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Editorial)Note:)this)document)is)identical)to)TD)53)Rev.3.))It)will)be)revised)to)include)proposals)submitted)in)contributions)to)the)seventh)meeting.))The$proposed$revisions$to$the$ITRs$have$not$been$agreed.)

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The"following"table"presents"the"proposals"to"be"discussed"by"the"CWGJWCIT12.""The"table"has"been"simplified"with"respect"to"previous"versions,"taking"into"account"decisions"made"by"the"group"at"the"previous"meetings:"

• It"was"agreed"to"produce"a"document"that"clearly"identifies"each"option"for"each"article,"including"the"option"of"no"change."

• It"was"agreed"that"the"compilation"of"proposals"could"be"simplified"by"combining"similar"proposals,"reflecting"differences"and"options."

Consequently:"

a) Several"versions"of"the"option"are"used"in"the"compilation,"which"are"indicated"as"the"following:"(NOC)J"no"change:"(MOD)J"modification"of"the"existing"text;"(ADD)J"introduction"of"new"text;"(SUP)J"suppression"of"the"text."

b) The"no"change"option"has"been"added"for"each"article,"even"if"it"had"not"been"explicitly"proposed,"see"item"5"of"CWGJWCIT12/R"–"5."

c) The"leftJmost"column"containing"the"original"text"of"the"ITRs"has"been"deleted"because"the"original"text"is"found"as"a"no"change"option."

d) The"various"proposals"have"been"numbered"as"option"1,"option"2,"etc."

COUNCIL,WORKING,GROUP,TO,PREPARE,FOR,THE,2012,WORLD,CONFERENCE,ON,INTERNATIONAL,,TELECOMMUNICATIONS" "

GENEVA,"20J22"June"2012, ", "

, Document,CWG@WCIT12/DT–62@E"8,May,2012,Original:,English,

CWG@WCIT12,TEMPORARY,DOCUMENT,62,

SOURCE:,Chairman,

DRAFT"COMPILATION"OF"PROPOSALS"WITH"OPTIONS"FOR"REVISIONS"TO"THE"ITRS"

CWGJWCIT12/TDJ62E.DOCX"

e) Whenever"possible,"proposals"have"been"combined"and"shown"in"a"single"row,"while"still"showing"them"as"separate"options."

Member"States"reserve"their"right"to"submit"additional"proposals"and/or"comments."

,

CWG$WCIT12/TD$62E.DOCX0

Compilation*of*options*for*proposed*revisions*to*the*ITRs*

0

The0views0expressed0in0all0documents0/0contributions0are0yet0to0be0agreed.0

0

Possible*revisions*of*1988**Int’l*Telecom*Regulations*(ITRs)*

Reasons*from*the*source,*comments*from*contributions*and*remarks*from*the*meeting*

Option'1'MOD1:0Overall0change.0It0would0be0much0

clearer0if0the0term0‘administration’*were0used0in0the0ITRs0in0the0same0sense0as0defined0in0No.010020of0the0

Constitution0and0that0an0entity0providing0public0

telecommunications0networks0or0public0

telecommunications0services0would0be0defined0as0an0

operator0or0operating*agency.0The0term0ROA0could0then0

either0be0included0in0operator0or0operating*agency0or0preferably0deleted.00Source*TD*21*Rev.1*and*Côte*d’Ivoire0

Option'1'MOD1:'

It0is0not0clear0what0is0being0proposed,0and0we0do0not0clearly0know0what0Member0State0is0proposing0this0

change.00The0United0States0needs0clarification0as0to0the0intent0of0this0change.0Also,0this0is0not0treaty$

level0text0as0required0in0Res0171.0We0do0not0support0expanding0ROA0to0include0the0terms0operator0or0

operating0agency0or0replacing0ROA0with0those0terms0because0it0would0expand0the0scope0of0the0ITRs.0

Source*C*45*(USA)*

Cf.0Contribution0from0Germany0(CWG$WCIT12/C$53)0to0the05th0Council0Working0Group0on0

“Considerations0for0the0revision0of0the0ITRs”0[see0below].0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

NOTE:*the*positions*expressed*by*Portugal*in*this*document*are*also*supported*by:*Czech*Republic,*Finland,*France,*Germany,*Italy,*The*Netherlands,*Romania,*Sweden,*Switzerland*and*the*United*Kingdom0

Option'2'MOD2:'

$0It0might0be0considered0appropriate0that0revised0ITRs0

contain0only0provisions0regarding0obligations0of0

Member0States,0and0not0direct0the0activities0of0private0

parties.00

$0In0this0light,0it0would0be0appropriate0to0use0the0term0

“Member0State”0instead0of0“administration”.0

$0In0this0light,0it0would0also0be0appropriate0to0

discontinue0with0the0incorporation0of0“recognized0

private0operating0agencies”0by0reference0to0obligations0

Option'2'MOD2:0CEPT0invites0the0other0delegations0to0take0the0following0considerations0into0account0and0proposes0that0the0revised0ITRs0should0only0contain0provisions0regarding0obligations0of0Member0

States,0and0not0direct0the0activities0of0private0parties.0Source*C*53*(Germany)0

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CWG$WCIT12/DT–62$E0




for0“administrations”.0Source*C*53*(Germany)*

Option'3'MOD3:0It0might0be0considered0appropriate0to0

include0in0the0ITRs0whenever0applicable0provisions0to0

request0Member0States0to0transfer0to0their0national0

laws0and0administrative0regulations0those0provisions0of0

the0ITRs0that0reference0obligations0on0the0Member0

State0or0address0fraudulent0practices0or0possible0harm0

to0another0Member0State.0Source*C*58*(Egypt)*and*Côte*d’Ivoire0

Option'3'MOD3:'

Germany0on0behalf0of0CEPT0in0its0contribution0(CWG$WCIT0C53)0stated0that0“ITRs0are0a0treaty.0The0

purpose0of0a0treaty0is0to0record0agreements0between0parties0subject0to0international0law0(in0particular0

countries)0concerning0obligations0that0they0undertake0regarding0national0or0international0matters.0In0

general,0treaties0do0not0directly0bind0private0parties.0Private0parties0are0bound0by0national0laws,0which0

national0laws0might0be0adapted0and0interpreted0in0the0light0of0treaties,0so0as0to0fulfill0a0country’s0treaty0

obligations”.0Hence0it0is0appropriate0that0the0ITRs0request0Member0States0to0adapt0in0their0national0

laws0and0regulatory0frameworks0provision0applicable0to0private0operating0agencies0authorized0by0them0

to0comply0with0the0provisions0of0the0ITRs0whenever0it0refer0to0an0obligation,0particularly0that0may0

otherwise0cause0harm0or0represent0a0fraudulent0activity0on0another0Member0States.0Transfer0of0the0

provisions0of0the0ITRs0to0the0national0laws0and0regulatory0framework0should0not0be0just0an0optional0and0

selective0process0as0long0as0they0concern0certain0obligations0on0Member0States0or0address0harmful0or0

fraudulent0practices0that0may0cause0disadvantage0to0other0Member0States.0Source*C*58*(Egypt)00

The0United0States0believes0that0the0proposed0MOD0is0unnecessary.0The0preamble0to0the0Constitution0

and0the0ITRs0recognize0each0Member0State’s0right0to0regulate0its0telecommunication0and0therefore0do0

not0preclude0transfer0of0applicable0provisions0of0the0ITRs0to0national0laws0if0a0Member0State0chose0to0

do0so.0(USA).000

Option*4*MOD4:**

APT0Members0are0of0the0view0that0for0the0replacement0

of0“CCITT”0by0“ITU$T”0needs0to0be0done0systematically.'

Agreement0was0reached0for0the0replacement0of0the0

term0“Member”0with0“Member0State”.'

For0the0replacement0of0the0term0“Administration”0with0

“Member0State”0or0“Operating0Agencies”,0to0be0

considered0on0a0case0by0case0basis,0since0some0

provisions0are0dealing0with0responsibilities0of0Member0

States;0while0other0provisions0are0dealing0with0the0

responsibilities0of0Operating0Agencies.0'

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In0the0ITRs0reference0is0made0to0Recognized0Private0

Operating0Agency.0In0order0to0cover0all0three0terms,0

Operating0Agency,0Recognized0Operating0Agency0and0

Recognized0Private0Operating0Agency,0a0possible0option0

would0be0to0refer0to0“Operating0Agency”0as0an0umbrella0

term0while0the0two0other0terms,0“Recognized0Operating0

Agency”0and0“Recognized0Private0Operating0Agency”,0

should0be0considered0as0subset0of0“Operating0Agency”,0

to0cover0all0possible0cases0in0different0countries0as0the0

situation0may0be.'

0Source0C0920(APT)'

0 CEPT0puts0forward050criteria0for0accepting0proposals0from0other0regions.0

$0The0idea0is0to0set0a0predictable0pattern0for0CEPT0reaction0towards0proposal0from.0

$0These0criteria0do0not0preclude0the0evaluation0of0each0proposal0on0a0case$by$case0basis.0

$0In0view0of0the0relatively0limited0time0for0a0comprehensive0review0of0ITR0and0for0reaching0a0worldwide0

agreement,0CEPT0considers0that0disclosing0a0set0of0objective,0balanced0and0a0legal0based0criteria0will0

facilitate0negotiation0in0future.0

The0criteria0for0accepting0proposals0are0the0following0(presented0in0no0particular0order):0

Criterion*1:0General0compliance0with0the0key0principles0indicated0in0CEPT0Contribution035,0the0ITRs0

should0

$0Contain0high0level0strategic0and0policy0issues0concerning0international0telecommunications0services0

and0facilities0

$0Safeguard0the0rights0of0telecoms0operators0and0service0providers0to0exercise0commercial0choice.0

The0fundamentals0for0this0criterion0are0laid0down0in0Resolution01710“Preparations0for0the020120world0

conference0on0international0telecommunications”0(Guadalajara,02010)0in0particular0its0“Resolves0

further”03.iii)0and03.iv)0.0

Criterion*2:0Consistency0with0the0Preamble0and0Article010of0the0CS0

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In0this0criterion0it0is0underlined0that0the0Constitution0of0the0Union0does0not0provide0ITU0

Recommendations0with0a0binding0force,0by0their0nature0ITU$T0Recommendations0are0non$binding,0i.e.0

of0voluntary0application,0and0should0not0therefore0be0imposed0as0a0matter0of0routine.00CEPT0considers0

that0the0ITRs0revision0shall0not0be0used0to0change0the0nature0of0ITU0Recommendations.0

0 Criterion*3:0Consistency0with0International0agreements0/0legislation0adopted0by0CEPT0members.0There0

are0two0main0concerns:0

1)0to0comply0with0the0Fourth0Protocol0of0the0WTO0Agreement;0

2)0Evaluation0of0proposal0in0subjects0which0are0part0of0EU/EEA0legislation0on0electronic0communication,0

in0light0of0its0consistency0with0such0legislation.0

Criterion*4:0Areas0related0to0Member0States'0application0of0legal0or0policy0principles0which0are0within0

their0sovereign0rights.0

CEPT0will0consider0proposals0related0to0national0defence,0national0security,0content,0and0cybercrime0

issues0in0the0context0of0Resolves0no.030of0Resolution01300(Rev.0Guadalajara,02010)0“ITU0shall0focus0

resources0and0programmes0on0those0areas0of0cybersecurity0within0its0core0mandate0and0expertise,0

notably0the0technical0and0development0spheres,0and0not0including0areas0related0to0Member0States'0

application0of0legal0or0policy0principles0related0to0national0defence,0national0security,0content0and0

cybercrime,0which0are0within0their0sovereign0rights”0

Criterion*5:0Exclusion0of0areas0not0related0to0the0Purpose0and0Scope0of0the0ITRs.0

Under0this0criterion,0it0is0referred0that0proposals0concerning0national0telecommunication0services0or0

national0transport0means0should0not0be0included0in0the0ITRs.0

At0this0respect,0CEPT0considers0that0proposals0concerning0national0telecommunication0services0or0

national0transport0means0should0not0be0included0in0the0ITRs.0

The0compliance0with0this0criterion0is0also0linked0to0the0Preambles0of0both0the0ITU0Constitution0and0the0

ITRs0which0fully0recognise0“the0sovereign0right0of0each0State0to0regulate0its0telecommunication”0and0

also0with00Article0250of0the0Constitution0establishes0that0“A0WCIT0may0revise0(…)0revise0the0International0

Telecommunication0Regulations0and0may0deal0with0any0question0of0a0worldwide0character0within0its0

competence0and0related0to0its0agenda”.0

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Source:*C*54*(Portugal)*

The0revision0of0the0ITRs,0needed0because0of0the0evolution0of0international0relations,0must0permit0an0

easier0use0of0this0document0and0greater0transparency0in0the0supply0of0international0

telecommunications0services.00The0inadequacies0of0the0current0version0of0the0ITRs0has0the0consequence0

of0causing0well$known0problems0particularly0for0developing0countries0but0also0security0problems0for0

these0countries.0(Côte*d’Ivoire)0

0 The0intent0of0the0African0region0is0to0use0the0following0criteria0when0considering0proposals.0The0criteria0are0presented0in0no0particular0order.000

Criterion* 1:0 ITRs0 should0 contain0 inter' alia0 high0 level0 strategic0 and0 policy0 issues0 regarding0telecommunications/ICTs.0Although0Africa0considers0that0the0ITRs0should0be0kept0at0high0level,0however0

in0 certain0 instances0 the0 ITRs0 can0 deal0 with0 technical0 or0 regulatory0 issues0 related0 to0 international0

telecommunications.0

Criterion* 2:0 Transfer0 of0 particular0 commitments,0 obligations0 and0 provisions0 to0 national0 legislations,0

policy0and0regulatory0frameworks,0so0as0to0ensure0achievement0of0the0purpose0of0the0Union0as0set0out0

in0the0Preamble0of0the0Constitution,0and0the0avoidance0of0potential0and0actual0harm0to0Member0States0

and0their0operating0agencies.0

Criterion*3:0Observance0of0the0provisions0of0the0ITRs0by0Member0States,0administration,0and0operating0

agencies,0in0accordance0with0No.0380of0the0Constitution.0

Criterion*4:0Consistency0with0Article010of0 the0Constitution0and0Article010of0 the0 ITRs0which0 states0 that0“Member* States* should,* to* the* greatest* extent* practicable,* comply* with* ITU* Recommendations”.0 To0fulfil0 this0 task,0 in0 certain0 instances0 the0 ITRs0 can0 include0 technical,0 operational0 and0 regulatory0 issues0

related0to0international0telecommunications;0in0these0cases,0the0ITRs0can0include0reference0to0specific0

ITU0 Recommendations,0 whose0 provisions0 would0 become0 mandatory0 if0 such0 a0 Recommendation0 is0

deemed0essential0for0the0proper0implementation/enforcement0of0this0ITR0provision0to0fulfil0its0intended0

purpose.000

Criterion*5:0The0ITRs0should0be0a0stand$alone0treaty0and0not0be0subject0to0or0dependant0on0any0other0treaties0 (except0 CS/CV).0 0 Africa0 will0 evaluate0 on0 case$by$case0 basis0 proposals0 that0 request0 the0

compliance0of0the0ITRs0to0specific0regional0legislations.0

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Criterion*6:0Respect0of0areas0related0to0Member0States'0application0of0 legal0or0policy0principles0which0

are0within0their0sovereign0right,0within0the0framework0of0the0Preamble0of0the0CS,0that0is,0respecting0the0

rights0of0other0Member0States0with0respect0to0issues0such0as,0inter*alia,0fraud,0technical0harm,0financial0

misappropriation/harm,0and0other0security0issues.0

Source*C*61*(Africa)*and*Russian*Federation*

0 CITEL0Member0States0propose0that0all0revisions0to0the0ITRs0reflect0the0points0i)0through0iv)0below.0

With0respect0to0the0scope0of0review0of0the0ITRs,0PP$100resolved0to0consider0and0study0all0relevant0work0

and0 outputs0 that0 have0 been0 developed0 in0 the0 ITU0 regarding0 the0 ITRs;0 to0 discuss0 and0 examine0 all0

proposals0for0revision0to0the0ITRs,0including0proposals0for0the0addition0of0new0and0emerging0issues,0for0

updating0 and0 suppression0 of0 provisions0 and/or0 for0 abrogation0 as0 appropriate;0 and0 to0 discuss0 and0

examine0all0proposals0for0revision0to0the0ITRs,0provided0that0those0proposals:0

“i)* are0consistent0with0the0purposes0of0the0Union0set0forth0in0Article010of0the0ITU0Constitution;0

ii)0 are0 in0 line0 with0 the0 scope0 and0 purpose0 of0 the0 ITRs0 as0 set0 out0 in0 its0 Article0 1,0 with0 the0

understanding0that0CWG$WCIT0120could0consider0proposals00 for0 the0 revision0 of0 Article0 10 of0

the0ITRs;0

iii)0 reflect,0inter0alia,0strategic0and0policy0principles,0with0a0view0to0ensuring0flexibility0in0order0to0

accommodate0technological0advances;0

iv)0 are0of0relevance0to0be0included0in0an0international0treaty.”0

Source*C*63*(CITEL)*

The0principles0expressed0in0this0contribution0are0supported0by0CEPT0(see0CEPT0criterion01).0Source*C*72*(Portugal)0

The0contribution0cites0selectively0from0Resolution0171.00The0principles0above0relate0to0the0work0of0CWG$

WCIT,0not0to0WCIT0itself.00(Egypt)0

0 The0 CITEL0 Administrations0 support0 avoiding0 overlaps0 between0 the0 revised0 ITRs0 and0 the0 Radio0

Regulations.0 0 As0 a0 general0 matter,0 CITEL0 Administrations0 consider0 that0 all0 ITU’s0 administrative0

regulations0specific0 to0radiocommunications0should0be0contained0within0the0Radio0Regulations0where0

they0may0 be0 addressed0 by0 a0 competent0World0 Radiocommunication0 Conference0 (WRC),0 as0 needed.0

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Source*C*64*(CITEL)*

CEPT0considers0that0the0principles0expressed0in0this0contribution0are0relevant0and0should0be0supported.*Source*C*72*(Portugal)0

0 During0their0first0preparatory0meeting;0the0Arab0administrations0at0this0stage0agreed0to0 initially0adopt0

the0following0general0principles0in0preparation0of0their0contribution0towards0revising0the0ITRs:0

1)0 ITRs0complete0the0CS/CV;0the0relevant0text0(provisions0and0or0articles)0in0the0CS/CV00should0be0

transferred0to0the0ITRs,0as0appropriate0

2)0 Replace0 the0 term0 administrations/ROA0 with0 Member0 States0 and/or0 Operating0 Agency0 as0

appropriate,0and0(see0German0Proposal)0

3)0 Strengthen0 the0 enforcement0 of0 the0 ITRs,0 and0 Member0 States0 and0 Operating0 Agencies0

obligations0in0implementing0its0provisions0and0resolutions00

4)0 Some0specific0 ITU$T0Recommendations0could0be0referred0to0within0 the0 ITRs0as0mandatory0 to0

apply0(e.g.0the0ones0on0numbering).0

5)0 Possible0 Revision0 of0 existing0 Definitions0 in0 Article0 (2)0 (Modification,0 Addition,0 and0

Suppression).00

6)0 To0add0new0provisions0 in0 relation0to0misuse0of0numbering,0naming,0addressing,0 fraud,0spam,0

and0International0calling0party0number0delivery0

7)0 To0add0new0provisions0in0relation0to0routeing,0hubbing0

8)0 Revisions0 of0 Article0 60 that0 could0 include0Deletion,0Modification0 and0 Addition0 of0 the0 existing0

provisions0on0charging0and0accounting0(e.g.0roaming,0taxation,0termination0and0transit0tariffs,0etc.)0and0

could0include0some0general0principles0on0economic0issues.0

9)0 With0regards0to0Article0100(Final0Provisions),0replace0it0with0a0new0article0similar0to0Article0590of0

the0Radio0Regulations.0

Source*C*67*(Arab*States)*and*Russian*Federation*

At0present,0 there0 is0a0proposal0 for0a0definition0of0hubbing,0but0no0substantive0proposal0on0that0 issue.0

Source*Portugal*

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ITU$T0Recommendations0are0negotiated0and0approved0with0the0understanding0that0they0are0voluntary.00

Their0 content0 might0 be0 different0 if0 it0 were0 known0 during0 the0 approval0 process0 that0 they0 are0 to0 be0

binding.00Source*UK0

It0could0be0justified0to0make0references0to0ITU0Recommendations0on0a0specific,0case0by0case0basis,0so0as0

to0make0those0particular0Recommendations0binding.00(Russian*Federation)0

Sector0Members0 participate0 in0 ITU$T0 work0 with0 the0 understanding0 that0 they0 are0 not0 binding.0 0 They0

might0express0other0views0if0they0knew0that0they0would0become0binding.00And0how0could0the0ITRs0refer0

to0Recommendations0that0are0not0yet0approved?00(First)0

0 Proposal0to0systematically0refer0to0“ITU0Recommendations”0rather0than0to0“ITU$T0Recommendations”:0

Such0a0course0of0action0seems0to0be0incorrect,0due0to0the0fact0that0in0the0ITRs0reference0may0be0made0

to0ITU$T0Recommendations0in0general0and,0where0it0is0absolutely0necessary,0reference0may0be0made0to0

ITU$R0Recommendations.0Moreover,0 the0 term0 “ITU0Recommendations”0 is0 broad0 and0misleading0 as0 it0

does0 not0 clearly0 indicate0 the0 field0 of0 application0 of0 the0 Recommendation.0 0 Consequently,0 to0make0 a0

general0reference0to0ITU0Recommendations0seems0to0be0inappropriate0and0thus0APT0does0not0support0

such0a0course0of0action.0

Proposal0to0incorporate0in0the0ITRs0certain0provisions0found0in0the0Constitution0(CS)0or0Convention0(CV):0

This0is0a0fundamental0question0which0needs0a0proper0reply.0It0is0to0be0noted0that0there0may0be0no0need0

to0repeat0certain0provisions0as0contained0in0the0Constitution0and0the0Convention0in0the0ITRs0unless0such0

repetition0is0absolutely0necessary.0For0example,0very0limited0provisions0of0the0Constitution0and0perhaps0

of0 the0 Convention0 have0 been0 included0 in0 the0 Radio0 Regulations0 only0 where0 such0 inclusion0 was0

absolutely0 necessary.0 0 Consequently,0 every0 effort0 should0 be0made0 to0 avoid0 such0 repetition0 and0 thus0

inclusion0of0 certain0 terms0 from0 the0Constitution0and0 the0Convention0 in0 the0 ITRs0must0be0kept0 to0 the0

minimum0absolutely0necessary.0

Source*C*92*(APT)*

Option'0'NOC:'

PREAMBLE'

While0the0sovereign0right0of0each0country0to0regulate0its0

telecommunications0is0fully0recognized,0the0provisions0

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of0the0present0Regulations0supplement0the0

International0Telecommunication0Convention,0with0a0

view0to0attaining0the0purposes0of0the0International0

Telecommunication0Union0in0promoting0the0

development0of0telecommunication0services0and0their0

most0efficient0operation0while0harmonizing0the0

development0of0facilities0for0world$wide0

telecommunications.0Source*CWG]WCIT*

Option'1'MOD1:0…0the0provisions0of0the0present0Regulations0complement0supplement0the0International0

Telecommunication0Union,0Constitution0and0

Convention,0with0a0view0to0attaining0the0purposes0of0

the0International0Telecommunication0Union0…0Source*TD*21*Rev.1*and*C*28*(USA)*

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Option'2'MOD2:0…0the0provisions0of0the0present0Regulations0supplement0the0International0

