Telecommunications and the WTO the case of Mexico
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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[Washington, D.C.]
World Bank, Global Information and Communications Technology, Strategy Unit
2005]
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| Schriftenreihe: | Policy research working paper
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references -- "The U.S.-Mexico case (2002-04) was the first (and so far only) case of World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute resolution on telecommunications services and the first on services only. The findings of the Panel charged with settling the dispute contain interpretations of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), especially its Annex on Telecommunications and the Reference Paper that sets regulatory principles. Although these interpretations strictly apply only to the case examined, they have implications for other countries and sectors and beyond trade law. The following are some of the findings. Telecommunications services originated in one country and terminated in another country are cross-border services under the GATS irrespective of whether the same service provider is present in both countries. The accounting rate regime, whereby operators share revenue from international services provided jointly, is subject to the discipl |
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| Beschreibung: | 22 S. |