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U.S. slams China, Japan, India over telecom market access

Official refers to 'tepid commitment' of some trading partners

By Sumner Lemon

April 1, 2005 12:00 PM ET

IDG News Service - SHANGHAI -- A report by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has rebuked several countries, most notably China, Japan and India, for hampering the access of U.S. companies to their domestic markets for telecommunications services and equipment.
"We are deeply concerned by the tepid commitment some of our trade partners have shown to competition in the telecommunications sector," said Peter Allgeier, acting U.S. trade representative, in a prepared statement. Allgeier's comments accompanied the results of an annual review -- known as a Section 1377 review -- of foreign compliance with international telecommunications agreements.
The report singled out China, Japan and India for criticism, saying that operators from these countries were competing globally while benefiting from relatively closed markets at home. "It is very hard to see a legitimate reason why these markets should not be open to full and effective competition," Allgeier said.
Among the issues that concern the U.S. government are restrictions on capitalization levels and joint ventures in China and Japan's failure to allocate additional spectrum for mobile operators, according to the report. The report also cited excessive licensing requirements for new market entrants and a failure to address restrictions on access to submarine cable capacity in India.
China, Japan and India weren't the only countries faulted by the trade representative's review. Other countries drawing criticism were:

Germany, for excessive interconnection rates and restricted leased-line access and use.

Mexico, for excessive interconnection rates and burdensome testing and certification requirements.

Peru, for excessive interconnection rates.

Switzerland, for excessive interconnection rates.

Colombia, for excessive regulatory requirements.

South Korea, for burdensome testing and certification requirements and limited choice of technology for suppliers.

The U.S. hopes to resolve many of these matters through bilateral discussions, but officials held out the possibility that the U.S. would seek to redress some of these issues through international dispute settlement mechanisms. Other problems may soon be resolved, the report said, and steps are underway in some of these countries to resolve these issues.
The U.S. plans to watch these expected moves closely, the report said. Developments include a new telecommunications law and allocation of spectrum for new mobile services in China, Japanese plans to allocate new spectrum for mobile operators later this year and an expected decision on interconnection rates in Germany, it said.

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