Telecommunication0Convention,0with0a0viewserve0to0

attaining0the0purposes0of0the0International0

Telecommunication0Union0…*Source:*C*9*(Russian*Federation)**

*

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Option'3'MOD3:'…0WITHDRAWN*

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'

Option'1'MOD1'

The0purpose0of0this0change0is0to0align0with0the0current0terminology0used0in0CS0No.031.0Source*TD*21*Rev.1*and*C*28*(USA)*and*Canada*

Supported.0CS0no0310says:0“The0provisions0of0both0this0Constitution0and0the0Convention0are0further0

complemented0by0those0of0the0Administrative0Regulations0(..)”.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

It0was0stated0that0the020140Plenipotentiary0Conference0could0make0changes0affecting0the0use0of0the0

terms0“Constitution0and0Convention”0(Iran).0

It0was0stated0that0changes0to0the0Preamble0should0be0minimized0(Iran).0

Option'2'MOD2'

The0Regulations0should0be0stand$alone0and0be0independent,0so0there0is0no0reason0to0mention0the0CS,0

CV.*Source:*C*9*(Russian*Federation)*

According0to0CS029,031,0and032,0the0ITRs0and0the0Radio0Regulations0are0the0Administrative0Regulations0

of0the0Union0and0that0in0the0case0of0inconsistency0between0a0provision0of0CS0or0CV0and0the0

Administrative0regulations,0the0CS0or0CV0shall0prevail.*Source*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada*

CEPT0considers0that0it0is0necessary0to0keep0the0principle0of0complementing0ITU0Constitution0and0

Convention.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

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Preamble0–0CONTINUED*

Option'4'MOD4:'While0the0sovereign0right0of0each0

country0Member0State0to0regulate0its0


of0the0present0Regulations0supplement0complete0the0

International0Telecommunication0Constitution0and0

Convention,0with0a0view0to0attaining0the0purposes0of0

the0International0Telecommunication0Union0in0

promoting0the0development0of0telecommunication0

services0and0their0most0efficient0operation0while0

harmonizing0the0development0of0facilities0for0world$

wide0telecommunications.0Source:*C*68*(Arab*States)*


country0Member0State0to0regulate0its0


of0the0present0Regulations0supplement0complement0the0

International0Telecommunication0Union0Constitution0

and0Convention,0with0a0view0to0attaining0the0purposes0

of0the0International0Telecommunication0Union0in0

promoting0the0development0of0telecommunication0



wide0telecommunications.0Source:*C*71*(Portugal)*


country0to0regulate0its0telecommunications0is0fully0

recognized,0the0provisions0of0the0present0International0

Telecommunication0Regulations0(hereinafter0

“Regulations”)0supplement0the0Constitution0and0

Convention0of0the0International0Telecommunication0

Union0Convention,0with0a0view0to0attaining0the0

purposes0of0the0International0Telecommunication0Union0

'

Option'4'MOD4:0

In0this0contribution,0we0propose0to0replace0the0term0“administration*”0either0with0the0term0“Member0

State”0and/or0with0the0term0“operating0agency”,0as0appropriate.0

We0propose0not0to0use0the0term0“recognized0operating0agency”0(ROA)0because0that0concept0is0no0

longer0applied0in0many0countries.00The0term0“operating0agency”0covers0both0operators0and0recognize0

operators0and0is0applicable0also0in0countries0that0no0longer0“recognize”0operators0in0the0sense0of0the0

ITU’s0definition0of0ROA.00(The0term0“operating0agency”0as0defined0in0the0Constitution0also0includes0

government$owned0operators.)0

Source:*C*68*(Arab*States)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal.00(United*States*and*Canada)0

The0terms0“complete”0and0“complement”0are0synonymous0in0Spanish.00(Mexico)0

Option'5'MOD5:'The0reasoning0for0this0proposal0are0expressed0in0C053.*Source:*C*71*(Portugal)0

Spain0stated0that0in0Spanish0there0is0a0small0difference0between0complete0and0complement.0Therefore,0

Spain0agree0using0complement0in0Spanish.0(Spain)0

It0was0agreed0that0“country”0should0be0replaced0by0“state”,0not0Member0State.0(Sixth*meeting)0

Further0consideration0on0the0reference0to0“state”0instead0of0“Member0State”0is0needed.0(Portugal)0

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in0promoting0the0development0of0telecommunication0



wide0telecommunications.0Source:*C*94*(RCC)*

Option'0'NOC:'

Article*I*

Purpose*and*Scope*of*the*Regulations*

Source*CWG]WCIT*

'

Option'0'NOC:'

1.10a)0These0Regulations0establish0general0principles0

which0relate0to0the0provision0and0operation0of0

international0telecommunication0services0offered0to0the0

public0as0well0as0to0the0underlying0international0

telecommunication0transport0means0used0to0provide0

such0services.0They0also0set0rules0applicable0to0

administrations*.0Source*CWG]WCIT*

Option'1'MOD1:*…*They0also0set0rules0applicable0to0administrations.*.00Member0States0may0apply0these0

rules0to0Recognized0Operating0Agencies.0Source*C*28*(USA)*

'

'

'

'

'

Option'2'MOD2:*…*They0also0set0rules0applicable0to0

'

Option'0'NOC:'The0United0States0does0not0support0this0proposal.00Source*C*99*(USA).0

'

'

'

'

Option'1'MOD1:'

Save0for0Article01.50and0some0editorials,0the0purpose0and0scope0of0the0ITRs0as0expressed0in0Article010has0

stood0the0test0of0time0well.00Source*C*35*(CEPT).*

1.10a)0Editorial0update0to0clarify0that0the0ITRs0apply0to0Member0States.*Source*C*28*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal0(Iran,*Egypt,*Russian*Federation).0

Algeria0reserves0its0right0to0propose0revisions0to0this0provision.0

Member0States0have0to0be0requested0in0the0ITRs0to0transfer0to0their0national0laws0and0administrative0

regulations0those0provisions0of0the0ITRs0that0reference0obligations0on0the0Member0State0or0address0

fraudulent0practices0or0possible0harm0to0another0Member0State.0(Appropriate0text0and0its0citation0in0

the0ITR0shall0be0provided0and0will0be0subject0to0further0review).00Source*C58*(Egypt).*

Option'2'MOD1:'

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administrations.*.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

*

*

*

Option'3'MOD3:*…*They0also0set0rules0applicable0toadministrations*0Member0States0and0operating0

agencies.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0

CEPT0proposes0this0amendment0in0light0of0the0contribution0from0Germany0(CWG$WCIT12/C$53)0to0the0

5th

0Council0Working0Group0on0“Considerations0for0the0revision0of0the0ITRs”.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal0(Russian*Federation).0

0

Option'3'MOD3:*

See0Preamble0and0no.0380CS,0which0states0“The0Member0States0are0also0bound0to0take0the0necessary0

steps0to0impose0the0observance0of0the0provisions0of0this0Constitution,0the0Convention0and0the0

Administrative0Regulations0upon0operating0agencies0authorized0by0them0to0establish0and0operate0

telecommunications0and0which0engage0in0international0services0or0which0operate0stations0capable0of0

causing0harmful0interference0to0the0radio0services0of0other0countries”.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)'

The0United0States0does0not0support0this0proposal.00Source*C*99*(USA).0

1.10a)0–0CONTINUED0

Option'4'MOD4:*1.10a)0These0Regulations0establish0general0principles0which0relate0to0the0provision0

interoperability0and0operation0of0international0

telecommunication0services0for0the0provision0of0

international0telecommunication0services0offered0to0the0

public0as0well0as0to0the0underlying0international0

telecommunication0transport0means0used0to0provide0

such0services.0They0place0obligations0on0Member0States0

in0respect0of0fulfilment0of0the0provisions0of0the0

Regulations0by0administrations0and0operating0agencies0

involved0in0international0telecommunications0also0set0

rules0applicable0to0administrations*.0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

Option'5'MOD5:1.10a)0These0Regulations0establish0general0principles0which0relate0to0the0provision0and0

operation0of0international0telecommunication0services0

offered0to0the0public0as0well0as0to0the0underlying0

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal:0it0is0not0appropriate0to0include0such0issues0in0article0

1.1.0Source*Portugal.0

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international0telecommunication0transport0means0used0

to0provide0such0services.0They0require0Member0States0

to0ensure0that0administrations0and0operating0agencies0

engaged0in0international0telecommunications0comply0

with0the0provisions0of0the0ITRs.0They0also0set0rules0

applicable0to0administrations*.0Source*C*95*(Russian*Federation)0

Option'0'NOC:01.10b)0These0Regulations0recognize0in0Article090the0right0of0Members0to0allow0special0

arrangements.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:01.10b)0These0Regulations0recognize0in0Article090the0right0of0Members0States0to0allow0special0

arrangements0as0provided0in0Article09.0Source*TD*21*Rev.1*and*C*94*(RCC)0


arrangements0on0the0condition0that0these0do0not0cause0

technical0harm0to0third0countries.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1,*Côte*d’Ivoire**and*C*67*(Arab*States)0

'


arrangements.*Source*C*28*(USA),*C*71*(Portugal),*Mexico,*Australia*and*Rwanda0

'

'

'

'

Option'1'MOD1:0It0was0proposed0to0add0at0the0end0“on0the0condition0that0these0do0not0cause0technical0and/or0financial0harm0to0third0countries”0pursuant0to0view0(5)0of0the0WTPF0Opinion06.0(Egypt).0

'

Option'2'MOD2:'

The0United0States0does0not0see0the0need0to0add0“to0third0countries.”0Technical0harm0to0all0

telecommunications0facilities0should0be0avoided.*Source*C*45*(USA)*

It0was0proposed0to0add0“and/or0financial0harm”0pursuant0to0view0(5)0of0the0WTPF0Opinion06,0and0this0

new0text0is0proposed0for0MOD101.10b)0above.0(Egypt).0

Option'3'MOD3:0Editorial0update.*Source*C*28*(USA)*and*Canada0

The0treaty0should0impose0obligations0on0Member0States,0see0C049.00(Portugal)0

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Option'0'NOC:0no0ADD.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)0

Option'1'ADD:0new01.10c)0The0purpose0may0be0general0

rules0to0be0applied0by0administrations0for0regulating0

international0telecommunication0services0and0to0be0

applied0by0operators/service0providers0for0the0provision0

of0such0international0telecommunication0services.0

Source*C*9*(Russian*Federation)0

'

Option'1'ADD:'

This0proposal0would0result0in0detailed0regulatory0provisions,0contrary0to00PP0Resolution01710

(Guadalajara),0which0states0that0the0ITRs0should0contain0“strategic0and0policy0principles”0and0be0“of0

relevance0to0be0included0in0an0international0treaty.”00Source*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada*

This0proposal0does0not0seem0to0be0in0line0with0“Criterion01:0General0compliance0with0the0key0principles0

indicated0in0CEPT0Contribution035”.00Contrary0to0contribution0from0Germany0(CWG$WCIT12/C$53)0to0the0

5th0Council0Working0Group0on0“Considerations0for0the0revision0of0the0ITRs”.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

This0proposal0is0in0line0with0CS0articles037,038,0additionally0Member0States0have0to0be0requested0in0the0

ITRs0to0transfer0to0their0national0laws0and0administrative0regulations0those0provisions0of0the0ITRs0that0

reference0obligations0on0the0Member0State0or0address0fraudulent0practices0or0possible0harm0to0another0

Member0State.0(This0text0is0subject0to0further0review).00Source*C58*(Egypt)0

Option'0'NOC:0no0ADD.0Source*CWG]WCIT)0

Option'1'ADD:0new01.10d)0Member0States0shall0take0the0

relevant0measures0to0prevent0interruptions0of0services0

and0shall0ensure0that0no0harm0is0caused0by0their0

operating0agencies0to0the0operating0agencies0of0other0

Member0States0which0are0operating0in0accordance0with0

the0provisions0of0these0Regulations.0Source*C*94*(RCC)'

Option010ADD:'Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal:0it0is0not0appropriate0to0include0such0

issues0in0article01.1.0Source*Portugal.'


Option'1'ADD:0new01.10e)0Member0States0shall0

guarantee0absolute0priority0for0telecommunications0

relating0to0safety0of0life0(distress),0including0for0

prevention,0relief0and0mitigation0in0emergency0

situations.0Source*C*94*(RCC)'



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Option'1'ADD:0new01.10f)0Member0States0shall0

cooperate0for0the0purpose0of0implementing0the0

International0Telecommunication0Regulations.0Source*C*94*(RCC)'



Option'0'NOC:01.20In0these0Regulations,0"the0public"0is0used0in0the0sense0of0the0population,0including0

governmental0and0legal0bodies.0Source*C*28*(USA)*and*C*71*(Portugal)*

Option'1'MOD:01.20In0these0Regulations,0"the0public"0is0used0in0the0general0sense0of0the0population,0including0

governmental0bodies0and0physical0and0legal0persons0

bodies.0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

Some0Member0States0reserved0their0right0to0propose0revisions0to0this0provision.0(Russian*Federation)*

Option'0'NOC:0The0provision0stood0the0test0of0time.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)*

Option'1'MOD:0This0proposal0concerns0only0the0Russian0version0of0the0text.0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

Option'0'NOC:01.30These0Regulations0are0established0with0a0view0to0facilitating0global0interconnection0and0

interoperability0of0telecommunication0facilities0and0to0

promoting0the0harmonious0development0and0efficient0

operation0of0technical0facilities,0as0well0as0the0efficiency,0

usefulness0and0availability0to0the0public0of0international0

telecommunication0services.*Source*C*71*(Portugal),*USA*and*Canada0

Option'1'MOD1:0…0as0well0as0the0efficiency,0usefulness0and0availability0to0the0public0of0international0

telecommunication0services,0and0the0availability,0

operation,0and0use0of0advanced0telecommunications0

facilities0in0developing0countries.0Source:*C*25*(SG3RG]LAC)*

'

Option'2'MOD2:0…0as0well0as0the0efficiency,0usefulness0

Option000NOC:'The0provision0stood0the0test0of0time.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)0

'

'

'

'

Option'1'MOD1'

The0proposed0addition0is0not0in0accordance0with0the0purpose0of0the0ITRs.*Source:*C*33*(Brazil,*C*45*(USA),*C*54*(Portugal),*and*Canada*

CEPT0considers0that0the0proposal0does0not0relate0to0international0telecommunication0services0(see0CEPT0

criteria0for0accepting0proposals0$0“Criterion050$0Exclusion0of0areas0not0related0to0the0Purpose0and0Scope0

of0the0ITRs0provision0and0operation0of0international”).0Source*C*54*(Portugal)0

Option'2'MOD'2'

This0provision0would0establish0a0legally0binding0commitment0on0Member0States0that0cannot0be0

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and0availability0to0the0public0of0international0

telecommunication0services.0The0scope0may0be0all0

existing,0emerging,0and0future0telecommunication0

facilities0and0services.0Source:*C*9*(Russian*Federation)0

'

'

Option'3'MOD3:0…0as0well0as0the0efficiency,0usefulness,0and0availability0and0security0to0the0public0of0

international0telecommunication0services.0Source:*Russian*Federation,*Algeria*and*C*67*(Arab*States)0

specified0or0well0described0for0its0consideration0and0evaluation.000The0United0States0is0not0able0to0agree0

to0such0an0open$ended0commitment.*Source*C*45*(USA)*

No0support.0CEPT0favours0that0the0ITRs0should0be0technology0neutral0to0accommodate0new0facilities0

and0services.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)0

Option'3'MOD3:'

Reference0should0be0made0to0the0discussions0at0PP$100regarding0cybersecurity.00(Iran)*


1.3'–'CONTINUED'

Option'4'MOD4:01.30These0Regulations0are0established0with0a0view0to0facilitateing0global0interconnection0and0

interoperability0of0telecommunication0networks0

facilities0and0to0promoteing0the0harmonious0

development0and0efficient0operation0of0technical0

facilities,0as0well0as0the0efficiency,0usefulness0and0

availability0to0the0public0of0international0

telecommunication0services,0and0greater0confidence0

and0security,0including0of0information,0in0the0provision0

of0international0telecommunication0services0to0the0

public.*Source*C*94*(RCC)0

'

Option'0'NOC:01.40References0to0CCITT0Recommendations0and0Instructions0in0these0Regulations0

are0not0to0be0taken0as0giving0to0those0

Recommendations0and0Instructions0the0same0legal0

status0as0the0Regulations.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

'

0

0

0

0

Option'1'MOD'1:'

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Option'1'MOD1:01.40Unless0otherwise0specified0in0these0Regulations,0rReferences0to0CCITT0Recommendations0

and0Instructions0…0Source*TD*21*Rev.1*and*Russian*Federation*

Article01.40of0the0existing0ITRs0protects0the0sovereign0rights0of0ITU0Member0States0to0determine0how,0if0

and0when0to0adopt0any0of0the0ITU$T0Recommendations0into0its0regulatory0framework.00The0proposed0

revision0would0give0recommendations0a0legal/policy/regulatory0status0that0could0have0a0chilling0effect0

on0the0work0of0the0ITU$T0Study0Groups0and0on0their0ability0to0adapt0ITU$T0recommendations0to0changes0

as0needed.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

In0this0regard0following0clarifications0are0provided.0Reference0to0any0Recommendation0could0be0made0

in0three0following0ways:0

1)0Reference0is0made0to0specific0ITU$T0Recommendation0proceeded0by0the0word0“shall”0which0makes0

the0application0of0that0Specific0Recommendation0Mandatory.0Due0to0the0rapid0advancement0in0the0

technology,0it0would0inappropriate0to0make0the0application0of0a0given/specific0Recommendation0

mandatory.0

2)0Reference0is0made0to0the0latest0relevant0ITU$T0Recommendation0in0force0proceeded0by0the0word0

“shall”0which0makes0the0application0of0the0latest0in0force0Recommendation0Mandatory.0Such0

incorporation0by0reference0seems0not0to0cause0any0difficulty0due0to0the0fact0that0the0application0of0the0

referenced0latest0Recommendation0would0duly0take0into0account0the0latest0advancement0in0technology0

in0a0mandatory0manner.0

3)0Reference0is0made0to0the0relevant0/0latest0ITU$T0Recommendation0in0force0proceeded0by0the0word0

“should0or0may0or0could0l”0which0makes0the0application0of0the0latest0relevant0ITU$T0Recommendation0in0

a0voluntary0/0non0mandatory0manner.0Such0incorporation0by0reference0seems0also0not0to0cause0any0

difficulty0due0to0the0fact0that0the0application0of0the0referenced0latest00relevant0Recommendation0would00

be0optional00and0,if0applied,0would0duly0take0into0account0the0latest0advancement0in0technology0in0a00

non0mandatory0or0optional0manner.0

Whenever0reference0is0made0to0a0relevant0ITU$T0Recommendation0a0foot0note0to0be0added0indicating0

that0the0TSB0is0instructed0to0periodically0¨[0every0X0Month0]0publish0the0list0of0those0Recommendation0

relevant0to0the0subject0referred0to0in0the0corresponding0provisions0of0ITR0.The0inclusion0of0this0footnote0

is0absolutely0necessary0to0avoid0dispute(s)0among0the0Member0States0involved0in0application0of0that0

Recommendation.0

The0above$mentioned0legal0status0of0the0referenced0ITU$T0Recommendation(s)0needs0to0be0duly0

included0in0the0text,0where0required0

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Source*C*48*(Iran)*

1.4'–'CONTINUED'

'

Option'2'MOD2:*1.40References0to0ITU$TCCITT0Recommendations0and0Instructions0in0these0Regulations0



status0as0the0Regulations.*Source*TD*21*Rev.,*C*28*(USA),*C*71*(Portugal),*C*65*(CITEL)*and*C*74*(ISOC)*and*C*92*(APT)*and*C*93*(Portugal)*

EDITORIAL*NOTE:0C0710proposes0to0put0“and0Instructions”0in0square0brackets.00C0920and0C0930propose0

to0delete0“and0instructions”00C280and0C0650did0not0

propose0to0deleted0“and0instructions”.0

Not0supported.0See0CEPT0criteria0for0accepting0proposals0–0“Criterion020$0“Consistency0with0the0

Preamble0and0Article010of0the0CS”.0The0ITRs0cannot0be0used0to0change0the0non$binding0nature0of0ITU0

Recommendations.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)0

Option'2'MOD'2:'

Editorial0update.*Source*C*28*(USA)*and*Canada*

Supported.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal0(Russian*Federation).0 0

As0a0general0matter,0the0ITU$R0Recommendations0are0also0voluntary.00Only0a0very0few0ITU$R0

Recommendations0are0explicitly0adopted0into0the0Radio0Regulations0by0reference.00This0is0only0done0for0

the0purpose0of0providing0any0necessary0technical0details0that0are0required0for0the0implementation0of0a0

specific0provision0of0the0Radio0Regulations.00In0all0cases,0this0is0to0ensure0technical0compatibility0among0

applications0of0radio0services0that0operate0in0accordance0with0the0Radio0Regulations.00None0of0the0ITU$T0

Recommendations0have0a0comparable0purpose0since0that0they0do0not0provide0technical0details0that0

would0be0required0to0enforce0any0provisions0of0the0ITRs.0There0is0neither0a0technical0nor0a0regulatory0

basis0for0giving0any0of0the0ITU$T0Recommendations0the0same0legal0status0as0the0very0general,0high0level0

provisions0contained0in0the0ITRs.00CITEL0Administrations0support0maintaining0the0existing0Article01.40of0

the0ITRs,0with0the0appropriate0editorial0revision0to0change0“CCITT”0to0“ITU$T”,0which0establishes0that0

the0ITU$T0Recommendations0are0voluntary0for0ITU0Member0States.0Source*C*65*(CITEL)*

The0principles0expressed0in0C0650are0supported0by0CEPT0(see0CEPT0criterion02).0Source*C*72*(Portugal)0

Proposals0to0modify01.40and0to0add0a0new03.50would0have0the0effect0of0making0it0compulsory0for0states0

to0impose0ITU$T0standards0and0potentially0policy0decisions0on0telecom/Internet0service0providers0in0

their0countries.0This0approach0would0be0counterproductive0for0global0communications0and0is0counter0to0

the0international0collaborative0standards0development0process0that0is0place0today.00ISOC0believes0that0

ITU$T0Recommendations0should0continue0to0be0voluntary.00Source*C*74*(ISOC)*

It0should0be0noted0that0as0a0general0rule,0the0application0of0ITU$T0Recommendations0are0non0

mandatory0and0optional/voluntary.0There0is0neither0a0technical0nor0a0regulatory0basis0for0giving0any0of0

the0ITU$T0Recommendations0the0same0legal0status0as0the0very0general,0high0level0provisions0contained0

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in0the0ITRs.0APT0Members0are0therefore0of0the0opinion0that0there0seems0to0be0no0need0to0modify0the00

existing0provision0of0Article01.40of0the0ITRs,0except0appropriate0editorial0revision0to0change0“CCITT”0to0

“ITU$T”,0which0establishes0that0the0ITU$T0Recommendations0are0voluntary0for0ITU0Member0States.00It0is0

worth0mentioning0that0the0term0“Instructions”0referred0to0in0the0provision0of0Article01.40currently0does0

not0exist0in0the0ITRs.0The0above0term0may0therefore0be0deleted.0Source*C*92*(APT)0

1.4'–'CONTINUED'

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Option'3'MOD3:01.40References0to0ITU$T0Recommendations0and0Instructions0in0these0Regulations0



status0as0the0Regulations.0However0Member0States0

should0give0due0consideration0to0ITU$T0

Recommendations0to0which0they0have0not0expressed0a0

reservation.*Source*C*25*(SG3RG]LAC)'

