, and a fair degree of flexibility. Mastery of the rules is indispensable, not only because of the benefits they impart but also because they are legally binding and enforceable.

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  • Tuthill, Lee, 0. "The GATS and new rules for regulators," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 21(9-10), pages 783-798, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:telpol:v:21:y::i:9-10:p:783-798
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    1. Adlung, Rolf, 2005. "Public services and the GATS," WTO Staff Working Papers ERSD-2005-03, World Trade Organization (WTO), Economic Research and Statistics Division.
    2. Joan Calzada & Anton Costas, 2013. "“La liberalización de las telecomunicaciones en España: control de la inflación y universalización del servicio”," IREA Working Papers 201310, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics, revised May 2013.
    3. Low, Patrick & Mattoo, Aaditya, 1998. "Reform in basic telecommunications and the WTO negotiations: The Asian experience," WTO Staff Working Papers ERAD-98-01, World Trade Organization (WTO), Economic Research and Statistics Division.
    4. Holmes, Peter & Young, Alasdair R., 2002. "Liberalizing and Re-Regulating Telecommunications in Europe: A Common Framework and Persistent Differences," HWWA Discussion Papers 159, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWA).
    5. WTO Economic Research and Analysis Division, 2001. "Market Access: Unfinished Business - Post Uruguay Round Inventory and Issues," WTO Special Studies, World Trade Organization (WTO), Economic Research and Statistics Division, volume 6, number 6.
    6. Aaditya Mattoo, 2003. "Shaping Future Rules for Trade in Services: Lessons from the GATS," NBER Chapters, in: Trade in Services in the Asia-Pacific Region, pages 47-78, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    7. Mattoo, Aaditya, 1997. "Dealing with monopolies and state enterprises: WTO rules for goods and services," WTO Staff Working Papers TISD-98-01, World Trade Organization (WTO), Economic Research and Statistics Division.

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