ICC policy statement on WTO telecom services negotiations
ICC urges all WTO members to concentrate their efforts on improving the number and quality of their offers on telecommunications.
Publication date : 09/06/2005 | Document Number : 373/463
ICC urges all WTO members to concentrate their efforts to improve the number and quality of their offers on telecommunications, as time is running short for the Doha round without significant progress in this area so far.
There is wide agreement that the major telecom priority for the services negotiations in the Doha round is to improve WTO members’ market access commitments and the adoption of the Reference Paper on basic telecommunications services. Liberalization, complemented by transparency, competition, and regulatory reform are critical to economic growth and stability.
Governments, business users and consumers all stand to benefit from greater competition, choice and convenience. The success of the Doha Round will depend on the active participation of all countries towards achieving these goals.
For further information, please contact
Ayesha HASSAN
Senior Policy Manager, Digital Economy
Tel:
+33 (0)1 49 53 30 13
ayesha.hassan@iccwbo.org