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CEPT0supports0the0suppression0of0the0reference0to0ITU$T0“Instructions”.0As0mentioned0in0INFO0DOC020to0

the07th

0CWG0WCIT$120(Status0of0Instructions),0both0Recommendation0C.30(Instructions0for0international0

communications0services)0and0ITU$T0Recommendation0E.141,0(Instructions0for0operators0on0the0

operator$assisted0international0telephone0service)0were0withdrawn.0Therefore,0CEPT0considers0that0

references0to0instructions0are0outdated0and0should0be0suppressed.0Source*C*93*(Portugal)0

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Option'3'MOD'3:'

This0proposal0is0not0necessary0because,0once0a0country0have0expressed0no0reservation0to0a0

Recommendation,0it0is0obvious0that0this0country0already0gives0its0due0consideration0to0the0

Recommendation.*Source:*C*33*(Brazil)*and*C*54*(Portugal)*

The0United0States0believes0that0the0current0version0of0article01.40is0sufficient.00Our0point0made0above0

applies0here.0Source*C*45*(USA)0

1.4'–'CONTINUED'

Option'4'MOD4:01.40References0to0CCITTITU$T0Recommendations0and0Instructions0in0these0Regulations0

are0not0to0be0taken0as0providing0that0applying0them0is0

mandatory,0unless0otherwise0specified0in0these0

Regulationsgiving0to0those0Recommendations0and0

Instructions0the0same0legal0status0as0the0Regulations.0

Source*C*67*(Arab*States)0

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Option'4'MOD4:0This0change0is0made0so0that0it0will0be0possible0to0make0certain0selected0ITU$T0

Recommendation0binding.00Otherwise0they0could0not0be0made0binding.00Source*C*67*(Arab*States)0


0

Option'5'MOD5:0It0has0been0noticed0that0there0several0instances0of0$0inter0alia0$0fraud,0harm,0misuse,0

misappropriation,0security0threats0and0breaches,0abuse0of0significant0market/negotiation0power0have0

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Option'5'MOD5:01.40References0to0CCITTITU$T0Recommendations0and0Instructions0in0these0Regulations0



status0as0the0Regulations,0unless0otherwise0specified0in0

these0Regulations.0Source*C*81*(Egypt)'

been0exercised0by0Operating0Agencies0as0a0result0of0deviation0from0proper0implementation0or0

adherence0to0ITU0Recommendations,0in0particular0when0commercialization0is0the0main0and0only0

mechanism0for0providing0international0telecommunication0services.0To0avoid0such0malpractices,0OAs0

should0comply0to0the0relevant0provisions0of0the0ITRs0pursuant0to0CS0No.038,0and0comply0to0specific0ITU0

Recommendations,0to0the0greatest0extent0possible,0either0directly,0or0indirectly0through0commitments0

in0the0ITRs0on0MSs0to0include0in0their0national0regulations0or0other0legislative0instruments0reference0to0

these0specific0Recommendations.0Source*C*81*Rev.1*(Egypt)0

The0US0had0proposed0to0add0a0provision0regarding0compliance0with0certain0ITU$T0Recommendation0to0

Appendix020of0the0ITRs,0which0proves0that0there0are0some0instances0where0reference0to0or0inclusion0of0

ITU$T0Recommendations0in0the0ITRs0is0necessary0and0is0a0justifiable0demand.0(Egypt)0

In0response,0the0US0states0that0Appendix020already0contains0a0reference0to0ITU0recommendations0in0the0

section0modified0by0the0US0proposal.00A0statement0that0Member0States0“should0comply”0with0a0relevant0

ITU0Recommendation0does0not0make0that0recommendation0mandatory0or0give0it0the0same0legal0status0

as0a0regulation.0Source*C*99*(USA)0

Key0issues0should0be0addressed0in0the0ITRs,0possibly0by0cross$referencing0ITU$T0Recommendations0in0

the0ITRs.00References0should0be0flexible,0to0accommodate0technological0evolution,0as0is0done0in0the0

Radio0Regulations.0(Iran)0

The0proposed0language0could0have0the0effect0of0making0future0ITU$T0Recommendations0binding.0(UK)0

It0is0legitimate0to0refer0to0Recommendations0or0Resolutions0in0the0ITRs.00That0could0be0done0by0copying0

text0or0making0a0reference.00Incorporation0by0reference0is0used0in0the0Radio0Regulations.00While0it0is0

understood0that0most0Recommendations0are0voluntary,0some0have0regulatory0implications0and0should0

be0binding.00There0is0no0intent0to0make0all0ITU$T0Recommendations0mandatory.00Only0selected,0specific,0

Recommendations0would0be0made0mandatory.00Attention0is0drawn0to0WTSA0Resolution0650which0

stipulates0that0ITU$T0Recommendations0shall0be0applied.0(UAE,*Russian*Federation,*Mexico)0

Comparisons0to0the0Radio0Regulations0are0not0appropriate.00National0laws0and0regulations0regarding0

matters0dealt0with0in0the0ITU$T0differ0widely0and0many0countries0no0longer0participate,0as0countries,0in0

the0ITU$T0work.0(Netherlands)*

Some0countries0stated0that0they0do0not0have0the0resources0to0follow0the0work0of0all0Study0Groups,0so0

they0could0not0accept0that0Recommendations0would0be0binding.0(Portugal)0

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Option'6'MOD6:01.40References0to0CCITTITU0Recommendations0and0Instructions0in0these0Regulations0



status0as0the0Regulations,0unless0these0Regulations0

stipulate0otherwise.0Source*C*95*(Russian*Federation)'

The0history0of0the0ITU$T0Recommendations,0whose0implementation0is0a0national0matter.00The0situation0

is0different0with0respect0to0ITU$R.00It0might0be0difficult0to0ratify0a0treaty0that0contains0many0references0

to0Recommendations.0(Bulgaria)0

People0who0work0in0ITU$T0do0not0expect0to0be0working0on0a0treaty,0and0that0making0Recommendations0

mandatory0could0have0a0chilling0effect0on0their0work.0(USA)*

The0existing0Article050contains0references0making0certain0ITU$T0Recommendations0mandatory.00Such0

provisions0could0be0extended0to0other0areas.0(Mexico)*

People0working0in0ITU$T0work0carefully0and0are0aware0of0the0implications0of0their0work'and0additionally,0Recommendations0having0regulatory0aspects0are0approved0by0circulation0to0MSs0according0to0the0TAP0

procedure..0(Egypt)0

ITU$T0Recommendations0are0voluntary0and0should0remain0so,0unless0there0are0specific0and0precise0

references0as0is0done0in0the0Radio0Regulations.00Future0versions0of0Recommendations0cannot0be0made0

mandatory0by0the0ITRs.0(Sweden)*

Attention0was0drawn0to0C0650from0CITEL.00It0states0that0Recommendations0should0not0be0made0

mandatory.0(Canada)*

Mexico0does0not0associate0with0C065.0(Mexico)0

Recommendations0should0be0applied0on0a0voluntary0basis.0(Korea)*

Option'6'MOD6:'the0reference0to0“ITU”0rather0than0“ITU$T”0is0intentional.0Source*C*95*(Russian*Federation)0

Option'0'NOC:01.50Within0the0framework0of0the0present0

Regulations,0the0provision0and0operation0of0

international0telecommunication0services0in0each0

relation0is0pursuant0to0mutual0agreement0between0

administrations*.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:0…,0the0provision0and0operation0of0international0telecommunication0services0in0each0


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Option'1'MOD'

In0light0of0increased0competition,0a0provision0that0promotes0bilateral0agreements0between0

administrations0as0a0condition0for0provision0and0operation0of0international0telecommunication0services0

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recognized0operating0agencies0(ROAs)0administrations*

.*Source*C*28*(USA)*and*Japan0

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Option'2'SUP:01.5.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)*and*C*93*(Portugal)*

*

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operating0agencies0administrations*

.*Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*and*Egypt*(C*96)0

is0no0longer0appropriate.*Source*C*28*(USA)*

Maintain.0ITRs0should0be0self$contained0instrument.0Source*C*31*(UAE)*

The0United0States0does0not0support0the0UAE0proposal;0it0is0inconsistent0with0CV0#29$32.*Source*C*45*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal0(Russian*Federation)*

No0support0because0ROAs0by0this0MOD0will0not0be0bound0by0the0provisions0of0these0ITRs,0but0only0by0

their0mutual0agreement.00There0should0be0a0mechanism0to0transfer0obligations0when0necessary0to0

ROAs.0Source*C58*(Egypt)0

Option'2'SUP'

International0traffic0handling0today0is0more0complex0than0previously0experienced0and0this0is0reflected0in0

the0commercial0relationships0currently0exist0between0OAs.0Art.0420CS0and0art090of0the0ITRs0refer0to0

special0arrangements0therefore0the0text0on0existing01.50seems0to0be0in0contradiction.0Source*C*93*(CEPT)*

The0United0States0proposes0new0Article01.9.00We0believe0that0this0new0article0would0assist0here0and0

overall.*Source*C*45*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal0(Egypt,*Russian*Federation)*

In0addition0to0the0remarks0expressed0in0C35,0Some0Member0States0noted0that0this0provision0was0

intended0to0set0some0rules0to0"each0relation"0which0in0accordance0to0its0definition0in0article02.70of0the0

existing0ITRs0addresses0to0circuit0switched0networks.0With0the0shift0towards0IP0switched0networks0both0

provisions01.50and02.70are0no0longer0meaningful.0(Portugal)0

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Option'3'MOD2:0see0Preamble.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0

There0are0at0present0four0related0definitions,0two0in0the0CS,0two0in0the0ITRs,0regarding0OA0and0ROA.00

This0situation0should0be0discussed.00(Iran)0

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adminstrations/operating0agencies.*Source*C*94*(RCC)'

Egypt0supports0the0Arab0proposal0in0the0context0that0in0spite0that0article0420of0the0CS0refer0to0special0

arrangements,0and0accordingly0direct0or0complex0commercial0relations0may0exist0between0operators;0

however,0there0should0be0$0and0does0not0contradict0–0to0have0a0legal0binding0document0(agreement)0

between0Operating0Agencies0operating0under0the0jurisdiction0of0their0relevant0Member0States0in0each0

of0the0relations,0either0bi$0or0multilateral,0in0order0to0preserve0their0mutual0rights0firstly,0and0secondly0

to0preserve0the0rights0of0the0involved0Member0States0in0case0of0a0breach0of0this0ITRs,0e.g.0instances0of0

fraud,0misuse0..etc0which0could0have0negative0effects0on0the0interests0of0this0MS0and0/or0its0OAs0or0

users.000

Indeed,0Article0110No.076A0of0the00CS0allows0the0Secretary$General0to00act0as0depositary0of0special0

arrangements0established0in0conformity0with0Article0420of0the0CS.0

Source*C*96*(Egypt)*

The0Unites0States0does0not0support0this0proposal.00Source*C*99*(USA)0

0

Option'0'NOC:01.60In0implementing0the0principles0of0

these0Regulations,0administrations0should0comply0with,0

to0the0greatest0extent0practicable,0the0relevant0CCITT0

Recommendations,0including0any0Instructions0forming0

part0of0or0derived0from0these0Recommendations.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:'…0to0the0greatest0extent0practicable,0the0relevant0ITU$T0CCITT0Recommendations0…*Source*TD*21*Rev.1*and*C*28*(USA)*

0

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Option'1'MOD:'

Editorial0update0to0align0with0CS/CV.*Source*C*28*(USA)*

Supported.0Source*C*54*(Portugal),*Canada*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal0(CCITT0should0be0deleted,0not0replaced0by0ITU$T)0

(Russian*Federation)*

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Option'2'MOD2:'1.6'In0implementing0the0principles0of0

these0Regulations,0administrations*0operating0agencies0

should0comply0with,0to0the0greatest0extent0practicable,0

the0relevant0CCITT0ITU$T0Recommendations,0including0

any0Instructions0forming0part0of0or0derived0from0these0

Recommendations.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*

Option'3'MOD3:01.60In0implementing0the0principles0of0

these0Regulations,0administrations0Member0States0

should0encourage0operating0agencies0to0comply0with,0to0

the0greatest0extent0practicable,0the0relevant0CCITT0ITU$T0


part0of0or0derived0from0these0Recommendations.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)*and*C*93*(Portugal)*

'

Option'4'MOD4:01.60Unless0otherwise0specified0in0these0Regulations,0iIn0implementing0the0principles0of0these0

Regulations,0administrations0Member0States0and0

operating0agencies0should0comply0with,0to0the0greatest0

extent0practicable,0the0relevant0CCITT0ITU$T0


part0of0or0derived0from0these0Recommendations.0Source*C*81*(Egypt)0

Option'2'MOD2:'

See'Preamble.*Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0


0

Option'3'MOD3:''

See'also'C'53'and'C'54'(CEPT'criterion'2'“Compliance'with'the'Preamble'and'Article'1'of'the'CS”).*CEPT0to0further0consider0on0text0under0square0brackets*.*Source*C*71*(Portugal)0

CEPT0confirms0its0endorsement0to0use0“encourage”0as0this0is0the0wording0used0in0provision01.7.b)0in0the0

current0ITRs.0CEPT0supports0the0suppression0of0the0reference0to0ITU$T0“Instructions”0(see0explanation0

on0provision01.40above).*Source*C*93*(Portugal)0


Option'4'MOD4:'See0Option050MOD50in01.40above.0


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Option'5'MOD5:01.60In0implementing0the0principles0of0

these0Regulations,0administrations0should0comply0with,0

To0comply0with0the0aims0of0the0ITRs0and0principle0

enshrined0therein,0,0Member0States0shall0ensure,0to0the0

greatest0extent0practicable,0that0

administrations/operating0agencies0comply0with0the0

relevant0ITU0CCITT0Recommendations0and,0including0


Recommendations.0Source*C*95*(Russian*Federation)0

Option050MOD5:0The0reference0to0“ITU”0rather0than0to0“ITU$T”0is0deliberate.*Source*C*95*(Russian*Federation)0

Option'0'NOC:01.70a)0These0Regulations0recognize0the0right0of0any0Member,0subject0to0national0law0and0should0

it0decide0to0do0so,0to0require0that0administrations0and0

private0operating0agencies,0which0operate0in0its0

territory0and0provide0an0international0

telecommunication0service0to0the0public,0be0authorized0

by0that0Member.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:01.70a)0These0Regulations0recognize0the0right0of0any0Member0State,0….*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.0

Option'2'MOD2:01.70a)0These0Regulations0recognize0the0right0of0any0Member0State,0subject0to0national0law0and0

should0it0decide0to0do0so,0to0require0that0

administrations0and0recognized0private0operating0

agencies(ROAs),0which0operate0in0its0territory0and0

provide0an0international0telecommunication0service0to0

the0public,0be0authorized0by0that0Member0State.*Source*C*28*(USA)*and*C*91*(Rwanda).0



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Option'2'MOD2:0Editorial0update0to0align0with0CS/CV.*Source*C*28*(USA)0

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Option'3'MOD3:'

Member0States0should0have0the0possibility0to0impose0transparency0obligations0on0ROAs0so0that0

Member0States0have0full0visibility0and0knowledge0of0the0evolution0of0the0market.0Only0in0this0way0will0

member0States0be0in0the0position0to0implement0their0policies.*Source*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group).*

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administrations0and0ROAs0private0operating0agencies,0

which0operate0in0its0territory0and0provide0an0

international0telecommunication0service0to0the0public,0

be0authorized0by0that0Member0State0and0be0subject0to0

transparency0and0accountability0requirements.*Source*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group).0

This0proposal0encroaches0on0Member0States’0sovereign0right0to0regulate0their0respective0

telecommunications0environments0as0set0out0in0the0Preamble0to0the0Constitution.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Provision0under0review0by0CEPT.0CEPT0does0not0support0this0specific0proposal0for0a0number0of0reasons:0

$0Transparency0and0accountability0can0be0addressed0at0a0national0or0regional0level0(“Criterion050$0

Exclusion0of0areas0not0related0to0the0Purpose0and0Scope0of0the0ITRs0provision0and0operation0of0

international”);0

$0The0choice0of0obligations0/0remedies0is0a0technical0issue0to0be0addressed0by0national0authorities0(cf.0

criterion01:00General0compliance0with0the0key0principles0indicated0in0CEPT0Contribution035).0

Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

The0ITRs0should0request0Member0States0to0adopt0in0their0national0laws0and0regulatory0frameworks0

provision0applicable0to0private0operating0agencies0authorized0by0them,0to0comply0with0the0provisions0of0

the0ITRs0whenever0it0refer0to0an0obligation,0particularly0that0may0otherwise0cause0harm0or0represent0a0

fraudulent0activity0on0“another0Member0States”.0Source*C58*(Egypt)0

1.7(a)'–'CONTINUED'



administrations*0and0private0operating0agencies,0which0

operate0in0its0territory0and0provide0an0international0

telecommunication0service0to0the0public,0be0authorized0

[/recognized]0by0that0Member0State.*Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*and*C*71*(Portugal)*



administrations0and0private0operating0agencies,0which0

operate0in0its0territory0and0provide0an0international0

telecommunication0services0to0the0public,0be0authorized0

0

Option'4'MOD4'

See'Preamble.*Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*

See0also0C53.0CEPT0considers0that0the0ITRs0should0indirectly0apply0to0Operating0Agencies.0CEPT0to0

further0consider0on0text0under0square0brackets.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)0

EDITORIAL*NOTE:0the0option0“[/recognized]”0is0proposed0only0by0Portugal,0not0by0the0Arab0States.0


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by0that0Member0State.*Source*C*94*(RCC)*

Option'0'NOC:01.70b)0The0Member0concerned0shall,0as0

appropriate,0encourage0the0application0of0relevant0

CCITT0Recommendations0by0such0service0providers.0

Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:01.70b)0The0Member0State0concerned0

shall,0as0appropriate,0encourage0the0application0of0

relevant0ITU$T0CCITT0Recommendations0by0such0service0

providers.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1*and*C*28*(USA)*and*C*91*(Rwanda)*

Option'2'MOD2:01.70b)0The0Member0State0concerned0

shall,0as0appropriate,0encourage0the0application0of0

relevant0CCITT0ITU$T0Recommendations0by0such0service0

providers0operating0agencies.*Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*

Option'3'SUP:01.70b)0Source*C*93*(Portugal)*and*C*94*(RCC)0

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Option'1'MOD1:''

Editorial0update0to0align0with0CS/CV.*Source*C*28*(USA)*and*Canada*

Some0Member0States0proposed0referring0to0“ITU”0Recommendations,0as0opposed0to0“ITU$T”.0(Russian*Federation)*

Option'2'MOD2:'See'Preamble.*Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*

It0was0stated0that0this0provision0appears0to0be0very0similar0to01.6,0perhaps0it0could0be0merged0with01.6.0


Option'3'SUP:0As0noted0above,0it0was0stated0that0this0provision0appears0to0be0very0similar0to01.6.0CEPT0

agrees0with0this0view0and0supports0suppression0of0provision01.7.b)0as0there0is0a0need0to0avoid0

repetition.0Source*C*93*(Portugal)0

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Option'0'NOC:01.70c)0The0Members,0where0appropriate,0

shall0cooperate0in0implementing0the0International0

Telecommunication0Regulations.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:01.70c)0The0Members0States,0where0

appropriate,0shall0cooperate0in0implementing0the0

International0Telecommunication0Regulations.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1*and*C68*(Arab*States)*and*C*91*(Rwanda)0

Option'2'MOD2:01.70c)0The0Members,0where0

appropriate,0shall0cooperate0in0implementing0the0

International0Telecommunication0Regulations.00The0

need0to0promote0compliance0will0be0given0emphasis0

and0appropriate0assistances0will0be0provided0to0

strengthen0national0capacity0in0developing0countries0

and0countries0in0transition0in0support0of0compliance.0

Source:*C*39*(Malaysia)*

*

Option'2'SUP:01.70c).0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

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Option'2'MOD2:'

Could0be0further0developed0in0new0WCIT0Resolution.0Source:*C*39*(Malaysia)*and*Egypt*and*UAE*

Compliance0is0a0national0matter.00ITU$D0has0done0extensive0work0in0Study0Group010to0provide0examples0

of0how0best0to0do0this.00In0addition,0ITU$D0has0assistance0that0can0be0provided0to0Member0States0in0

building0technical0capacity0in0this0area.*Source*C*45*(USA)*

Provision0under0review0by0CEPT.0Nevertheless,0Malaysia0proposal0is0not0supported,0as0it0does0not0seem0

to0be0in0line0with0the0purpose0and0scope0of0ITRs0(criterion050$0Exclusion0of0areas0not0related0to0the0

Purpose0and0Scope0of0the0ITR).00Source*C*54*(CEPT)0

Option'0'NOC:01.80The0Regulations0shall0apply,0regardless0of0the0means0of0transmission0used,0so0far0as0

the0Radio0Regulations0do0not0provide0otherwise.0Source*C*28*(USA)*and*C*93*(Portugal)*and*C*94*(RCC)0

Option'0'NOC:0The0provision0stood0the0test0of0time.0Source*C*93*(Portugal)0

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Option'0'NOC:0no0ADD.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'ADD:0new01.90Nothing0in0these0regulations0shall0be0interpreted0as0modifying0the0rights0and0

obligations0of0Member0States0under0any0other0treaties0

to0which0they0are0parties.0Source*C*45*(USA)0

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Option'1'ADD:'

The0proposed0new0article0assists0in0avoiding0potential0conflicts0between0the0ITRs0and0the0provisions0of0

other0treaties0to0which0Member0States0are0already0parties.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal,0the0ITRs0should0not0refer0to0other0treaties0and0

should0not0be0subordinated0to0other0treaties.0(Egypt,*Iran,*UAE)*

It0was0stated0that0the0ITRs0should0not0conflict0with0other0treaties.0(Portugal,*Russian*Federation)*

Some0Member0States0categorically0opposed0this0proposal.0(Russian*Federation)0

The0issue0of0relations0with0other0treaties0needs0to0be0further0considered0and0the0legal0advisor0was0

asked0to0provide0an0analysis0of0the0issues0raised0by0this0proposal.0

Option'0'NOC:'

Article*2*

Definitions*

For0the0purpose0of0these0Regulations,0the0following0

definitions0shall0apply.0These0terms0and0definitions0do0

not,0however,0necessarily0apply0for0other0purposes.0

Source*CWG]WCIT0

The0Russian0Federation0stated0that0it0reserves0its0position0regarding0definitions.0

Some0Member0States0stated0that0any0modifications0that0contradict0the0CS0or0CV0would0be0difficult0to0

accept.0Source*APT.0

Option'0'NOC:02.10Telecommunication:*Any0transmission,0emission0or0reception0of0signs,0signals,0

writing,0images0and0sounds0or0intelligence0of0any0nature0

by0wire,0radio,0optical0or0other0electromagnetic0

systems.0Source*C*71*(Portugal),*USA*and*Iran*and*C*91*(Rwanda)*and*C*93*(Portugal)*

Option'1'MOD:02.10Telecommunication:*Any0transmission,0emission,0or0reception0or0processing0of0

signs,0signals,0writing,0images0and0sounds0or0intelligence0

Current0definition0is0technology0neutral0and0it0should0remain0that0way0to0ensure0that0the0ITRs0are0a0

flexible0and0enduring0treaty.0Source*C*28*(USA)*

Maintain0so0that0ITRs0is0self$contained.0Source*C*31*(UAE)*

Option'0'NOC:00

The0provision0stood0the0test0of0time.00Source*C*71*(Portugal)*

CEPT0does0not0support0expanding0the0definition0of0Telecommunication0to0include0“processing”0as0it0

would0excessively0broaden0the0scope0of0the0ITRs.0This0topic0is0seldom0discussed0within0ITU0and0Member0

