RD260 - ETNO Reflection Document in response to the European Commission Questionnaire on new Free Trade Agreements
ETNO welcomes the effort of the EU Commission to launch free trade negotiations with a set of key regions and countries to the extent that they grant EU telecoms operators an additional layer of market access and juridical security to the one that might hopefully be achieved in the WTO Doha Round. The elimination of foreign equity restrictions and the ability to provide fixed and mobile telecom services, including convergent services, on an equal footing with local operators as well as transparency and regulatory predictability through full application of the Reference Paper, a better
ETNO welcomes the effort of the EU Commission to launch free trade negotiations with a set of key regions and countries to the extent that they grant EU telecoms operators an additional layer of market access and juridical security to the one that might hopefully be achieved in the WTO Doha Round. The elimination of foreign equity restrictions and the ability to provide fixed and mobile telecom services, including convergent services, on an equal footing with local operators as well as transparency and regulatory predictability through full application of the Reference Paper, a better rule of law in general and the approach towards classification are the main issues at stake for ETNO members in these negotiations.
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