States0never0agreed0on0this0subject.00Telecommunication0is0defined0in0the0Annex0to0the0CS0(p.01012).0As0

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of0any0nature0by0wire,0radio,0optical0or0other0

electromagnetic0systems.0Source*C*67*(Arab*States),*Russian*Federation*and*Egypt*and*C*95(Russian*Federation)0

Option'2'SUP:02.10Source*C*92*(APT)0

stated0in0Art.040of0the0CS,0“In0the0case0of0inconsistency0between0a0provision0of0this0Constitution0and0a0

provision0of0the0Convention0or0of0the0Administrative0Regulations,0the0Constitution0shall0prevail”.00

Therefore,0it0is0worthless0to0agree0on0a0definition0which0is0not0consistent0with0the0CS.0Source*C*93*(Portugal)0

Option'1'MOD:0Expand0the0definition0so0that0it0explicitly0covers0ICTs.00Processing0takes0place0after0signals0are0received.00Source*C*67*(Arab*States)0

Data0protection0may0be0a0topic0for0the0ITRs.0(Russian*Federation)*

An0example0of0processing0is0the0manipulation0or0change0of0calling0party0number0in0a0transit0node.0

(Egypt)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0his0proposal,0which0would0excessively0broaden0the0scope0of0the0

ITRs0.00(Spain,*UK,*USA,*Netherlands)*

The0definition0found0in0the0Constitution0should0be0retained:0a0definition0in0the0ITRs0should0not0conflict0

with0the0Constitution,0which0would0be0the0case0for0this0proposal.0(Korea)0

The0addition0of0“processing”0is0justifiable0from0a0technical0point0of0view0because0processing0does0take0

place0within0networks.0(Mexico)0

This0topic0was0already0discussed0by0a0Council0Working0Group.00After0much0discussion,0there0was0no0

consensus0to0include0the0word0“processing”.00The0current0definition0is0sufficiently0broad0and0should0be0

retained.0(Iran)*

FIRST0notes0Contribution0C0270(Arab0States)0and0supports0the0Intervention0by0Japan0indicating0that0the0

proposed0modification0would0have0the0effect0of0introducing0a0conflict0between0the0definitions0of0

telecommunication0in0the0Constitution0and0ITRs.0Since0the0Constitution0definition0would0take0

precedence,0FIRST0supports0no0change.0(First)*

Option'2'SUP:0This0term0is0already0contained0in0ITU0CS0or0CV,0therefore0there0seems0to0be0no0need0to0

repeat0itin0the0ITRs0unless0it0is0absolutely0necessary.00In0accordance0with0No.0320of0Article040of0the0ITU0

CS,0terms0contained0in0CS/CV0shall0prevail0when0there0is0inconsistency.0Source*C*92*(APT)0

Option'0'NOC:02.20International*telecommunication*service:*The0offering0of0a0telecommunication*capability0between0telecommunication0offices0or0stations0of0any0

Maintain0so0that0ITRs0is0self$contained.0Source*C*31*(UAE)0

Option000NOC:'The0Internet0is0not0a0telecommunication0service.00Including0Internet0traffic0termination0

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nature0that0are0in0or0belong0to0different0countries.0

Source*C*28*(USA)*and*C*71*(Portugal)*and*C*74*(ISOC)*and*C*94*(RCC)0

Option'1'MOD:02.20International*telecommunication*service:*The0offering0of0a0telecommunication*capability0including,0but0not0limited0to:0offering0of0a0

telecommunication0capability0in0roaming,0international0

public0telegram0service,0telex,0traffic0termination0

services0(including0Internet0traffic0termination),0any0

kind0of0circuit0provision0services,0other0services0integral0

to0provision0of0international0telecommunication0

services0between0telecommunication0offices0or0stations0

of0any0nature0that0are0in0or0belong0to0different0

countries.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*and*Côte*d’Ivoire*


would0excessively0broaden0the0scope0of0the0definition.00Source*C*74*(ISOC)0

Some0Member0states0did0not0agree0with0that0statement:0Internet0traffic0termination0is0a0

telecommunication0service.00(Russian*Federation)0

Many0communications0that0take0place0using0the0Internet0are0international0telecommunication0services,0

for0example0Voice0over0IP.0(Iran)*

Internet0is0a0telecommunication0service.0(Mexico)0

Option'1'MOD:'

It0is0believed0essential0to0list0specific0basic0international0telecommunication0services0in0this0definition0so0

to0make0the0text0of02.20clear0and0well$defined.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal,0the0current0definition0is0sufficiently0broad0and0

flexible;0the0addition0is0too0detailed0and0not0technology$neutral.0(Canada,*Portugal,*USA)*

It0was0agreed0that0definitions0should0be0revisited0after0the0other0articles0are0agreed.0

It0was0stated0that0the0specific0issues0raised0by0the0Russian0Federation0could0perhaps0be0addressed0

elsewhere0in0the0ITRs,0without0changing0the0definition.0



CS,0terms0contained0in0CS/CV0shall0prevail0when0there0is0inconsistency.0Source*C*92*(APT)0

Option'0'NOC:02.30Government*telecommunication:0A0telecommunication0originating0with0any:0Head0of0a0

State;0Head0of0a0government0or0members0of0a0

government;0Commanders$in$Chief0of0military0forces,0

land,0sea0or0air;0diplomatic0or0consular0agents;0the0

Secretary$General0of0the0United0Nations;0Heads0of0the0

principal0organs0of0the0United0Nations;0the0International0

Court0of0Justice,0or0reply0to0a0government0telegram.0

Source*C*28*(USA)*and*C*94*(RCC)0

Option'1'MOD:0…00the0International0Court0of0Justice,0or0

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Option'1'MOD:'

Align0with0CS01014.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1*

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repliesy0to0a0government0telegram0telecommunications0

mentioned0above.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.0

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Option'2'SUP:02.3.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)*and*TD*21*Rev.1*and*C*91*(Rwanda)*and*C*92*(APT)0

Maintain.0ITRs0should0be0self$contained0instrument.0Source*C*31*(UAE)00

If0this0text0is0to0be0retained,0the0United0States0supports0aligning0it0with0the0CS/CV0definition.0Source*C*45*(USA)*and*UAE*

Some0Member0States0reserved0their0position.00(Russian*Federation)*

Algeria0reserves0its0right0to0propose0revisions0to0this0proposal.0

Option'2'SUP:00

Obsolete0Source*C*35*(CEPT).*

This0term0is0already0contained0in0ITU0CS0or0CV,0therefore0there0seems0to0be0no0need0to0repeat0itin0the0

ITRs0unless0it0is0absolutely0necessary.00In0accordance0with0No.0320of0Article040of0the0ITU0CS,0terms0

contained0in0CS/CV0shall0prevail0when0there0is0inconsistency.0Source*C*92*(APT)0

Option'0'NOC:02.40Service*telecommunication:**

A0telecommunication0that0relates0to0public0international0

telecommunications0and0that0is0exchanged0among0the0

following:0

$0 administrations;0

$0 recognized0private0operating0agencies,0

$0 and0the0Chairman0of0the0Administrative0

Council,0the0Secretary$General,0the0Deputy0Secretary$

General,0the0Directors0of0the0International0Consultative0

Committees,0the0members0of0the0International0

Frequency0Registration0Board,0other0representatives0or0

authorized0officials0of0the0Union,0including0those0

working0on0official0matters0outside0the0seat0of0the0

Union.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:02.40A0telecommunication0that0relates0

to0public0international0telecommunications0and0that0is0

exchanged0among0the0following:0

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Option'1'MOD1:0

Editorial0updates0to0align0with0CS/CV.*Source*C*28*(USA)*and*Canada0

Maintain0so0that0ITRs0is0self$contained.0Source*C*31*(UAE)0

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$0 recognized0private0operating0agencies,*

$0 and0the0Chairman0of0the0Administrative0Council,0

the0Secretary$General,0the0Deputy0Secretary$General,0

the0Directors0of0the0Bureaux0International0Consultative0

Committees,0the0members0of0the0Radio0Regulations0

International0Frequency0Regulation0Board,0other0…0.*Source*C*28*(USA)0

2.40]*CONTINUED0



exchanged0by0agreement0among0the0following:0


$0 recognized0private0operating0agencies,0





International0Frequency0Registration0Board,0other0

representatives0…0.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.00








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Option'2'MOD2:0

Revisit0after0review0of0Appendix03.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.00

Proposed0addition0of0“by0agreement”0renders0the0definition0inconsistent0with0the0definition0provided0in0

CV01006.0Source*C*45*(USA)00

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Option'3'MOD3:0Align0with0CV.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)*

*

*

*

*

*

360







International0Frequency0Regulation0Board,0other0

representatives0…0*Source*C*35*(CEPT)*and*C*38*(USA)*




–0administrations*0Member0States;0

–*recognized0private0operating0agenciesoperating0agencies,0

…00

Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*


*

*

*

Option'4'MOD4:0See0Preamble.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*


*

*

*



CS,0terms0contained0in0CS/CV0shall0prevail0when0there0is0inconsistency.0Source*C*92*(APT)*

2.40]*CONTINUED0

Option'6'MOD5:0

…0


$0 and0the0Chairman0of0the0Administrative0

Council,0the0Secretary$General,0the0Deputy0Secretary$

General,0the0Directors0of0the0Bureaux0International0

Consultative0Committees,0the0members0of0the0Radio0

Regulations0International0Frequency0Regulation0Board,0

other0representatives0…0*Source*C*94*(RCC)0

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Option'0'NOC:'

2.50Privilege*telecommunication**

2.5.10A0telecommunication0that0may0be0exchanged0

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during0sessions0of0the0ITU0Administrative0Council,0

conferences0and0meetings0of0the0ITU0between,0on0the0

one0hand,0representatives0of0Members0of0the0

Administrative0Council,0members0of0delegations,0senior0

officials0of0the0permanent0organs0of0the0Union0and0their0

authorized0colleagues0attending0conferences0and0

meetings0of0the0ITU0and,0on0the0other,0their0

administrations0or0recognized0private0operating0agency0

or0the0ITU,0and0relating0either0to0matters0under0

discussion0by0the0Administrative0Council,0conferences0

and0meetings0of0the0ITU0or0to0public0international0

telecommunications.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:02.5.10A0telecommunication0that0may0

be0exchanged0during0sessions0of0the0ITU0Administrative0

Council,0conferences0and0meetings0of0the0ITU0between,0

on0the0one0hand,0representatives0of0Members0of0the0

Administrative0Council,0…0,0and0relating0either0to0

matters0under0discussion0by0the0Administrative0Council,0

conferences0and0meetings0of0the0ITU0or0to0public0

international0telecommunications.*Source:*TD*21*Rev.10

Option'2'MOD2:0…,0senior0officials0of0the0General0Secretariat0and0of0the0three0Bureaux0and0members0of0

the0Radio0Regulations0Board0permanent0organs0of0the0

Union0and0their0authorized0colleagues0….0Source:*TD*8*(Secretariat)0

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Option'1'MOD1'


Please0see0edits0below0from0C0280(USA).*(USA)0

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Option'2'MOD2:0Please0see0edits0below0from0C0280(USA).*(USA)0

2.5.10$0CONTINUED0





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Option'3'MOD3:0Editorial0updates0to0align0with0CS/CV.*Source*C*28*(USA)0

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officials0of0the0permanent0organs0of0the0Union0General0

Secretariat0and0of0the0three0Bureaux0and0members0of0

the0Radio0Regulations0Board0and0their0authorized0

colleagues0attending0conferences0and0meetings0of0the0

ITU0and,0on0the0other,0their0administrations0or0

recognized0private0operating0agency0or0the0ITU,0and0

relating0either0to0matters0under0discussion0by0the0

Administrative0Council,0conferences0and0meetings0of0

the0ITU0or0to0public0international0telecommunications.*Source*C*28*(USA).0

Option'4'SUP:02.5.1*Source*TD*21*Rev.1and*C*35*(CEPT),*Iran*and*Russian*Federation*






officials0of0the0permanent0organs0of0the0Union0and0their0

authorized0colleagues0attending0conferences0and0

meetings0of0the0ITU0and,0on0the0other,0their0

administrations0or0recognized0private0operating0agency0

or0the0ITU,0and0relating0either0to0matters0under0

discussion0by0the0Administrative0Council,0conferences0

and0meetings0of0the0ITU0or0to0public0international0

telecommunications.*Source*C*94*(RCC).0

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Option'4'SUP:0Obsolete0Source*C*35*(CEPT),*Iran*and*Russian*Federation.0

Option'0'NOC:02.5.20A0private0telecommunication0that0

may0be0exchanged0during0sessions0of0the0ITU0

Administrative0Council0and0conferences0and0meetings0

of0the0ITU0by0representatives0of0Members0of0the0


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officials0of0the0permanent0organs0of0the0Union0

attending0ITU0conferences0and0meetings,0and0the0staff0

of0the0Secretariat0of0the0Union0seconded0to0ITU0

conferences0and0meetings,0to0enable0them0to0

communicate0with0their0country0of0residence.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:02.5.20A0private0telecommunication0

that0may0be0exchanged0during0sessions0of0the0ITU0



Administrative0Council,0…0*Source*TD*21*Rev.1*






officials0of0the0permanent0organs0of0the0Union0senior0

officials0of0the0General0Secretariat0and0of0the0three0

Bureaux0and0members0of0the0Radio0Regulations0Board0

attending0ITU0conferences0and0meetings,0…00Source:*C*28*(USA)*and*Secretariat*(TD*8)0

Option'3'SUP:02.5.2*Source*TD*21*Rev.1*and*C35*(CEPT).*




of0the0ITU0by0representatives0of0Members0States0of0the0

Administrative0Council,0…0*Source*C*94*(RCC)0

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Option'1'MOD1:'


Please0see0edits0below0from0C0280(USA).*(USA)0

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Option'2'MOD2:0Editorial0updates0to0align0with0CS/CV.*Source*C*28*(USA)0

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Option'3'SUP:0Obsolete0Source*C*35*(CEPT).0

Option'0'NOC:02.60International*route:*Technical0facilities0and0installations0located0in0different0countries0

and0used0for0telecommunication0traffic0between0two0

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international0telecommunication0terminal0exchanges0or0

offices.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'SUP:02.6.0Source*C*28*(USA),*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group),*and*C*54*(Portugal)0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Option'2'MOD:02.60International*route:*A0route0for0the0transmission0of0traffic0between0tTechnical0facilities0and0

installations0located0in0different0countries0and0used0for0

telecommunication0traffic0between0two0international0

telecommunication0terminal0exchanges0or0offices.0

Source*C*94*(RCC)0

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Option'1'SUP:'

Does0not0account0for0the0multitude0of0routing0arrangements0that0currently0exist0under0commercial0

arrangements,0where0the0choice0of0international0route0is0a0commercial0matter;0no0longer0necessary.0

Source*C*28*(USA)00

This0definition0does0not0longer0reflect0reality.0Source*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group)*

CEPT0considers0that0this0definition0is0no0longer0required0as0it0does0not0reflect0reality0(multitude0of0

routing0arrangements)..0Source:*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal,0the0definition0should0be0retained,0but0perhaps0

revised.0(Côte*d’Ivoire,*Cuba,*Russian*Federation)0

Some0Member0States0reserved0their0position0and0indicated0the0right0of0a0Member0State0to0know0the0

route0of0its0traffic,0at0least0for0security0purposes.0(Egypt)*

Algeria0reserves0its0right0to0propose0revisions0to0this0proposal.0

Option'0'NOC:02.70Relation:*Exchange0of0traffic0between0two0terminal0countries,0always0referring0to0a0specific0

service0if0there0is0between0their0administrations*:0

a)0a0means0for0the0exchange0of0traffic0in0that0specific0

service:0

$0over0direct0circuits0(direct0relation),0or0

$0via0a0point0of0transit0in0a0third0country0(indirect0

relation),0and0

Option'0'NOC:0The0definition0is0relevant0and0useful,0it0should0be0maintained.00Source*C*67*(Arab*States)'


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b)0normally,0the0settlement0of0accounts.0Source*C*67*(Arab*States)0

Option'1'MOD1:02.70Relation:**

…0

b)0normally,0the0settlement0of0accounts0by0manual0or0

other0billing0systems0as0appropriate.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.*

*

*

*

0

Option'2'SUP:02.7.0Source*C*28*(USA),*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group),*and*C*54*(Portugal)*and*C*91*(Rwanda)*

0

0

0

0

Option'1'MOD1:02.70Relation::0Exchange0of0traffic0between0two0terminal0countries,0always0referring0to0a0

specific0service0if0there0is0between0their0

administrations*operating0agencies:0

…0


Review0to0see0if0still0required.0Source:*C*35*(CEPT)*

The0United0States0proposes0to0suppress0Article02.70in0its0entirety0because0it0does0not0reflect0the0existing0

competitive0international0telecommunication0market.0Source:*C*45*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0reserved0their0position0and0indicated0that0the0term0“indirect0relation”0has0to0be0

also0defined,0in0addition0to0a0comprehensive0definition0of0the0term0“hub”.0(Egypt)*

It0was0stated0that0the0definition0may0need0to0be0revised.0

Some0Member0States0stated0that0this0definition0is0still0relevant.0(Côte*d’Ivoire)0


Option'2'SUP:'

Does0not0reflect0the0existing0competitive0international0telecommunication0market;0no0longer0necessary.*Source*C*28*(USA)*and*C*91*(Rwanda)*


CEPT0considers0that0this0definition0is0no0longer0required0as0it0does0not0reflect0reality0(competitive0

market).0Source:*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0countries0did0not0support0this0proposal.0(Iran,*Russian*Federation)*

In0addition0to0the0remarks0expressed0in0C350regarding01.5,0Some0Member0States0noted0that0this0

provision0was0intended0to0set0some0rules0to0"each0relation"0which0in0accordance0to0its0definition0in0

article02.70of0the0existing0ITRs0addresses0to0circuit0switched0networks.0With0the0shift0towards0IP0

switched0networks0both0provisions01.50and02.70are0no0longer0meaningful.0(Portugal)0

Option'1'MOD1:0See0Preamble.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0

2.7'–'CONTINUED' '

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Option'2'MOD2:02.70Relation::0Exchange0of0traffic0between0two0terminal0countries,0always0referring0to0a0

specific0service0if0there0is0between0their0

administrations/operating0agencies:0

…0

Source*C*94*(RCC)0

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Option'0'NOC:02.80Accounting*rate:*The0rate0agreed0between0administrations

*0in0a0given0relation0that0is0

used0for0the0establishment0of0international0accounts.*Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'SUP:02.8.0Source*C*28*(USA),*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group,*and*C*54*(Portugal).*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Option'2'MOD1:02.80Accounting*rate:*The0rate0agreed0between0administrations

*0in0a0given0relation0that0is0

used0for0the0establishment0of0international0accounts.*Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*

Option'3'MOD2:02.80Accounting*rate:*The0rate0agreed0between0administrations/operating0agencies0in0a0given0

relation0that0is0used0for0the0establishment0of0

international0accounts0for0international0

telecommunication0services.*Source*C*94*(RCC)0

Option'0'NOC:0The0Unites0States0does0not0support0this0proposal.00Source*C*99*(USA)0

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Option'1'SUP:'

Does0not0reflect0the0full0range0of0arrangements0in0the0market0and0is0not0necessary0in0light0of0proposed0

changes0to0Article06.0Source*C*28*(USA)*


CEPT0considers0that0this0definition0is0no0longer0required0as0it0does0not0reflect0reality0(wide0variety0of0

arrangements).0Source:*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0countries0did0not0support0this0proposal.0(Côte*d’Ivoire,*Iran,*Russian*Federation)*

Do0not0support0suppression.00Article0should0be0rephrased0properly0to0go0in0line0with0new0market0trends.00

Source*C*91*(Rwanda)*

Option'2'MOD1:0See0Preamble.00We0propose0simply0to0delete0the0term0“administration”0without0

replacing0it0with0any0other0term,0and0this0so0that0the0definition0applies0to0all0entities,0including0those0

that0might0not0be0considered0to0be0“operating0agencies”.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*


Option'0'NOC:02.90Collection*charge:*The0charge0established0and0collected0by0an0administration

*0from0its0

customers0for0the0use0of0an0international0

telecommunication0service.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:02.90Collection*charge:*The0charge0

Option'0'NOC:0The0Unites0States0does0not0support0this0proposal.00Source*C*99*(USA)0

'

Option'1'MOD1:0Editorial0update.*Source*C*28*(USA)*

440





established0and0collected0by0an0administration*/ROA0

from0its0customers0for0the0use0of0an0international0

telecommunication0service.*Source*C*28*(USA),*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group).0

Option'2'SUP:02.9.0Source:*C*16*(SG3RG]AFR),*C*27*(SG3RG]AO),*and*C*54*(Portugal)*

*

*

Option'3'MOD2:02.90Collection*charge:*The0charge0established0and0collected0by0an0administration

*0from0its0

customers0for0the0use0of0an0international0

telecommunication0service.00Source*C*60*(Africa)*and*C*68*(Arab*States)*and*C*91*(Rwanda)0

0

0

0

Option'4'MOD3:02.90Collection*charge:*The0charge0established0and0collected0by0an0

administration/operating0agency0from0its0customers0for0

the0use0of0an0international0telecommunication0service.*Source*C*94*(RCC)0

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'

Option'2'SUP:'

This0term0is0included0in0Article06.1.30and0therefore0the0definition0should0not0be0SUP.0Source:*C*45*(USA)*

As0CEPT0is0proposing0to0delete0provision06.1.10this0definition0seems0no0longer0needed.0Source*C*54*and*C*72*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal.0(Côte*d’Ivoire)*

Option'3'MOD2:0

The0definition0should0apply0to0all0entities0that0collect0charges.*Editorial*note:0apply0the0same0change0to0

all0definitions0in0which0administration*0appears:0the0definition0should0apply0to0all0entities,0not0only0to0

ROA0or0OA.*Source*C*60*(Africa)0

See0Preamble.00We0propose0simply0to0delete0the0term0“administration”0without0replacing0it0with0any0

other0term,0and0this0so0that0the0definition0applies0to0all0entities,0including0those0that0might0not0be0

considered0to0be0“operating0agencies”.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*


Option'0'NOC:02.100Instructions:*A0collection0of0provisions0drawn0from0one0or0more0CCITT0

Recommendations0dealing0with0practical0operational0

procedures0for0the0handling0of0telecommunication0

traffic0(e.g.,0acceptance,0transmission,0accounting).0

Source*CWG]WCIT0

'

'

'

Option'1'MOD:'

Review0to0see0if0still0required.0Source:C35*(CEPT)*and*Russian*Federation*

450





Option'1'MOD1:02.100Instructions:*A0collection0of0provisions0drawn0from0one0or0more0ITU$T0CCITT0

Recommendations0…0*Source*TD*21*Rev.*1,*C*28*(USA)*and*C*68*(Arab*States)*

*

*

*

*

*

Option'2'SUP:02.100Source*C*93*(Portugal)0

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Option'3'MOD2:02.100Instructions:*A0collection0of0provisions0drawn0from0one0or0more0ITU0CCITT0

Recommendations0…0*Source*C*94*(RCC)'

Further0review0is0required0to0see0whether0this0provision0is0necessary.*Source:*C*45*(USA)*

Attention0was0drawn0to0INF$20which0provides0information0on0instructions:0at0present0there0are0no0

instructions0which0are0in0force.0

Editorial0update.*Source*C*28*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0stated0that0the0definition0should0be0retained.0(Canada)*

Some0Member0States0proposed0referring0to0“ITU”0Recommendations0(as0opposed0to0“ITU$T”).0(Russian*Federation)*

Option'2'SUP:0See01.40above.0Source*C*93*(Portugal)*

0

Option'3'MOD2:0The0use0of0“ITU”0instead0of0“ITU$T”0is0deliberate.00Source*C*94*(RCC)'

460






Option'1'ADD:0CS01004.0Source*C*31*(UAE).*

Public*Correspondence:0Any0telecommunication0which0

the0offices0and0stations0must,0by0reason0of0their0being0

at0the0disposal0of0the0public,0accept0for0transmission.0

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Option'1'ADD:'

ITRs0should0be0self$contained0instrument.0Source*C*31*(UAE)*and*Russian*Federation*

The0United0States0does0not0support0moving0these0definitions0out0of0the0CS/CV0and0into0this0treaty0or0

duplicating0them.00The0CS/CV0are0standalone0treaties,0and0their0provisions0are0integral0in0their0entirety.00

Moving0articles0out0of0the0CS/CV0destabilizes0their0integrity.00These0definitions0inform0the0application0of0

both0the0ITRs0and0the0Radio0Regulations0and0should0remain0in0the0CS/CV.00Furthermore,0the0definition0

for0mobile0service0in0CV010030pertains0to0radiocommunications,0the0focus0of0the0Radio0Regulations0and0

not0the0ITRs.*Source:*C*45*(USA)*

Definitions0on0Public0Correspondence0(CS01004);0Telegram0(CS01013);0Private0Telegrams0(CS01015);0

Telegraphy0(CS01016);0Telephony0(CS01017)0;0Mobile0service0(CV01003)0are0not0needed0since0there0are0

no0articles0in0the0ITRs0which0refer0to0these0definitions.0The0argument0that0the0ITRs0should0be0self0

contained0is0in0contradiction0with0the0Preamble0of0the0Treaty,0therefore0CEPT0considers0that0the0

inclusion0of0a0definition0of0Operating0Agency0(CS01007)0is0also0not0needed.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0do0not0support0this0proposal.0(Canada)0


Option'1'ADD:0CS01007.0Source*C*31*(UAE)*and*C*67*(Arab*States)*and*C*94*(RCC)*

Operating*Agency:0Any0individual,0company,0

corporation0or0governmental0agency0which0operates0a0

telecommunication0installation0intended0for0an0

international0telecommunication0service0or0capable0of0

causing0harmful0interference0with0such0a0service.0

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Option'1'ADD:0See0above0

470






Option'1'ADD:0CV01006.0Source*C*31*(UAE).*

Service*Telecommunication:0A0telecommunication0that0

relates0to0public0international0telecommunications0and0

that0is0exchanged0among0the0following:0

–0administrations,0

–0recognized0operating0agencies,0and0

–0the0Chairman0of0the0Council,0the0Secretary$General,0

the0Deputy0Secretary$General,0the0Directors0of0the0

Bureaux,0the0members0of0the0Radio0Regulations0Board,0

and0other0representatives0or0authorized0officials0of0the0

Union,0including0those0working0on0official0matters0

outside0the0seat0of0the0Union.00

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Option'1'ADD:0new02.110Transit*rate:0a0rate0set0by0the0point0of0transit0in0a0third0country0(indirect0relation).*Source*TD*21*Rev.1,*Russian*Federation*and*C*67*(Arab*States)0

'

Option'1'ADD:'

It0is0not0necessary0or0possible0to0define0all0routing0options0in0a0competitive0environment0where0choice0

of0route0and0payment0option0is0a0commercial0matter.*Source:*C*45*(USA)*

Definition0is0not0needed0since0there0are0no0articles0in0the0ITRs0which0refer0to0these0definitions.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0stated0that0this0definition0is0required.00(Egypt,*Russian*Federation)0

480






Option'1'ADD:0new02.120Termination*rate:0A0rate0set0by0the0destination0administration/ROA0for0terminating0

incoming0traffic0regardless0of0origin.*Source*TD*21*Rev.*1,*Russian*Federation*and*C*67*(Arab*States)0

'

Option'1'ADD:'

It0is0not0necessary0or0possible0to0define0all0routing0options0in0a0competitive0environment0where0choice0

of0route0and0payment0option0is0a0commercial0matter.*Source:*C*45*(USA)*

Definition0is0not0needed0since0there0are0no0articles0in0the0ITRs0which0refer0to0these0definitions.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0stated0that0this0definition0is0required.00(Russian*Federation)0

Option'0'NOC:0no0ADD.0Source*C*92*(APT)0

Option'1'ADD:0new02.130Spam:0information0transmitted0

over0telecommunication0networks0as0text,0sound,0

image,0tangible0data0used0in0a0man$machine0interface0

bearing0advertizing0nature0or0having0no0meaningful0

message,0simultaneously0or0during0a0short0period0of0

time,0to0a0large0number0of0particular0addressees0

without0prior0consent0of0the0addressee0(recipient)0to0

receive0this0information0or0information0of0this0nature.0

(Spam0should0be0distinguished0from0information0of0any0

type0(advertisements0inclusive)0transmitted0over0

broadcasting0(non$addressed)0networks0(such0as0TV0

and/or0radio0broadcasting0networks,0etc.)).0Source:*Russian*Federation*(C*22),*Algeria,*Egypt*and**C67*(Arab*States)*and*C*91*(Rwanda)0

0

0

0

0

Option'2'ADD:0new02.130Spam:0Information0transmitted0

Option000NOC:'It0was0considered0that0since0this0issue0may0be0outside0the0scope0of0ITRs0it0would0

therefore0be0difficult0to0include0this0definition0in0the0ITRs.0Therefore0one0possible0alternative0is0to0adopt0

relevant0Resolutions0to0address0this0issue.0Source*C*92*(APT)0

Option'1'ADD:'

The0United0States0does0not0agree0that0a0definition0of0SPAM0should0be0added.00Advances0are0made0in0

this0area0continually0and0any0attempt0to0address0SPAM0through0the0ITRs0would0be0ineffective0and0

would0be0outdated0immediately.00The0most0effective0mechanisms0for0responding0to0SPAM0are0

technological.0To0add0an0issue0like0SPAM0also0would0change0the0technological0neutrality0of0the0treaty.*Source:*C*45*(USA)*

Under0editorial0review,0namely0to0evaluate0compatibility0with0the0EU/EEA0legislation,0and0to0reflect0the0

work0being0developed0at0international0level,0e.g.0OECD.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal:0it0is0not0sufficiently0broad0to0cover0existing0national0

laws0on0spam.0(Australia)0

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0adding0any0definition0of0spam.0(Canada)*

To0deal0with0spam0ISOC0supports0the0development0of0codes0of0conduct0or0best0practices0at0the0

national,0regional,0and0international0level.0As0a0model,0we0urge0examination0and0consideration0of0

individual0jurisdictions’0self$regulatory0approaches0that0have0evolved0with0regard0to0advertising,0

including0consumer0protection0mechanisms.0Adding0a0definition0of0spam0to0the0ITRs0would0extend0

treaty0coverage0into0areas0of0content0and0use0of0the0network,0again0with0the0force0of0international0

treaty0and0likely0national0law.0*Source*C*74*(ISOC)0

490





over0telecommunication0networks0simultaneously0or0

during0a0short0period0of0time0to0a0large0number0of0

particular0addressees*0without0prior0consent0of0the0

addressee0(recipient)0to0receive0this0information0or00

information0of0this0nature.0

*0Spam0should0be0distinguished0from0information0of0any0

type0(including0advertisements)0transmitted0over0

broadcasting,0including0non$addressed,0networks.0

Source:*C*94*(RCC)0

Option'0'NOC:0no0ADD.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)*and*C*92*(APT)0

Option'1'ADD:0new02.140Hub:0a0transit0center0(or0network0operator)0that0offers0to0other0operators0a0

telecommunication0traffic0termination0service0to0

nominated0destinations0contained0in0the0offer.0Source*C*27*(SG3RG]AO)*and*C*67*(Arab*States)*and*C*91*(Rwanda)0




Option'1'ADD:'

The0United0States0does0not0agree0that0the0definition0of0“hub”0should0be0added0to0the0treaty0as0the0

treaty0should0be0technology0neutral0and0flexible.00Adding0terms0like0“hub”0begins0to0insert0issues0of0a0

granular0technological,0commercial0operational0nature.0Source:*C*45*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal,0it0is0inconsistent0with0Resolution0171.0(Canada)0

Technical0Definition0not0needed0in0the0ITR0as0the0concept0is0not0being0used0in0the0Treaty.0Not0aligned0

with0Criterion01.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Attention0was0drawn0to0the0criteria0presented0in0C054.0

Some0Member0States0stated0that0this0definition0is0required0because0many0of0the0fraudulent0activities0

and0inconveniences0to0the0users0are0due0to0hubbing0of0international0traffic.0Source:*C56,*57*&*58*(Egypt)*and*C*91*(Rwanda)0

500





Option'0'NOC:0no0ADD.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)*and*C*92*(APT)0

Option'1'ADD:0new02.150Hubbing:0the0routing0of0telecommunication0traffic0in0hubbing0mode0consists0in0

the0use0of0hub0facilities0to0terminate0

telecommunication0traffic0to0other0destinations,0with0

full0payment0due0to0the0hub.*Source*C*27*(SG3RG]AO)*and*C*67*(Arab*States)*and*C*91*(Rwanda)0




Option'1'ADD:'

Agreed0by0SG30in0D.000.0Source*C*27*(SG3RG]AO).*

The0United0States0does0not0agree0that0the0definition0of0“hubbing”0should0be0added0to0the0treaty0as0the0

treaty0should0be0technology0neutral0and0flexible.00Adding0terms0like0“hubbing”0begins0to0insert0issues0of0

a0granular0technological,0commercial0operational0nature.00The0proposed0revision0introduces0a0detailed0

provision0that0is0contrary0to0Resolution01710according0to0which0the0ITRs0should0reflect0“…strategic0and0

policy0principle.”0to0ensure0flexibility0and0to0accommodate0technological0advances.*Source:*C*45*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal,0it0is0inconsistent0with0Resolution0171.0(Canada)0

Technical0Definition0not0needed0in0the0ITR0as0the0concept0is0not0being0used0in0the0Treaty.0Not0aligned0

with0Criterion01.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0stated0that0this0definition0is0required0because0many0of0the0fraudulent0activities0

and0inconveniences0to0the0users0are0due0to0hubbing0of0international0traffic.0Source:*C56,*57*&*58*(Egypt)*and*C*91*(Rwanda)0

Option'0'NOC:0no0ADD.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)*and*C*92*(APT)*and*C*93*(Portugal)0

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Option'1'ADD1:0new02.160Fraud:*use0of0any0telecommunications0facilities0or0services0with0the0

intention0of0avoiding0payment,0without0correct0

payment,0with0no0payment0at0all,0by0making0someone0

Option000NOC:0

It0was0considered0that0since0this0issue0may0be0outside0the0scope0of0ITRs0it0would0therefore0be0difficult0

to0include0this0definition0in0the0ITRs.0Therefore0one0possible0alternative0is0to0adopt0relevant0Resolutions0

to0address0this0issue.0Source*C*92*(APT)*

CEPT0reiterates0its0position0as0CEPT0considers0that0Fraud0is0a0matter0defined0and0dealt0with0under0

national0jurisprudence,0and0therefore0its0application0to0telecommunications0remains0a0national0matter.*Source*C*93*(Portugal)0

Option'1'ADD1:'

Opinion060of0the0Fourth0World0Telecommunications0Policy0Forum0(Lisbon,02009)0contains0the0following0

definition0of0the0term0“fraud”:0

510





else0pay,0or0by0using0a0wrongful0or0criminal0deception0in0

order0to0obtain0a0financial0or0personal0gain0from0the0use0

of0those0facilities0or0services.0Source*C*41*(Pacific*Islands),*C*43*(SG3RG]AFR),*C*49*(UAE)*and*C*67*(Arab*States)0

Use0of0telecommunications0facilities0with0the0intention0of0avoiding0payment;0without0correct0

payment,0with0no0payment0at0all,0or0by0making0someone0else0pay.0

That0definition0does0not0fully0account0for0fraud0that0involves0the0misuse/misappropriation0of0

numbering0resources.0Therefore,0we0propose0to0expand0that0definition.*Source*C*41*(Pacific*Islands)*

The0United0States0reserves0its0right0to0provide0further0text0once0draft0text0on0the0issues0listed0is0

provided.00We0observe0that0this0proposal0would0add0a0new0detailed0regulatory0issue0to0the0ITRs,0in0

contravention0of0PP0Resolution01710(Guadalajara),0and0outside0the0scope0of0the0ITU0mandate0related0to0

national0legal,0policy,0and0regulatory0matters,0and0content.*Source*C*45*(USA)*and*Australia*and*Canada*

While0this0Administration0has0no0difficulty0to0support0this0proposal,0however,0it0seeks0clarification0on0

how0this0modified0definition0will0be0implemented0and0in0which0article0it0is0cross0referenced.0Source*C*48*(Iran)0

Not0supported.0CEPT0believes0that0fraud0is0outside0the0scope0of0Article010of0the0ITRs0and0also0appears0in$

consistent0with0the0purposes0of0the0Union0as0set0out0in0Article010of0the0Constitution.0In0fact,0the0

purposes0of0the0Union0do0not0relate0to0fraud0or0other0criminal0issues.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0stated0that0a0definition0of0fraud0should0be0included,0but0reserved0their0position0

regarding0the0actual0text0of0the0definition.0(Russian*Federation)*

2.160$0CONTINUED0

Option'2'ADD2:0new02.160Fraud:0Use0of0public0international0telecommunication0services0or0facilities0

with0the0intention0of0avoiding0payment,0without0correct0

payment,0with0no0payment0at0all,0or0by0making0

someone0else0pay,0by0misusing0numbering00resources0or0

other0deceptive0practices,0in0order0to0obtain0personal0or0

financial0gain.00Source*C*47*(Cuba)0

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'

Option'2'ADD2:'

The0World0Telecommunication0Policy0Forum0(Lisbon,02009)0considered0the0possibility0of0including0the0

issue0of0fraud0in0the0subjects0for0possible0consideration0in0the0revision0of0the0ITRs,0and0Opinion060of0the0

Forum0proposed0that0it0be0defined0as0“Use0of0telecommunications0facilities0with0the0intention0of0

avoiding0payment;0without0correct0payment,0with0no0payment0at0all,0or0by0making0someone0else0pay.”0

This0text0was0a0first0attempt0at0a0definition0which0could0be0expanded0in0order0to0identify0the0form0that0

fraud0in0international0telecommunications0takes,0with0the0definition0referring0to0the0misuse0of0

numbering0resources0or0other0deceptive0practices.0

The0ITRs0need0to0complement0this0definition0by0identifying0the0scope0of0the0commitments0made0by0

members0in0regard0to0this0issue,0and0to0that0end0we0propose0that0provisions0be0added0to0Article060of0

520





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'

Option'3'ADD3:0new02.160Fraud:0use0of0any0telecommunications0facilities0or0services0with0the0

intention0of0avoiding0payment,0without0correct0

payment,0with0no0payment0at0all,0by0making0someone0

else0pay,00by0using0a0wrongful0or0criminal0deception0in0

order0to0obtain0a0financial0or0personal0gain0from0the0use0

of0those0facilities0or0services0or0by0intentional0

misrepresentation0of0identity0which0can0lead0to0actual0

or0potential0disadvantage0or0financial0harm0to0another0

individual0or0group.0Source*C*57*(Egypt)*and*Côte*d’Ivoire*and*C*91*(Rwanda)*

0

0

0

0

Option'4'ADD4:0new02.160Network*fraud:0(fraud0on0international0telecommunication0networks):0The0

causing0of0harm0to0operating0agencies0or0to0the0public,0

the0wrongful0obtaining0of0gain0in0the0provision0of0

international0telecommunication0services0through0

abuse0of0trust0or0deception,0including0through0

inappropriate0use0of0numbering0resources.00Source*C*94*(RCC)0

the0ITRs.0

Source*C46*(Cuba)*

Some0Member0States0do0not0the0support0the0addition0of0any0definition0of0fraud.0(Australia,*Canada,*USA)0

Option'3'ADD3:'

It0has0been0noticed0that0the0proposed0definitions0focus0on0fraudulent0activities0related0to0financial0

dimensions0and0the0assurance0of0correct0payment,0Although,0intentional0misrepresentation0of0identity0

adds0significantly0to0this0problem,0particularly0with0the0increased0use0of0the0alternative0calling0

procedures0of0international0traffic0including0Hubbing0where0the0call0origin0identifiers0are0not0passed0

transparently0or0may0be0intentionally0altered0to0mislead0the0destination0party;0it0also0causes0other0

types0of0harm0or0disadvantage0to0the0called0party0or0to0the0terminating0administration0or0operating0

agency0or0even0the0Member0State,0either0actual0or0potential,0thus0it0is0proposed0to0address0it0explicitly0

in0the0definition.0Source*C*57*(Egypt)*

Some0Member0States0do0not0the0support0the0addition0of0any0definition0of0fraud.0(Australia,*Canada,*USA)0

Some0regions0are0in0a0view0that0a0definition0on0Fraud0should0not0be0included0as0being0a0national0matter.0

Egypt0is0in0a0view0that0fraud0occurs0as0a0result0of0mal$practices0of0some0OAs0affecting0other0OAs0

internationally,0such0as0but0not0limited0to:0misuse,0CLI0spoofing0or0blocking,0…etc.0Fraud0definition0can0

help0in0characterizing0instances0of0violation0of0the0ITR0treaty0in0such0cases0or0others.00Source*C*96*(Egypt)0

530






Option'1'ADD:0new02.17*Global*telecommunication*service*(GTS):0A0service,0based0on0international0numbering0resources,0which0enables0communication0to0

be0established0between0an0end$consumer0subscriber0

and0a0subject0or0object0whose0physical0location0and0

national0jurisdiction0have0no0bearing0on0the0service’s0

use;0which0satisfies0and0complies0with0recognized0and0

accepted0international0standards;0and0which0is0provided0

over0the0public0telecommunication0network0by0one0or0

more0recognized0operating0agencies0(ROAs)0using0the0

identifiers0of0a0ubiquitous0network0in0two0or0more0

countries.0

A0GTS0is0characterized0by0the0existence0of0a0single0

infrastructure0complex,0the0location0of0whose0

components0is0distributed0among0two0or0more0

countries0such0that0this0complex0cannot,0in0terms0of0its0

ownership0or0location,0be0attributed0to0any0one0

country;0and0by0a0single0GTS0ROA,0endowed0by0ITU0with0

the0status0of0GTS0operator0and0operating0in0accordance0

with0the0ITRs0and0with0the0legislations0of0those0ITU0

Member0States0on0whose0territories0it0provides0access0

to0the0telecommunication0service0Source:*C*73*(Multiregional*Transit*Telecom)*

'

Option'1'ADD:'

Codes0have0been0assigned0to0over0350global0telecommunication0services0(GTSs)0recognized0by0ITU$T,0

and0the0Director0of0TSB0publishes0new0or0modified0code0assignments0on0the0website,0where0this0

information0is0available0to0any0organization0needing0to0make0changes.0

The0adoption0by0WCIT$120of0an0appropriate0provision0for0inclusion0in0the0ITRs,0laying0down0and0

enshrining0the0principles0and0procedure0for0call0setup0when0using0global0numbering0would0be0an0

effective0means0of0promoting0the0new0services0in0the0context0of0construction0of0the0global0information0

society0using0global0numbering0resources.0

The0need0to0introduce0an0appropriate0provision0in0the0ITRs0stems0from0the0fact0that0TSB0does0not0grant0

the0applicant0the0right0to0implement0its0resource0assignment0without0obtaining0and0meeting0the0

requirements0of0the0involved0national0administration,0including0the0administrations0of0any0subsequent0

countries0in0which0the0applicant0wishes0to0provide0service0after0the0resource0assignment0has0been0

made0by0the0Director0of0TSB.0It0is0important0to0give0country0codes0for0GTSs0the0same0status0and0level0of0

subscriber0accessibility0as0is0given0to0country0codes0for0local0telecommunication0services,0and0to0create0

opportunities0for0administrations0and0local0telecommunication0service0ROAs0to0connect0to0GTSs0and0

route0traffic0at0the0local0level.00

Source:*C*44*and*C*73*(Multiregional*Transit*Telecom)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0provision:0it0could0jeopardize0the0sovereign0right0of0Member0

States0to0regulate0its0telecommunications.0(Canada,*Portugal*and*USA)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0provision:0it0is0too0detailed0and0technology$specific;0it0could0

distort0market0by0forcing0unneeded0interconnections.0(USA)*

CEPT0does0not0support0a0provision0related0to0Global0telecommunication0service:0it0could0jeopardize0the0

sovereign0right0of0Member0States0to0regulate0their0telecommunications.00Source*C*71*(Portugal)0

EDITORIAL*NOTE:0the0comments0above0refer0to0the0original0proposed0ADD,0which0was0subsequently0

modified.0

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Option'0'NOC:0no0ADD.0Source*C*90*(Canada)0

Option'1'ADD:0new02.180Calling*Party*Identification*(CPI):0a0supplementary0service0in0which0a0series0of0

digits,0characters0and0symbols0are0conveyed0

transparently0to0the0called0party0to0identify0uniquely0the0

calling0party0originating0the0international0call.*Source*C*56*(Egypt)*and*Côte*d’Ivoire*and*C*91*(Rwanda)0

Option'0'NOC:'

The0reliance0on0the0use0of0the0CPN0to0determine0the0origin0of0a0call,0or0to0trace0the0route0taken0by0a0call,0

is0often0inefficient0and0ineffective,0due0to0the0technical0and0operational0concerns0raised0in0C090.0

In0keeping0with0the0Canadian0view0that0the0ITRs0should0remain0at0a0high$level0and0be0technology0

neutral,0and0the0realization0that0CPN0is0a0technical0matter0requiring0further0studies0in0order0to0address0

its0limitations,0we0would0propose0to0continue0to0improve0guidance0for0Member0States0to0address0these0

issues0through0the0work0developed0by0the0ITU$T0Study0Groups,0such0as0Study0Group02.000

Furthermore,0we0would0encourage0information0sharing0and0collaboration0among0registered0operating0

agencies,0and0national0regulatory0authorities,0to0continue0to0address0these0important0issues0on0a0

bilateral0basis.0

Source*C*90*(Canada)*

Option'1'ADD:'

In0the0recent0years,0the0transmission0of0international0calling0party0numbers0and0other0identifiers0are0

becoming0increasingly0important.00Despite0the0fact0that0all0procedures0related0to0the0transmission0of0

the0cited0identifiers0are0rather0fully0described0in0ITU$T0Recommendations,0practice0in0recent0years0

shows0that0administrations0and0telecommunication0operators0significantly0didn’t0apply0these0ITU$T0

Recommendations;0additionally,0failure0of0transmission0of0these0identifiers0due0to0the0advent0of0new0

technologies0has0been0increasingly0observed.0Also0some0telecommunication0operators0refrain0from0

including0or0implementing0CPND0facilities0in0their0networks0for0commercial/economic0reasons.0All0of0

these0practices0and0limitations0are0forming0great0challenges0to0malicious0call0tracing,0national0security,0

counter$terrorism0and0proper0accounting0and0settlement.0

As0a0consequence0of0the0current0situation,0there0has0been0a0request0by0a0number0of0ITU0Member0States0

for0explicit0inclusion0in0the0International0Telecommunication0Regulations0(ITRs)0of0an0article0requiring0

unconditional0transmission0of0international0calling0party0number0and0other0identifiers.0

Source*C*56*(Egypt)*and*Cuba*

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2.18'R'CONTINUED' Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal:0Member0States0should0not0be0required0to0

implement0obligations0regarding0calling0party0number0delivery.00Technology0evolves,0the0sovereign0

rights0of0Member0States0should0not0be0restricted,0economic0arbitrage0cannot0be0restricted.00The0topic0is0

best0dealt0with0in0ITU$T0Study0Groups.0(Canada,*Portugal,*USA)*

Some0Member0States0supporting0adding0the0topic0of0calling0party0identification0to0the0ITRs,0while0

recognizing0that0the0ITRs0should0deal0only0with0the0international0aspects0of0the0issue,0in0particular0to0

deal0with0fraud.00Technical0issues0should0be0dealt0with0by0ITU$T0Study0Groups,0the0ITRs0should0deal0with0

the0principle.0(Russian*Federation)*

Attention0was0drawn0to0the0work0of0ITU$T0Study0Group020which0adopted0Recommendation0E.1570in0

November02009.00There0has0not0been0any0further0work0on0the0topic0in0SG2.0

Some0Member0States0request0that0countries0indicate0whether0they0transmitted0calling0party0

identification.0(Iran)0

Some0Member0States0stated0that0the0issue0is0that0some0countries0do0not0have0the0capabilities0to0ensure0

that0calling0party0identification0is0delivered.0(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0stated0that0the0issue0should0be0further0studied.0(Italy,*UAE)*

Some0Member0States0stated0that0it0was0important0to0add0provisions0regarding0numbering0and0calling0

party0identification0to0the0ITRs.0(UAE)*

Calling0party0identification0is0needed0to0respond0to0the0concern0to0address0rapidly0the0fraud0and0

security0issues,0as0already0stated0by0other0delegations.00It0must0be0stated0that0this0was0the0reason0that0

motivated0the0SG3RG$AFR0proposal0for0revisions0along0these0lines.0(Côte*d’Ivoire)*and0C0910(Rwanda)0

Option'0'NOC:0no0ADD.0Source*C*90*(Canada)0

Option'1'ADD:0new02.190Calling*Party*Number*(CPN):0The0telephone0number0of0the0originator0of0an0

international0call.*Source*C*56*(Egypt)*and*Côte*d’Ivoire0

Option'0'NOC:'see02.180above'

Option'1'ADD:'

See02.180above.0

Some0countries0take0the0view0that0the0proposal0does0not0concern0content0or0the0control0of0content.00

(Iran,*Russian*Federation)0

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Option'0'NOC:0no0ADD.0C*90*(Canada)0

Option'1'ADD:0new02.200International*Calling*Party*Number*Delivery*(ICPND):0Calling0Party0Number0delivery0

across0boundaries0of0countries.0Source*C*56*(Egypt)*and*Côte*d’Ivoire0


Option'1'ADD:'

See02.180above.0


Option'1'ADD:0new02.21'Originating'Identification:'The'Originating'Identification'is'the'service'by'which'the'terminating'party'shall'have'the'possibility'of'receiving'identity'information'in'order'to'identify'the'origin'of'the'communication.'Source*C*80*(Egypt)*and*C*91*(Rwanda)'

Option'1'ADD:'

The0impact0of0non$delivery0of0the0true0origin0of0a0call0has0been0dealt0with0repeatedly0in0the0ITU$T0SGs0$0

in0particular0ITU$T0SG30$0and0related0Workshops0.00It0was0demonstrated0that0the0MS0or0OA0terminating0

the0call0is0subject0to0great0financial0losses0without0having0the0capability0to0identify0the0exact0cause0of0

this0loss0due0to0their0ignorance0or0being0handicapped0to0identify0the0origin0or0the0overall0route0of0the0

call.0There0are0several0mechanisms0in0which0suppression0or0transmission0of0fake0call0origin0causes0such0

losses.0When0suppression0or0spoofing0is0intentional0to0obtain0financial0gain0based0on0wrongful0

deception0regarding0the0origin0of0the0call,0then0this0should0be0considered0a0fraudulent0activity0and0

should0be0prohibited0and/or0prosecuted.00Many0cases0of0fraud0are0association0with0the0non$

transmission0of0calling0party0identification.0Origin0identification0is0required0to0prevent0this0and0also0for0

security0reasons.00Source*C*80*(Egypt)0

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal.00The0EEC0Recommendation0cited0in0C0800is0primarily0

intended0to0protect0consumers,0whereas0the0proposal0from0Egypt0would0seem0to0concern0refilling0and0

other0legitimate0commercial0practices.00(Netherlands,*Portugal)0

Further,0the0report0from0ITU$T0Study0Group020indicates0that0there0are0not0that0many0cases0of0

numbering0misuse.0(Netherlands,*UK)0

There0are0data0protection0issues.0(UK)0

Proposals0regarding0calling0party0identification0are0not0needed0in0the0ITRs0and0would0limit0operator0

freedom.00The0US0national0provisions0cited0in0C0800do0not0support0including0of0provisions0in0the0ITRs,0

rather,0they0indicate0that0such0matters0can0be0addressed0at0the0national0level.0(USA)0

Reports0collected0by0Study0Group020are0partial,0since0no0survey0of0users0or0operators0has0been0carried0

out.00The0fact0that0many0cases0were0spontaneously0reported0to0Study0Group020indicates0that0there0is0a0

significant0issue0and0that0it0should0be0dealt0with0in0the0ITRs.0(Russian*Federation)0

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In0Mexico0there0is0an0obligation0on0operators0to0provide0the0origin0of0the0call0for0national0calls,0but0not0

for0international0calls.00In0some0cases,0the0call0origin0is0not0delivered0for0commercial0reasons,0including0

at0times0fraudulent0activity.00This0is0a0real0issue0that0should0be0addressed0in0the0ITRs.0Calling0party0

delivery0is0not0just0a0matter0of0consumer0protection,0it0also0affects0public0policy0issues0such0as0security0

and0combating0fraud.0Mexico0does0not0associate0with0C065.0(Mexico)0

The0data0provided0by0Study0Group020concerns0only0reports0submitted0to0ITU.00Since0misuse0is0clearly0

taking0place,0the0issue0must0be0addressed,0in0particular0because0it0is0likely0the0case0that0some0cases0of0

misuse0are0not0formally0reported0to0the0ITU.00The0purpose0of0the0proposed0provisions0is0to0harmonize0

national0laws0for0what0concerns0international0transmission0of0calling0party0information.00Some0countries0

already0have0such0provisions0and0they0should0be0extended0to0all0countries,0by0adding0them0to0the0ITRs.0

(UAE,*Mexico)0

There0are0financial,0security,0and0social0(for0example,0to0find0the0source0of0harassing0calls)0aspects0

arising0from0international0calling0party0delivery.0(Iran)00

2.21'R'CONTINUED' It0would0be0difficult0to0impose0obligations0on0Voice0over0IP0providers,0who0are0not0regulated.00The0

Recommendation0E.1560adopted0by0ITU$T0is0sufficient0and0no0provisions0are0needed0in0the0ITRs.*(Canada)0

The0ITRs0should0incorporate0general0principles0and0not0be0limited0by0technology0that0can0evolved.00

Recommendation0E.1560is0not0sufficient0and0provisions0are0needed0in0the0ITRs,0and0indeed0have0been0

adopted0at0the0regional0level0in0Europe.0(Egypt,*Tanzania)*and0C0910(Rwanda)0

CEPT0reserves0its0position.0(Portugal)0


Option'1'ADD:0new02.22'Emergency/distress'telecommunications:'A'special'category'of'telecommunications'with'absolute'priority'for'the'transmission'and'reception'of'information'relating'to'safety'of'life'at'sea,'on'land,'in'the'air'or'in'space,'and'of'information'of'exceptional'urgency'concerning'an'epidemiological'or'epizootic'situation'issued'by'the'World'Health'Organization.'Source*C*94*(RCC)'

0

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Option'1'ADD:0new02.23'Personal'data:'Any'information'relating'to'a'physical'person'(the'subject'of'the'personal'data)'identified'or'identifiable'on'the'basis'of'such'information.'Source*C*94*(RCC)'

0


Option'1'ADD:0new02.24'Integrity'of'the'international'telecommunication'network:'The'capability'of'the'international'telecommunication'network'to'carry'international'traffic.'Source*C*94*(RCC)'

0


Option'1'ADD:0new02.25'Stability'of'the'international'telecommunication'network:'The'capability'of'the'international'telecommunication'network'to'carry'international'traffic'in'the'event'of'failure'of'telecommunication'nodes'or'links'and'also'in'the'face'of'internal'and'external'destructive'actions'and'to'return'to'its'original'state.'Source*C*94*(RCC)'

0


Option'1'ADD:0new02.26'Security'of'the'international'telecommunication'network:'The'capability'of'the'international'telecommunication'network'to'withstand'internal'and'external'destabilizing'actions'liable'to'compromise'its'functioning.'Source*C*94*(RCC)'

0

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Option'1'ADD:0new02.27'Roaming:0Provision'to'the'subscriber'of'the'opportunity'to'use'telecommunication'services'offered'by'other'operating'agencies,'with'which'the'subscriber'has'not'concluded'an'agreement.'Source*C*95*(Russian*Federation)'

Option'1'ADD:'This0definition0refers0to0international0roaming.0Source*Russian*Federation.0


Option'1'ADD1:0new0definitions0for0telecommunication0

operator,0telecommunication0service0provider,0

emergency0telecommunication,0local0

telecommunication,0personal0data,0fraud,0international0

identification,0international0numbering,0international0

naming,0international0addressing,0network0connection0

and0interworking,0accounting.0Source*C*9*(Russian*Federation)0

'

'

Option'2'ADD2:0new0definitions0for0telecommunications0security,0personal0data,0roaming,0

online0child0protection.00Text0to0be0supplied.0Source*C*40*(Russian*Federation)0

'

Option'1'ADD1:'


provided.00We0observe0that0this0proposal0would0add0several0new0detailed0regulatory0issues0to0the0ITRs,0

in0contravention0of0PP0Resolution01710(Guadalajara),0and0outside0the0scope0of0the0ITU0mandate0related0

to0national0legal,0policy,0and0regulatory0matters,0and0content).00Source:*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada*

CEPT0reserves0its0position0until0text0is0provided.0Definitions0would0only0be0needed0if0these0issues0are0to0

be0addressed0in0the0ITRs.0Need0to0avoid0duplication0and0deviation0in0relation0to0existing0definitions0in0

CS/CV.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

These0proposals0are0particular0cause0for0concern,0because0they0would0greatly0expand0the0ITRs’0

coverage0into0areas0that0would0negatively0impact0upon0the0Internet,0and0broaden0the0scope0of0the0ITRs0

into0controlling0the0content0of0communications,0specifically0on0the0Internet.0ISOC0here0highlights0the0

potential0for0harm0arising0from0such0significant0expansion0of0the0scope0of0the0Treaty,0and0will0comment0

more0fully0after0seeing0the0specific0text0being0proposed.0Source*C*74*(ISOC)0

Option'2'ADD2:'

The0United0States0observes0that0this0proposal0would0add0several0new0detailed0regulatory0issues0to0the0

ITRs,0in0contravention0of0PP0Resolution01710(Guadalajara)0and0outside0the0scope0of0the0ITU0related0to0

national0legal,0policy,0and0regulatory0matters,0and0content.00In0particular,0with0respect0to0a0new0

definition0of0telecommunications0security,0a0treaty0on0International0Telecommunications0Regulations0

should0not0include0provisions0on0the0content0of0communications0over0telecommunications0facilities0

(content),0provisions0related0to0criminal0aspects0(cybercrime),0or0provisions0on0national0defense/0

national0security.00(See0PP0Res0130).00We0reserve0our0right0to0provide0further0comments0once0draft0text0

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on0the0issues0listed0is0provided.0Source:*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada*



CS/CV.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)0

These0proposals0are0particular0cause0for0concern,0because0they0would0greatly0expand0the0ITRs’0

coverage0into0areas0that0would0negatively0impact0upon0the0Internet,0and0broaden0the0scope0of0the0ITRs0

into0controlling0the0content0of0communications,0specifically0on0the0Internet.0ISOC0here0highlights0the0

potential0for0harm0arising0from0such0significant0expansion0of0the0scope0of0the0Treaty,0and0will0comment0

more0fully0after0seeing0the0specific0text0being0proposed.0Source*C*74*(ISOC)0

Option'3'ADD3:00new0definition0for0the0term0“invoice”.00

Text0to0be0supplied.0Source*TD*21*Rev.10

'

'

'

'

'

'

Option'4'ADD4:0

Need0to0add0to0ITR0art.020definitions0of0spam,0

alternative0calling0procedures.0

Need0to0add0to0ITR0art.020provision0defining0new0

account0settlement0procedures0approved0by0ITU$T0

which0are0not0reflected0in0current0ITR0version.0

Add0to0ITR0Art.020definition0of0“user0of0the0international0

network”.0Source*Annex*3*of*the*Report*of*CWG*on*ITR*submitted*to*Council*20050

Option'3'ADD3:'

The0item0was0proposed0to0the0ITR$EG,0but0is0yet0to0be0agreed*Source*TD*21*Rev.1*

The0United0States0believes0that0the0proposed0revision0introduces0a0detailed0provision0that0is0contrary0to0

Resolution01710according0to0which0the0ITRs0should0reflect0“…strategic0and0policy0principle.”0to0ensure0

flexibility0and0to0accommodate0technological0advances.00We0reserve0the0right0to0provide0further0text0

once0draft0text0on0the0issues0listed0is0provided.00Source:*C*45*(USA)*



CS/CV.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)0

0

Option'4'ADD4:0The0Unites0States0does0not0support0this0proposal.00Source*C*99*(USA)0

0

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Option'0'NOC:'

Article*3'

International*Network*

Source*CWG]WCIT*

0

Option'0'NOC:'

3.10Members0shall0ensure0that0administrations*0

cooperate0in0the0establishment,0operation0and0

maintenance0of0the0international0network0to0provide0a0

satisfactory0quality0of0service.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:03.10Members0States0shall0ensure0…0*Source*TD*21*Rev.10

'

'

'

'

Option'2'MOD2:03.10Members0States0shall0encourage0

ensure0that0administrations*0and0ROAs0to0cooperate0in0

the0establishment,0…0*Source*C*28*(USA)*

*

*

*

*

Option'3'MOD3:03.10Members*States0shall0ensure0that0administrations*0operating0agencies0cooperate0in0the0

establishment,0operation0and0maintenance0of0the0

There0is0a0need0for0cooperation0in0the0maintenance0of0the0international0network0to0ensure0a0

satisfactory0level0of0service.*Source*C*20*(CEPT)00

This0Article0fails0to0recognise0the0competitive0environment0that0now0prevails0for0the0substantial0

majority0of0international0telecoms0traffic.00Source*C*35*(CEPT)0

'

Option'1'MOD1:'

CS:0no.050and0Art.0380(which0are0broader0than0the0ITRs)0

Could0be0maintained0with0a0different0wording,0acknowledging,0as0a0general0principle,0the0

establishment,0operation0and0maintenance0of0the0international0network0to0provide0a0satisfactory0

quality0of0service.0Source:*C*35*(CEPT)*

Some0Member0States0stated0that0the0use0of0the0term0“cooperate”0should0be0revisited.0(Iran)*

Some0Member0States0stated0that0the0word0“shall”0should0be0used.0(Russian*Federation)0

Option'2'MOD2:'

In0many0countries,0the0network0is0owned0by0private0companies0and0quality0of0service0is0not0directly0

controlled0by0Member0States.*Source*C*28*(USA)*

Under0review0by0CEPT.0The0replacement0of0“ensure”0to0“encourage”0seems0positive.*Source*C*54*(CEPT)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0the0replacement0of0“ensure”0by0“encourage”.0(Iran)0

It0was0agreed0that0the0use0of0the0term0“administration”0needs0to0be0reviewed0in0light0of0developments0

since01988.0

0

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international0network0to0provide0a0satisfactory0quality0

of0service.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*

Option'4'MOD4:03.10Members*States0shall0ensure0that0administrations*0encourage0operating0agencies0to0

cooperate0in0the0establishment,0operation0and0

maintenance0of0the0international0network0to0provide0a0

satisfactory0quality0of0service.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)*and*Mexico*



Option'4'MOD4:0See0also0C053.0CEPT0supports0the0replacement0of0“ensure”0to0“encourage”,0as0quality0

of0service0is0not0directly0controlled0by0Member0States:0operating0agencies0are0private0companies.0

Source*C*71*(Portugal)0

Some0Member0States0did0not0agree0with0this0proposal:0it0may0be0appropriate0for0Member0States0to0

ensure0cooperation0to0achieve0a0satisfactory0quality0of0service.0(Russian*Federation*and*Egypt)*

No.0380CS0provides0that0Member0States0are0bound0to0take0the0necessary0steps0to0impose0the0

observance0of0the0provisions0of0the0Administrative0Regulations0upon0operating0agencies0authorized0by0

them0to0establish0and0operate0telecommunications0and0which0engage0in0international0services.0(Iran*and*Egypt)0

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3.10–0CONTINUED0

Option050MOD5:03.10Members0States0shall0ensure0that0

administrations/operating0agencies0cooperate0…0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

Option060MOD6:'3.10Members0States0shall0ensure0that0

administrations*operating0agencies0cooperate0in0the0

establishment,0operation0and0maintenance0of0the0

international0network0to0provide0a0satisfactory0quality0

of0service0and0above0a0minimum0level0corresponding0to0

the0relevant0ITU$T0Recommendation.0Source*C*96*(Egypt)0

Adequate0quality0of0service0should0be0ensured0through0competition0and0market0mechanisms,0not0

regulatory0provisions.00Some0Member0States0to0not0have0the0power0to0impose0quality0of0service0

regulations.0(Mexico,*Germany*and*Digicell)0


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Option'6'MOD60

It0was0noted0during0the0discussions0in0the0CWG$WCIT06th0meeting0and0in0CWG$WCIT0TD540some0

confusion0or0insufficiency0in0the0use0of0each0of0the0words0“minimum”0or0“satisfactory”.00

Egypt0is0in0a0view0that0the0proper0use0may0be0a0combination0of0both0as0shown0in0the0modification0of0

3.1.0The0meaning0is0self0explanatory.00

It0was0noted0that0reliance0only0on0market0forces0according0to0competition0mechanism0to0improve0QoS0

offered0to0the0users0has0not0worked0in0many0instances,0but0in0the0contrary,0there0exist0agility0in0offering0

low0quality0services0that0makes0the0consumer0more0often0prone0to0be0a0victim0for0such0deteriorated0

services,0in0particular0those0based0on0VoIP.0

Assuring0a0level0of0QoS0above0a0minimum0set0by0the0relevant0ITU$T0Recommendation0shall0help0to0a0

great0extent0to0preserve0users’0rights.00

The0same0applies0for0articles03.40and04.30below.0


Option'0'NOC:03.20Administrations*0shall0endeavour0to0

provide0sufficient0telecommunication0facilities0to0meet0

the0requirements0of0and0demand0for0international0

telecommunication0services.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:0…0demand0for0international0

telecommunication0services0and0shall0endeavor0to0

prevent0misuse0and0misappropriation0of0numbering0

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Option'1'MOD'1:'

Text0of0proposal0based0on0CWG$WCIT120C1,0Adds010and02.00Source:*C*16*(SG3RG]*AFR)*

The0United0States0believes0that0misuse0and0misappropriation0of0numbering0resources0should0not0be0

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resources.0Source:*C*16*(SG3RG]*AFR),*Opinion*6*WTPF0

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Option'2'MOD2:03.20Member0States0Administrations*0

shall0endeavour0to0establish0policies0that0promote0the0

provision0of0technical0facilities0that0support0provide0

sufficient0telecommunication0facilities0to0meet0the0

requirements0of0and0demand0for0international0

telecommunication0services.*Source*C*28*(USA),*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group)0

Option'3'SUP:03.2.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)0

addressed0in0the0ITRs.00The0United0States0recognizes0that0international0cooperation0is0needed0with0

respect0to0misuse0and0misappropriation0of0telephone0numbering0resources.0However0misuse0and0

misappropriation0manifest0themselves0so0differently0from0country$to$country0and0touches0upon0

national0legal,0policy,0and0regulatory0procedures.00Moreover,0addressing0these0issues0involves0complex,0

technology$specific0solutions0that0will0continue0to0evolve0with0technological0advances0and0market0

responses.00These0issues0are0better0addressed0nationally0or0bilaterally0through0discussions0between0or0

among0by0Member0States.0Source:*C*45*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal:0misuse0and0misappropriation0are0national0

regulatory0matters.00Such0matters0are0best0dealt0in0the0ITU0context0through0Recommendations0and0

Resolutions.0(Canada)*

Some0Member0States0stated0that0misuse0of0international0numbering0resources0is0not0a0national0matter0

but0an0international0matter.0Resolutions0have0a0lower0status0than0treaties0so0the0matter0should0be0dealt0

with0in0the0ITRs.0(Iran)0

Option'2'MOD2:'

Importance0of0Member0States0adopting0policies0that0create0incentives0to0invest0in0telecommunication0

networks.0Source*C*28*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal.0(Iran)0

Some0Member0States0supported0this0option.0(Canada,*Mexico)0

Option'3'SUP:'

This0refers0to0work0once0undertaken0by0‘Plan0Committees’0which0were0abandoned0in0the0early01990s.0

There0appears0to0be0minimal,0if0any,0justification0in0the0current0environment0for0a0pro$active0role0for0

Member0States0in0this0area.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal.0(Russian*Federation)0

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3.2'–'CONTINUED'

Option'4'MOD3:03.20Administrations*0Member0States0

shall0ensure0that0operating0agencies0endeavour0to0

provide0sufficient0telecommunication0facilities0to0meet0

the0requirements0of0and0demand0for0international0

telecommunication0services.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*

Option'5'MOD4:03.20Administrations*0shall0endeavour0

to0provide0sufficient0telecommunication0facilities0

Member0States0shall0establish0policies0to0meet0the0

requirements0of0and0demand0for0international0

telecommunication0services.0Source*C*94*(RCC)'

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Option'4'MOD3:0

See0Preamble.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*


Option'0'NOC:03.30Administrations*0shall0determine0by0

mutual0agreement0which0international0routes0are0to0be0

used.0Pending0agreement0and0provided0that0there0is0no0

direct0route0existing0between0the0terminal0

administrations0concerned,0the0origin0administration0

has0the0choice0to0determine0the0routing0of0its0outgoing0

telecommunication0traffic,0taking0into0account0the0

interests0of0the0relevant0transit0and0destination0

administrations.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:03.30Administrations*

0shall0determine0

by0mutual0agreement0which0international0routes0are0to0

be0used.0Pending0agreement0and0provided0that0there0is0

no0direct0route0existing0between0the0terminal0





administrations.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.*

Option'2'MOD2:03.30Member0States0Administrations*0

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Option'1'MOD1:0The0United0States0does0not0agree0to0this0MOD.00It0is0not0appropriate0in0a0competitive0

environment,0where0companies0need0flexibility0to0choose0the0most0efficient0route0for0their0traffic.*Source:*C*45*(USA)*and*C*91*(Rwanda)*

Technology'convergence'makes'routing'difficult'to'be'predictable.'Source'C'91'(Rwanda)'

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Option'2'MOD2:0This0proposal0is0highly0confusing0as0it0has0two0interpretations:00either0(a)0Member0

States0will0have0power0to0determine0which0of0their0own0national0routes0are0to0be0used0for0the0

management0of0international0communications,0which0is0of0course0inherent0in0sovereignty0and0thus0this0

proposal0is0unnecessary;0or0(b)0Member0States0will0have0such0power0over0other0Member0States’0

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shall0have0the0power0to0determine0by0mutual0

agreement0which0national0international0routes0are0to0

be0used0for0the0management0of0international0

communications.0Pending0agreement0and0provided0that0

there0is0no0direct0route0existing0between0the0terminal0





administrations.0Source*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group).0

Option'3'SUP:03.3.0Source*C*28*(USA)*and*C*35*(CEPT)*'

national0routes,0which0is0contrary00to0the0purpose0of0the0ITRs0expressed0in0the0Preamble0recognizing0the0

sovereign0right0of0each0country0to0regulate0its0telecommunications.0000In0any0case,0the0proposed0edits0

would0encroach0on0Member0States’0sovereign0right0to0regulate0their0telecommunications,0as0

recognized0in0the0Preamble0to0the0Constitution.*Source:*C*45*(USA)0

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Option'3'SUP:'

Not0appropriate0in0a0competitive0environment,0where0companies0need0flexibility0to0choose0the0most0

efficient0route0for0their0traffic.0Source*C*28*(USA)**

Potentially0conflicts0both0with0the0current0industry0practice0and0with0commitments0made0under0the0

Fourth0Protocol0of0the0WTO0Agreement.*Source*C*35*(CEPT)*

Some0Member0States0do0not0support0this0proposal.0(Egypt,*Russian*Federation).0

A0Member0State0shall0have0the0right0to0know0through0where0its0traffic0has0been0routed,0for0purposes0of0

security0and0countering0fraud.0(Egypt)000

3.3'R'CONTINUED'

Option'4'MOD3:03.30Administrations*0shall0determine0

by0mutual0agreement0which0international0routes0are0to0

be0used.0Pending0agreement0and0provided0that0there0is0

no0direct0route0existing0between0the0terminal0





administrations.0A0Member0State0shall0have0the0right0to0

know0through0where0its0traffic0has0been0routed,0and0

should0have0the0right0to0impose0any0routeing0

regulations0in0this0regard,0for0purposes0of0security0and0

Option'4'MOD3:0Recognizes0the0sovereign0right0of0Member0States0to0control0fundamental0aspects0of0its0

traffic0flows,0in0particular0routeing.0Source*C*67*(Arab*States)*

It0is0not0clear0what0traffic0is0covered0by0the0provision0and0whether0the0regulations0would0apply0to0

incoming0traffic,0to0outgoing0traffic,0to0national0traffic,0and/or0to0third$party0traffic.0(Sweden)0

There0must0be0transparency0of0the0routes:0on0request,0Member0States0must0be0able0to0know0the0routes0

used,0in0particular0to0avoid0fraud0and0to0maintain0national0security.0If0the0MS0does0have0the0right0to0

know0or0select0the0route0in0certain0circumstances0(e.g.0for0Security0reasons),0then0the0only0alternative0

left0is0to0block0traffic0from0such0destinations,0which0is0neither0logical0nor0desirable!0(Egypt)0

These0may0not0be0international0issues,0all0countries0have0the0sovereign0right0to0request0information0

from0national0operators0and/or0to0impose0regulations0on0national0operators.0(UK)0

The0provision0does0not0impose0an0obligation0on0Member0States,0it0merely0recognizes0their0rights.0If0

needed,0the0language0could0be0changed0to0clarify0that.0(Iran)0

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countering0fraud.0Source*C*67*(Arab*States)*

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Option'5'MOD4:03.30Administrations*0Operating0

agencies0shall0determine0by0mutual0agreement0which0

international0routes0are0to0be0used.0Pending0agreement0

and0provided0that0there0is0no0direct0route0existing0

between0the0terminal0administrations*0operating0

agencies0concerned,0the0origin0administration*0

operating0agency0has0the0choice0to0determine0the0

routing0of0its0outgoing0telecommunication0traffic,0taking0

into0account0the0interests0of0the0relevant0transit0and0

destination0administrations**operating0agencies.0Member0States0[can0|0shall0have0the0right0to]0request0

information0on0the0routes0used0by0their0operating0

agencies0and0may0impose0restrictions0on0routeing.*Source*C68*(Arab*States)*and*C*96*(Egypt)0[the0option0“0shall0have0the0right”00is0from0C096]'

The0US0does0not0support0this0proposal.00Not0appropriate0in0a0competitive0environment,0where0

companies0need0flexibility0to0choose0the0most0efficient0route0for0their0traffic.0Imposing0routing0

regulations0on0international0companies0would0significantly0harm0their0technical0and0commercial0ability0

to0route0their0traffic0and0to0build0future0capacity0due0to0economic0harm0(USA).0

Not'supported.''The'purposes'of'this'provision'are'not'clear'to'CEPT.''The'provision'is'not'necessary'as'Preambles'of'both'the'ITU'Constitution'and'the'ITRs'fully'recognise'“the'sovereign'right'of'each'State'to'regulate'its'telecommunication”'(CEPT'criterion'5).'If'the'purpose'of'the'provision'is'to'provide'Member'States'with'powers'over'other'Member'States,'it'would'be'contrary'to'the'Preamble'of'the'ITRs.'Routing'of'traffic'is'a'question'for'commercial'arrangements.'Could'result'in'uncompetitive'outcomes.''CEPT'queries'if'the'proposed'provision'would'apply'to'incoming'traffic,'to'outgoing'traffic,'to'national'traffic,'and/or'to'thirdRparty'traffic.*Source*C93*(Portugal)'

Option'5'MOD4:0See0Preamble.**Source*C68*(Arab*States)0

These0may0not0be0international0issues,0all0countries0have0the0sovereign0right0to0request0information0

from0national0operators0and/or0to0impose0regulations0on0national0operators.0(UK)0

Routing'of'traffic'in'nowadays'environment'is'in'many'cases'based'on'commercial'agreements.'Any'commercial'agreement'is'based'on'terms'and'conditions'between'the'parties.'According'to'the'proposed'provision'in'the'ITR'treaty,'each'Member'Stats'shall'have'the'right'to'request'OAs'under'its'jurisdiction'to'include'in'their'agreements'a'clause'to'make'information'on'the'route'of'the'call'be'available'to'the'MS'if'so'requested.'OAs'should'be'able'to'identify'the'route'of'the'traffic'by'applying,'and'according'to,'the'relevant'ITURT'Recommendations.'MSs'will'also'have'the'right'if'deemed'necessary,'e.g.'for'security'reasons,'or'for'countering'fraud'to'request'OAs'to'include'in'their'agreements'restrictions'on'some'specific'routes.'Availability'of'routing'information'to'the'competent'authority'of'a'MS'–'if'needed'–'shall'not'hinder'the'competitive'environment.''Mitigation'or'avoidance'of'harm'resulting'from'fraud'or'security'is'privileged'or'prioritized'over'commercial'competition,'the'preamble'of'the'CS'addresses'communications'to'facilitate'peaceful'relations.*Source*C*96*(Egypt'

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Option'6'MOD5:03.30Member0States/operating0agencies0

shall0have0the0right0to0know0which0international0routes0

are0used0for0carrying0traffic.0Administrations*0shall0

determine0by0mutual0agreement0which0international0

routes0are0to0be0used.0Pending0agreement0and0provided0

that0there0is0no0direct0route0existing0between0the0

terminal0administrations0concerned,0the0origin0

administration0has0the0choice0to0determine0the0routing0

of0its0outgoing0telecommunication0traffic,0taking0into0

account0the0interests0of0the0relevant0transit0and0

destination0administrations.0Source*C*94*(RCC)'

The0Unites0States0does0not0support0this0proposal.00Source*C*99*(USA)'

Option'0'NOC:03.40Subject0to0national0law,0any0user,0by0having0access0to0the0international0network0established0

by0an0administration*

,0has0the0right0to0send0traffic.0A0

satisfactory0quality0of0service0should0be0maintained0to0

the0greatest0extent0practicable,0corresponding0to0

relevant0CCITT0Recommendations.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:03.40Member0States0recognize0the0right0

of0the0public0to0correspond0by0means0of0the0

international0service0of0public0correspondence.0The0

services,0the0charges0and0the0safeguards0shall0be0the0

same0for0all0users0in0each0category0of0correspondence0

without0any0priority0or0preference.0Subject0to0national0

law,0any0user,0by0having0access0to0the0international0

network0established0by0an0administration*

,0has0the0right0

to0send0traffic.0A0satisfactory0quality0of0service0should0

be0maintained0to0the0greatest0extent0practicable,0

corresponding0to0relevant0CCITTITU$T0

Recommendations.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.0


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Option'1'MOD1:'

CS:0no01790broader0than0ITR.0No013,0generic0


Align0with01790CS0*Source*TD*21*Rev.1*

The0United0States0does0not0agree0with0this0MOD.00The0proposed0edits0would0encroach0on0a0Member0

States’0sovereign0right0to0regulate0their0telecommunications,0as0recognized0in0the0Preamble0to0the0

Constitution.*Source:*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada*

Some0Member0States0proposed0referring0to0ITU0Recommendations.0(Russian*Federation)0

Option'2'MOD2:'

Text0of0proposal0based0on0CWG$WCIT120C1,0Adds010and02.0Source:*C*16*(SG3RG]AFR)*

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Option'2'MOD2:03.40Subject0to0national0law,0any0user,0by0having0access0to0the0international0network0

established0by0an0administration*,0has0the0right0to0send0

traffic.0A0satisfactory0quality0of0service0should0be0

maintained0to0the0greatest0extent0practicable,0

corresponding0to0relevant0CCITTITU$T0

Recommendations.00Misuse0and0misappropriation0of0

numbering0resources0should0be0prevented0to0the0

greatest0extent0practicable,0by0implementing0the0

relevant0ITU$T0Resolutions0and0Recommendations0and,0

as0appropriate,0by0transposing0them0to0national0laws.00

Source:*C*16*(SG3RG]AFR),*Opinion*6*WTPF0

The0text0added0after0“ITU$T0Recommendations”0is0not0necessary,0as0ITR0Article01.60already0provides0

that0“administrations0should0comply0with,0to0the0greatest0extent0practicable,0the0relevant0[ITU$T]0

recommendations.”*Source:*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada*

Some0Member0States0proposed0referring0to0ITU0Recommendations.0(Russian*Federation)*

Some0Member0States0stated0that0a0specific0reference0to0ITU$T0Recommendations0related0to0misuse0was0

appropriate0and0should0be0added0to0the0ITRs,0given0the0reality0of0misuse.0(Iran,*Korea,*UAE)*

Some0Member0States0stated0that0incorporation0by0reference0of0specific0ITU$T0Recommendations0could0

be0envisaged.0(UAE)*

Some0Member0States0stated0that0the0purpose0of0the0proposed0revision0is0to0ensure0that0agreed0

provisions0are0enforced0at0the0national0level.0(UAE)0

The0United0States0does0not0agree0with0this0MOD.00The0proposed0edits0would0encroach0on0a0Member0

States’0sovereign0right0to0regulate0their0telecommunications,0as0recognized0in0the0Preamble0to0the0

Constitution.*Source:*C*45*(USA),*Canada*

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established0by0an0administration*

/ROA,0has0the0right0to0

send0traffic.0A0satisfactory0quality0of0service0should0be0

maintained0to0the0greatest0extent0practicable,0

corresponding0to0relevant0CCITT0ITU$T0

Recommendations.*Source*C*28*(USA)0

Member0States0have0to0be0requested0in0the0ITRs0to0transfer0to0their0national0laws0and0administrative0

regulations0those0provisions0of0the0ITRs0that0reference0obligations0on0the0Member0State0or0address0

fraudulent0practices0or0possible0harm0to0another0Member0State.0(Appropriate0text0and0its0citation0in0

the0ITR0shall0be0provided00and0will0be0subject0to0further0review).00Source*C58*(Egypt)0

Attention0was0drawn0to0the0liaison0from0ITU$T0SG2,0TD037.0

The0Chairman0of0ITU$T0SG20stated0that0neither0SG20nor0the0TSB0has0the0power0to0take0measures0against0

misuse,0and0that0it0is0for0this0reason0that0the0matter0was0brought0to0the0attention0of0CWG$WCIT0

through0the0cited0liaison,0recognizing0that0the0matter0raises0delicate0issues.0

Regarding0misuse,0see0also0comments0below.0

Option'3'MOD3:'

Editorial0update.*Source*C*28*(USA)*and*Canada*


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Option'4'SUP:03.4.*Source*C*35*(CEPT)*and*C94*(RCC)*

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*


established0by0an0administration0operating0agency,0has0

the0right0to0send0traffic.0A0satisfactory0quality0of0service0

should0be0maintained0to0the0greatest0extent0

practicable,0corresponding0to0relevant0CCITT0ITU$T0

Recommendations.*Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0


established0by0an0administration0operating0agency,0has0

the0right0to0send0traffic.0A0satisfactory0quality0of0service0

and0above0a0minimum0level0should0be0maintained0to0

the0greatest0extent0practicable,0corresponding0to0

relevant0CCITT0ITU$T0Recommendations.*Source*C*96*(Egypt)0

Option'4'SUP:'

If0kept,0align0with0Art0330of0CS0where0the0provision0is0worded0more0strongly.*Source*C*35*(CEPT).*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal.0(Russian*Federation)*

Option'5'MOD4'

0See0Preamble.00Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0


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Option'6'MOD5:0See03.100Source*C*96*(Egypt)0

Option'0'NOC:0no0ADD.0Source*C*74*(ISOC)0

Option'1'ADD1:0new03.50Member0States0shall0ensure0

that0administrations,0recognized0operating0agencies,0

and0operating0agencies0which0operate0in0their0territory0

and0provide0international0telecommunications0services0

offered0to0the0public0apply0the0ITU$T0Resolutions0and0

Recommendations0relating0to0naming,0numbering,0

addressing0and0identification.*Source*C*16*(SG3RG]AFR),*Opinion*6*WTPF0

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Option000NOC:'Proposals0to0change01.40and0to0add0a0new03.50would0have0the0effect0of0making0it0

compulsory0for0states0to0impose0ITU$T0standards0and0potentially0policy0decisions0on0telecom/Internet0

service0providers0in0their0countries.0This0approach0would0be0counterproductive0for0global0

communications0and0is0counter0to0the0international0collaborative0standards0development0process0that0

is0place0today.00ISOC0believes0that0ITU$T0Recommendations0should0continue0to0be0voluntary.00Source*C*74*(ISOC)0

Option'1'ADD1:'

Text0of0proposal0based0on0CWG$WCIT120C1,0Adds010and02.0Source:*C*16*(SG3RG]AFR)*

The0United0States0does0not0agree0with0this0text0as0it0dictates0application0of0ITU$T0Recommendations0

and0Resolutions0and0interfere0with0commercial0network0management.00In0addition,0this0proposal0

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Option'2'ADD2:0new03.50Notwithstanding0the0provisions0of0Art.1,0§1.40and0§1.6,0and0to0enshrine0the0purpose0set0

out0in0the0Preamble;0in0Art.01,0§1.3;0in0Art.3,0§3.3.;0and0

taking0into0account0Art.3,0§3.1,0Members0shall0require,0

subject0to0national0law,0that0administrations,0recognized0

operating0agencies,0and0private0operating0agencies0

which0operate0in0their0territory0and0provide0

international0telecommunications0services0offered0to0

the0public,0apply0the0ITU$T0Recommendations0and0

national0laws0relating0to0naming,0numbering,0addressing0

and0identification,0including0any0Instructions0forming0

part0of,0or0derived0from,0said0Recommendations.0Source*Annex*3*of*the*Report*of*CWG*on*ITR*submitted*to*Council*20050

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that0the0legal0and0regulatory0frameworks0and0

instruments0applicable0in0their0territories0shall0mandate0

Administrations,0Recognized0Operating0Agencies,0and0

Operating0Agencies0which0operate0in0their0territory0and0

provide0international0telecommunications0services0

offered0to0the0public0to0apply0the0ITU$T0Resolutions0and0


addressing0and0identification.0Source*C*56*(Egypt)*and*Côte*d’Ivoire0

appears0to0give0recommendations0the0same0legal0status0as0provisions0of0the0ITRs,0and0is0contrary0to0ITR0

Article01.4.00ITR0Article01.60already0provides0that0“administrations0should0comply0with,0to0the0greatest0

extent0practicable,0the0relevant0[ITU$T]0recommendations.0Source:*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada0

Option'2'ADD2:'

The0United0States0does0not0agree0with0this0text0as0it0dictates0application0of0ITU$T0Recommendations0

and0Resolutions0and0interferes0with0commercial0network0management.00In0addition,0this0proposal0

appears0to0give0recommendations0the0same0legal0status0as0provisions0of0the0ITRs,0and0is0contrary0to0ITR0

Article01.4.00ITR0Article01.60already0provides0that0“administrations0should0comply0with,0to0the0greatest0

extent0practicable,0the0relevant0[ITU$T]0recommendations.”0(USA)0

'

'

Option'3'ADD3:'













Source*C*56*(Egypt)0

720





3.5'R'CONTINUED'


that0the0legal0and0regulatory0frameworks0and0

instruments0applicable0in0their0territories0shall0mandate0

operating0agencies0which0operate0in0their0territory0and0

provide0international0telecommunications0services0

offered0to0the0public0to0apply0the0following0ITU$T0


addressing0and0identification:0E190,0E164,0E164.1,0E212,0

E156,0E157,0Q708.0Source*C*67*(Arab*States)'

Option'4'ADD4:0It0is0necessary0to0ensure0that0operating0agencies0apply0key0ITU$T0Recommendations0

related0to0'naming,0numbering,0addressing0and0identification.00It0is0felt0that0it0is0necessary0to0list0the0

specific0Recommendations0that0are0to0be0binding,0as0is0done0in0the0Radio0Regulations.0Source*C*67*(Arab*States)0

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal.00It0concerns0national0matter0and0ITU$T0

Recommendations0should0not0be0binding.0(USA,*Canada,*Australia*and*Portugal)0

ITU$T0Recommendations0should0not0be0binding.0(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal,0because0it0mandates0how0a0country0would0conduct0

national0legal0and0regulatory0regimes,0which0are0national0matters.0ITU$T0Recommendations0are0

voluntary0and0should0remain0so,0so0the0proposal0to0incorporate0ITU$T0Recommendations0into0the0ITRs0

by0reference0cannot0be0supported.0Management0of0national0numbering0plans0is0a0national0matter.00

(USA)0*

Option'0'NOC:0no0ADD.0C*90*(Canada)0

Option'1'ADD1:0new03.60International0calling0party0number0delivery0shall0be0provided0taking0into0

account/in0accordance0with0relevant0ITU$T0

Recommendations.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1*and*Côte*d’Ivoire0

'

'

Option'2'ADD2:0new03.60International0calling0party0number0delivery0shall0be0provided0in0accordance0with0

relevant0ITU$T0Recommendations,0to0the0greatest0

extent0practicable.0Source*C*16*(SG3RG]AFR)*and*C*27*(SG3RG]AO)*and*Côte*d’Ivoire0

'

'


Option'1'ADD1:'

The0United0States0believes0that0this0text0is0not0necessary,0as0ITR0Article01.60already0provides0that0

“administrations0should0comply0with,0to0the0greatest0extent0practicable,0the0relevant0[ITU$T]0

recommendations.”00Networks,0signaling0systems,0and0national0numbering0plans0are0not0managed,0

designed,0or0built0the0same0way.00Operators0need0the0flexibility0to0manage0their0own0networks0and0

apply0Recommendations0as0appropriate.*Source*C*45*(USA)*

Egypt0draws0attention0to0its0position0as0expressed0in0C056.0

Option'2'ADD2:'

Text0of0proposal0based0on0CWG$WCIT120C01,0Adds010and02.0Source*C*16*(SG3RG]AFR)*

The0United0States0believes0that0this0ADD0is0not0necessary,0as0ITR0Article01.60already0provides0that0



designed0nor0built0the0same0way.00Operators0need0the0flexibility0to0manage0their0own0networks0and0

apply0Recommendations0as0appropriate.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

730





'



extent0practicable.0Member0States0may0provide0for0data0

privacy0by0authorizing0the0masking0of0information0other0

than0the0country0code0and0national0destination0code,*but0that0masked0information0shall0be0made0available0to0

duly0authorized0law0enforcement0agencies.*Source*C*25*(SG3RG]LAC)*and*Côte*d’Ivoire0


Option'3'ADD3:'

Taking0into0account0the0economic0consequences0of0misuse0of0numbering0resources,0SG3RG$LAC0

proposes0the0inclusion0of0articles0related0to0misuse0of0numbering0resources0and0calling0party0

identification.*Source*C*25*(LAC).*

The0United0States0believes0that0this0ADD0is0not0necessary,0as0ITR0Article01.60already0provides0that0




apply0Recommendations0as0appropriate.*Source*C*45*(USA)*


3.60$0CONTINUED0





than0the0country0code0and0national0destination0code.*Source*C*30*(UAE)*and*C*42*(Pacific*Islands)*and*Côte*d’Ivoire0

'

'

'

'

'

'

Option'4'ADD4:'

The0operative0parts0of0WTSA0Resolution0650and0of0E.1570include0the0language0“consistent0with0technical0

capabilities0and0national0legal0and0regulatory0frameworks”.0It0is0clear0that0all0transmission0of0calling0

party0identification0must0be0consistent0with0technical0capabilities;0however0it0would0be0desirable0to0

harmonize0national0legal0and0regulatory0frameworks0in0order0to0ensure0the0seamless0and0transparent0

international0transmission0of0calling0party0identification.0Since0the0ITRs0is0a0treaty,0it0is0appropriate0to0

envisage0an0article0whose0effect0would0be0to0encourage0harmonization0of0national0legal0and0regulatory0

frameworks0so0as0to0achieve0the0goal0mentioned0above.*Source*C*30*(UAE)*and*C*42*(Pacific*Islands)*

The0United0States0believes0that0this0proposal0is0not0necessary,0as0ITR0Article01.60already0provides0that0




apply0Recommendations0as0appropriate.00Data0privacy0is0outside0the0scope0of0the0ITU’s0mandate0from0a0

national0legal,0policy,0and0regulatory0perspective.*Source*C*45*(USA)*


Option'5'ADD5:'

740





'

Option'5'ADD5:0new03.60Members0shall0ensure,0

consistent0with0technical0capabilities0and0national0legal0

and0regulatory0frameworks,0that0telecommunication0

administrations0and0operators0cooperate0in0the0

implementation0and0application0of0the0following0

measures:0

–0Administrations0and0operators0originating0calls0must0

provide0the0prefix0designating0the0calling0country0code,0

in0conformity0with0the0relevant0ITU$T0

Recommendations.0

–0Transit0administrations0and0operators0must0cooperate0

in0identifying0and0transmitting0to0termination0

administrations0and0operators0the0code0identifying0the0

calling0line0corresponding0to0the0traffic0they0receive.0

–0Members0will0be0able0to0respect0the0privacy0of0the0

data0of0the0calling0user,0provided0those0data0involve0

neither0the0code0of0the0country0of0origin0nor0the0

national0destination0code.0

Source*C*47*(Cuba)*and*Côte*d’Ivoire0

Since0the0entry0into0force0of0the0current0version0of0the0ITRs,0world0standardization0assemblies0and0the0

ITU$T0study0groups0have0approved0provisions0that0have0helped0update0the0international0regulations,0

and0within0this0context0the0World0Telecommunication0Standardization0Assembly0(Johannesburg,02008)0

approved0Resolution0650“Calling0party0number0delivery”,0in0which0the0WTSA0expressed0its0concern0“that0

there0appears0to0be0a0trend0to0suppress0the0transmission0across0international0boundaries0of0calling0

party0identification,0in0particular0the0country0code0and0the0national0destination0code”0and0recognized0

“that0such0practices0have0an0unfavorable0effect0on0security0and0economic0issues”.0

Not0only0are0the0implications0of0this0issue0financial,0but0they0also0relate0to0the0need0to0ensure0

confidence0and0security0in0the0use0of0ICTs,0and0realization0of0these0objectives0is0facilitated0by0binding0

provisions0calling0for0the0dispatch0and0receipt0of0the0code0identifying0the0country0of0origin0of0calls.0

Source*C*47*(Cuba)*






national0legal,0policy,0and0regulatory0perspective.*Source*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada*


3.60$0CONTINUED0


relevant0ITU$T0Recommendations.0Member0States,0in0

certain0specific0circumstances,0may0provide0for0data0


than0the0country0code0and0national0destination0code.00

Source*Côte*d’Ivoire.'

'

Option'6'ADD6:'







750





'

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'

Option'7'ADD7:0new03.60Pursuant0to0article03.5,0international0calling0party0number0delivery0shall0be0

provided0in0accordance0with0relevant0ITU$T0

Recommendations.0Member0States0may0provide0for0

data0privacy0by0authorizing0the0masking0of0information0

other0than0the0country0code0and0the0national0

destination0code,0but0that0masked0information0shall0be0

made0available0to0duly0authorized0law0enforcement0

agencies.0Source*C*56*(Egypt)*and*Côte*d’Ivoire0


Option'7ADD7:'

























than0the0country0code0and0national0destination0code,0

but0that0masked0information0shall0be0made0available0to0

Option'8'ADD8'

Differs0from0Option070Add070only0by0omitting0“Pursuant0to0article03.5”0at0the0beginning.0Source*C*67*(Arab*States)0


0

760





duly0authorized0law0enforcement0agencies.0Source**67*(Arab*States)0

Option'9'ADD9:0new03.60Member0States0or0Operating0

Agencies0involved0in0a0communication0route0–0and0in0

particular0in0transit0nodes0–0shall0ensure,0to0the0greatest0

extent0practicable,0the0provision,0transport0and0forward0

of0international0calling0party0number0delivery,0calling0

line0identification0and/or0origination0identification,0and0

its0integrity0end$to$end,0in0accordance0with0the0relevant0

ITU$T0Recommendations.000Member0States0may0provide0

for0data0privacy0and0data0protection0by0authorizing0the0

masking0of0information0other0than0the0country0and0

operating0agency0identification0codes0or0equivalent0

originating0identifiers,0but0that0masked0information0

shall0be0made0available0to0duly0authorized0law0

enforcement0agencies.0Source*C*96*(Egypt)*

Option'10'ADD10:new03.60Member0States0shall0

encourage0the0provision0of0international0calling0party0

number0delivery0in0accordance0with0the0relevant0ITU$T0

Recommendations.0Source*C*92*(APT)*

Option'11'ADD11:0new03.60Member0States0should,0

through0various0channels0open0to0them,0encourage0

network0operators0and0service0providers:0

$0To0implement0CLI0features,0where0technically0possible0

$0To0use0appropriate0standards0when0implementing0CLI0

features0

$0To0ensure0that0integrity0of0CLI0is0maintained0end0to0

end0

$0To0ensure0that0the0requirements0associated0with0data0

0

0

Option'9'ADD9:0

Egypt,0in0line0with0the0Arab0proposal0C67,0C680and0the0concept0paper0of0the0African0countries0C61,0

believes0in0the0strong0relation0between0masking0or0spoofing0of0the0origin0of0a0communication,0and0

fraud,0misuse0and0security.0This0was0also0emphasized0in0the0information0document0CWG$WCIT120INF0150

on0the0outcomes0of0the0workshop0on0“Alternate*Calling*Procedures*and*Origin*Identification”,*and0ITU$T00SG20document0C1400and0presentation0by0the0GSMA0Fraud0Forum.0

Simply,0this0clause0proposes0a0high0level0requirement0for0the0identification0of0the0true0origin0of0a0call0$0

to0the0greatest0extent0practicable0$and0requests0faithful0transmission0and0forwarding0of0these0

identifiers.000



0

Option0100ADD10:'The0APT0member0countries0are0of0the0view0that0the0issue0of0Calling0Party0

Identification0should0be0addressed0together0with0the0misuse0of0numbering0resources.0The0non$delivery0

of0international0calling0party0numbers,0in0particular,0the0country0code0of0the0originating0country,0only0

exacerbates0the0problem0of0misuse0of0numbering0resources.0Therefore0the0APT0members0are0adamant0

that0this0issue0be0addressed0in0the0ITRs0in0the0form0of0a0new0article.*Source*C*92*(APT)*

Option'11'ADD11:'CEPT0believes0that0the0ITR’s0should0avoid0references0to0technical0aspects0associated0with0International0CLI,0and0require0policy0statements0and0requirements0to0be0included.0Source0C0930

(Portugal)0

770





protection0and0data0privacy0are0met.0


Option'12'ADD12:0new03.6:0Member0States0shall0ensure0

correct0transmission0of0the0calling0party0number0/0

address0/0name0/0identity.0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

Option'13'ADD'13:0new03.6:0International0calling0party0number0delivery0shall0be0provided0in0accordance0with0

relevant0ITU$T0Recommendations.00Source*Iran'

'



that0international0naming,0numbering,0addressing0and0

identification0resources0are0used0only0by0the0assignees0

and0only0for0the0purposes0for0which0they0were0assigned;0

and0that0unassigned0resources0are0not0used.00The0

provisions0of0the0relevant0ITU$T0Recommendations0shall0

be0applied.*Source*C*25*(LAC),*C*30*(UAE),*C*42*(Pacific*Islands)*and*C*67*(Arab*States)0

'

Option'1'ADD1:'

Taking0into0account0the0economic0consequences0of0misuse0of0numbering0resources,0SG3RG$LAC0

proposes0the0inclusion0of0articles0related0to0misuse0of0numbering0resources0and0calling0party0

identification.*Source*C*25*(LAC).*

While0the0measures0provided0for0in0E.1560and0WTSA0Resolution0610are0effective,0they0are0not0

sufficiently0effective0and0numbering0misuse0continues0to0occur.0The0root0cause0of0certain0types0of0

misuse0appears0to0be0the0fact0that0such0misuse0is0not0prohibited0by0the0national0laws0of0certain0

countries,0so0operators0based0in0those0countries0can0freely0engage0in0the0misuse,0making0the0misuse0

very0difficult0to0stop.0The0most0effective0measure0would0appear0to0be0to0ensure0that0all0countries0

prohibit0misuse0of0international0numbering0resources.00This0can0be0achieved0by0agreeing0an0appropriate0

article0in0the0new0ITRs.*Source*C*30*(UAE)*and*C*42*(Pacific*Islands)*



recommendations.”00The0issue0of0misuse0is0being0studied0in0ITU$T0Study0Group020and0that0work0has0

shown0that0the0term0misuse0has0different0connotations0and0that0developing0a0solution0to0the0problems0

encountered0involves0complex0technical0issues.00Therefore,0this0issue0should0not0be0included0in0the0ITRs,0

where0precision0of0language0is0essential,0but0should0continue0to0be0studied0in0the0ITU$T0and0addressed0

nationally0by0Member0States.00In0addition,0networks,0signaling0systems,0and0national0numbering0plans0

are0not0managed,0designed0nor0built0the0same0way.00Operators0need0the0flexibility0to0manage0their0own0

networks0and0apply0Recommendations0as0appropriate.00Data0privacy0is0outside0the0scope0of0the0ITU’s0

780





mandate0from0a0national0legal,0policy,0and0regulatory0perspective.*Source*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada*


General0policy0principles0may0be0acceptable,0subject0to0editorial0review.0To0be0kept0within0ITU0

mandate.0

In0relation0to0“The0provisions0of0the0relevant0ITU$T0Recommendations0shall0be0applied”,0the0proposals0

do0not0comply0with0CEPT0criteria0for0accepting0proposals0(criterion020–0“Consistency0with0the0Preamble0

and0Article010of0the0CS”),0bearing0in0mind0that0ITU0recommendations0are0non0binding,0and0the0voluntary0

application0nature0of0the0ITU$T0recommendations0cannot0be0changed0by0means0of0the0ITR0revision.0


Numbering0misuse0results0in0fraud0and0significant0financial0issues.00It0must0be0addressed0in0the0ITRs0and0

appropriate0provisions0should0be0transposed0to0national0law.0(Russian*Federation)0

Option'2'ADD2:0new03.70Members0shall0ensure,0

consistent0with0technical0capabilities0and0national0legal0

and0regulatory0frameworks,0that0telecommunication0

administrations0and0operators0under0their0jurisdiction0

neither0participate0in0the0misuse/misappropriation0of0

numbering0resources0not0assigned0to0them0or0assigned0

to0other0administrations0and0operators,0nor0use0these0

resources0using0procedures0that0do0not0conform0to0the0

relevant0ITU$T0Recommendations’0assignment0criteria.0

Source*C*47*(Cuba)0

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'

'

'

'

Option'2'ADD2:'

Opinion060of0the0World0Telecommunication0Policy0Forum0(Lisbon,02009)0considered0that0in0the0course0

of0preparing0for0the0WCIT0the0membership0might0wish0to0consider0modifying0Article03.20to0include0

reference0to0preventing0misuse0and0misappropriation0of0numbering0resources,0considering0among0

other0issues0the0misuse0of0numbering,0naming0and0addressing0resources,0and0the0use0of0a0numbering0

resource0when0its0use0does0not0conform0to0the0assignment0criteria0or0when0an0unassigned0numbering0

resource0is0used0in0the0provision0of0a0telecommunication0service.00Source*C*47*(Cuba)*











790





'

'


that0international0naming,0numbering,0addressing0and0

identification0resources0are0used0only0by0the0assignees0

and0only0for0the0purposes0for0which0they0were0assigned;0

and0that0unassigned0resources0shall0not00be0used.00The0

provisions0of0the0relevant0ITU0Recommendations0shall0

be0applied/0shall0apply.00Source*C*48*(Iran)0


Option'3'ADD3:'

Reformulate0the0proposal0in0ADD10above,0recognizing0that0the0term0“shall“0has0its0unique0legal0

connotation0which0is0more0appropriate0in0a0treaty0text.00Source*C*48*(Iran)*












Option'4'ADD4:0new03.70Use0made0of0naming,0

numbering0and0identification0resources0that0are0within0

the0responsibility0and0remit0of0the0ITU,0should0be0in0

conformance0with0the0use0for0which0they0were0

assigned.00Source*C*71*(Portugal)*

Option'5'ADD5:0new03.70Member0States0shall0

encourage0the0appropriate0use0of0numbering0resources0

so0that0they0are0used0only0by0the0assignees0and0only0for0

the0purposes0for0which0they0were0assigned.0In0

accordance0with0the0relevant0ITU$T0Recommendations,0

Member0States0shall0endeavor0to0ensure0that0

unassigned0resources0are0not0used.00Source*C*92*(APT)0

Option'4'ADD4:0CEPT0proposes0to0address0the0issue0related0to0the0conformity0of0use0of0naming,0

numbering0and0identification0resources.00Source*C*71*(Portugal)*

Option050ADD5:'The0misuse0of0numbering0resources0continues0to0be0an0important0issue0for0APT0

member0countries0and0members0are0of0the0view0that0more0should0be0done0to0mitigate0the0problem.0It0

is0acknowledged0that0while0important0and0initial0steps0have0been0taken0to0address0this0issue,0most0

notably0at0the0WTSA$080(Johannesburg),0the0problem0persists0and0continues0to0affect0several0APT0

countries0in0particular0the0small0island0countries0of0the0Pacific.0Therefore0the0APT0members0are0

adamant0that0this0issue0be0addressed0in0the0WCIT0process0in0the0form0of0a0new0article.00Source*C*92*(APT)0

800






Option'1'ADD1:0new03.80regarding0Internet0address0allocation0distribution.00Text0to0be0defined.0Source*C*40*(Russian*Federation)*and*Côte*d’Ivoire0

'

Option'1'ADD1:'

Oblige0ITU0to0allocate/distribute0some0part0of0IPv60addresses0(as0same0way/principle0as0for0telephone0

numbering)0Source*C*40*(Russian*Federation)*

The0United0States0reserves0its0right0to0provide0further0text0once0draft0text0on0the0issue0listed0is0

provided.00We0note0that0a0system0already0exists0for0allocation0and0assignment0of0Internet0Protocol0(IP)0

addresses,0and0that0this0function0is0performed0by0entities0in0the0Internet0technical0community.0Source*C*45*(USA)*and*Australia,*Canada*

CEPT0reserves0its0position0until0text0is0provided.0As0a0principle,0CEPT0does0not0agree0that0ITU0has0a0role0

in0internet0address0allocation.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*and*Australia,*Canada*

This0would0oblige0ITU0to0allocate/distribute0some0part0of0IPv60addresses,0which0would0be0disruptive0to0

the0existing,0successful0mechanism0for0allocating/distributing0IPv60addresses0(for0more0information0see:0

A0Delicate0Balance0<0http://www.internetsociety.org/ip$addressing).00ISOC0has0concerns0about0this0

proposal0but0will0comment0more0fully0after0seeing0the0specific0text0to0be0proposed.0Source*C*74*(ISOC)0


Option'1'ADD1:0new03.90Administrations0shall0take0

appropriate0measures0nationally0to0ensure0that0all0

parties0(including0operating0agencies0authorized0by0

Member0States)0involved0in0the0provision0of0

international0Internet0connections0negotiate0and0agree0

to0bilateral0commercial0arrangements,0or0an0alternative0

type0of0arrangement0between0administrations,0enabling0

direct0international0Internet0connections0that0take0into0

account0the0possible0need0for0compensation0between0

them0for0the0value0of0elements0such0as0traffic0flow,0

number0of0routes,0geographical0coverage0and0cost0of0

international0transmission,0and0the0possible0application0

of0network0externalities,0amongst0others.0Source*C*84*(Paraguay)'

Option010ADD1:0

Some0Member0States0take0the0view0that0it0might0be0inappropriate0to0include0such0detail0in0the0ITRs.0

Further,0the0provision0does0not0appear0to0be0technology$neutral.0Source*USA*

The0language0is0that0found0in0Recommendation0ITU$T0D.50,0and0should0be0included0in0the0ITRs.0Source*Paraguay*

The0substance0of0the0issue0is0important,0but0it0could0be0envisaged0to0include0it0in0a0different0form,0such0

as0WCIT0Resolution,0which0might0or0might0not0be0cross$referenced0in0the0ITRs.00Source*Iran.*

810






Option'1'ADD1:0new03.100The0public0having0access0to0the0international0network0shall0have0the0right0to0

transmit0traffic.0Source*C*94*(RCC)'

Option010ADD1:''

Some0countries0stated0that0“Subject0to0national0law”0should0be0added0at0the0beginning0of0this0proposal.00

Source*Iran,*Qatar,*UAE0

It0is0understood0that0Member0States0have0the0right0to0regulate0their0telecommunications,0this0is0stated0

in0the0Preamble0and0does0not0need0to0be0repeated.00Source*Russia0


Option'1'ADD1:0new03.110Member0States0shall0

endeavour0to0provide,0in0a0timely0manner,0sufficient0

numbering,0naming,0identification0and0addressing0

resources0on0telecommunication0networks0and0provide0

competing0(including0at0global0level)0mechanisms0for0

their0allocation0in0order0to0meet0the0requirements0of0

and0demand0for0international0telecommunication0

services.0Source*C*94*(RCC)'

Option010ADD1:''

Some0countries0stated0that0the0proposal0is0not0sufficiently0clear,0in0particular0regarding0to0whom0to0

provide0the0resources0and0the0meaning0of0“competing0provisions”.00Source*Iran0

0

Option'0'NOC:'

Article*4*

International*Telecommunication*Services*

Source*CWG]WCIT*

0

Option'0'NOC:'

4.10 Members0shall0promote0the0

implementation0of0international0telecommunication0

services0and0shall0endeavour0to0make0such0services0

generally0available0to0the0public0in0their0national0

network(s).0Source*CWG]WCIT*

0

Option'1'MOD1:04.10Members0States0shall,0to0the0

There0is0a0need0for0sufficient0telecommunication0facilities0to0meet0the0requirements0of,0and0demand0

for,0international0telecommunication0services.0All0users0and0consumers0to0have0the0right0to0send0traffic0

via0the0international0network.0A0wide0range0of0international0services0to0be0promoted.*Source*C*20*(CEPT).*

Review0and0update.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)**

Maintain.0ITRs0should0be0self$contained0instrument.0Source*C*31*(UAE)**


Option'1'MOD1:0Editorial0update0to0align0with0CS0Art01.1.c*Source*C*28*(USA)0

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greatest0extent0practicable,0establish0policies0to0

promote0the0development0implementation0of0

international0telecommunication0services0that0are0and0

shall0endeavour0to0make0such0services0generally0

available0to0the0public0in0their0national0network0(s).*Source*C*28*(USA)*and*C*91*(Rwanda)0

Option'2'MOD2:04.10Members0States0shall,0to0the0

greatest0extent0practicable,0establish0policies0to0

promote0the0development0implementation0of0

international0telecommunication0services0and0shall0

endeavour0to0make0such0services0generally0available0to0

foster0the0general0availability0to0the0public0of0such0

servicesin0their0national0network0(s).*Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Option'3'MOD3:04.10Members0States0shall0promote0the0

implementation0of0international0telecommunication0

services0and0shall0endeavour0to0ensure0that0operating0

agencies0make0such0services0generally0available0to0the0

public0in0their0national0network(s).0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*

Option'4'MOD4:04.10Members0States0shall0promote0the0

availability0implementation0of0international0

telecommunication0services0and0shall0endeavour0to0

make0such0services0generally0available0to0the0public0in0

their0national0network(s).0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

'

'

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Option'2'MOD2:'

A0new0text0is0proposed.00Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0Stated0did0not0support0this0proposal.0(Iran)*

*

*



*

Option'0'NOC:04.20Members0shall0ensure0that0

administrations*0cooperate0within0the0framework0of0

these0Regulations0to0provide0by0mutual0agreement,0a0

wide0range0of0international0telecommunication0services0

which0should0conform,0to0the0greatest0extent0

practicable,0to0the0relevant0CCITT0Recommendations.0


'

'

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Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:04.20Member0s0States0shall0ensure0that0

administrations*0cooperate0within0the0framework0of0

these0Regulations0to0provide0by0mutual0agreement,0a0

wide0range0of0international0telecommunication0services0

which0should0conform,0to0the0greatest0extent0

practicable,0to0the0relevant0ITU$TCCITT0

Recommendations.*Source*TD*21*Rev.10

Option'2'MOD2:04.20Member0s0States0shall0encourage0

ensure0that0administrations*

/ROAs0to0cooperate0within0

the0framework0of0these0Regulations0to0provide0by0

mutual0agreement,0a0wide0range0of0international0

telecommunication0services0which0should0conform,0to0

the0greatest0extent0practicable,0to0the0relevant0ITU$T0

CCITT0Recommendations.0Source*C*28*(USA)0

Option'3'SUP:04.2.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)*

*

Option'4'MOD3:04.20Members0States0shall0ensure0that0

administrations*0operating0agencies0cooperate0within0




the0greatest0extent0practicable,0to0the0relevant0CCITT0ITU$T0Recommendations.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0

Option'1'MOD1:0Some0Member0States0proposed0referring0to0ITU0Recommendations.0(Russian*Federation)0

'

'

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Option'2'MOD2:'

Editorial0update0to0align0with0CS/CV*Source*C*28*(USA)*


'

'

Option'3'SUP:0It0refers0again0to0“mutual0agreement”.0The0best0way0for0providing0choice0and0innovation0

in0the0provision0of0international0services0is0by0facilitating0competition0in0the0provision0of0such0services.*Source*C*35*(CEPT)*



Option'5'MOD4:04.20Members0States0shall0ensure0that0

administrations/operating0agencies0cooperate0within0




the0greatest0extent0practicable,0to0the0relevant0CCITT0

Option'5'MOD4:'

It0was0stated0that0this0proposal0would0be0more0appropriate0as0a0new0article,0rather0than0a0MOD0to04.2.*Source*Iran,*Korea.*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal:0it0is0not0technology$neutral.0Source*Portugal*

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Recommendations0of0any0type,0including,0but0not0

limited0to:00

$0services0for0carrying0traffic0(including0services0for0

carrying0Internet0traffic0and0data0transmission);0

$0telecommunication0roaming0services;0

$0services0for0the0provision0of0telecommunication0

channels;0

$0services0in0the0public0international0telegraph0service;0

$0services0in0the0international0telex0service;0

$0telematic0telecommunication0services;0

$0multimedia0telecommunication0services;0

$0convergent0telecommunication0services;0

$0global0telecommunication0services.0

Source*C*94*(RCC)0

It0was0stated0that0this0proposal0would0be0more0appropriate0as0a0new0article,0rather0than0a0MOD0to04.2.00

It0could0have0the0effect0of0implicitly0changing0the0definition0of0“international0telecommunication0

services”.00Some0of0the0terms0should0be0clarified,0for0example0“convergent0telecommunication0

services”.0Source*Iran,0

'


Option'1'ADD:0text0of0CS0186$189A.00Source*C*31*(UAE)*and*C*67*(Arab*States)*

Establishment,*Operation*and*Protection*of*Telecommunication*Channels*and*Installations'

10Member0States0shall0take0such0steps0as0may0be0

necessary0to0ensure0the0establishment,0under0the0best0

technical0conditions,0of0the0channels0and0installations0

necessary0to0carry0on0the0rapid0and0uninterrupted0

exchange0of0international0telecommunications.0

20So0far0as0possible,0these0channels0and0installations0

must0be0operated0by0the0methods0and0procedures0

'

Option'1'ADD:'

Maintain.0ITRs0should0complete0the0CS/CV;0the0relevant0text0(provisions0and0articles)0in0the0CS/CV0

should0be0transferred0to0the0ITRs,0as0appropriate.0Source*C*67*(Arab*States)*

The0proposed0revision0is0unnecessary0because0ITRs0are0already0subject0to0the0CV0provisions0that0are0

listed0here.00The0General0Provisions0Relating0to0Telecommunications0in0CS0Chapter0VI0(CS179$193)0

inform0the0supplication0of0both0the0ITRs0and0the0Radio0Regulations.00We0support0retaining0these0

provisions0in0the0CS0and0do0not0support0transferring0them0to0or0duplicating0them0in0the0ITRs.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

The0proposed0provisions0are0included0in0Article0380of0the0CS0(“establishment,0operation0and0protection0

of0telecommunication0channels0and0installations”).0Need0to0avoid0duplication.0These0provisions0include0

technical0considerations.0Therefore,0the0proposal0does0not0meet0“criterion01”0described0above,0as0it0

850





which0practical0operating0experience0has0shown0to0be0

the0best.0They0must0be0maintained0in0proper0operating0

condition0and0kept0abreast0of0scientific0and0technical0

progress.0

30Member0States0shall0safeguard0these0channels0and0

installations0within0their0jurisdiction.0

40Unless0other0conditions0are0laid0down0by0special0

arrangements,0each0Member0State0shall0take0such0steps0

as0may0be0necessary0to0ensure0maintenance0of0those0

sections0of0international0telecommunication0circuits0

within0its0control.0

50Member0States0recognize0the0necessity0of0taking0

practical0measures0to0prevent0the0operation0of0

electrical0apparatus0and0installations0of0all0kinds0from0

disrupting0the0operation0of0telecommunication0

installations0within0the0jurisdiction0of0other0Member0

States.0

does0not0refer0to0high0level0strategic0and0policy0issues.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)0

Option'0'NOC:04.30Subject0to0national0law,0Members0

shall0endeavour0to0ensure0that0administrations*

0provide0

and0maintain,0to0the0greatest0extent0practicable,0a0

minimum0quality0of0service0corresponding0to0the0

relevant0CCITT0Recommendations0with0respect0to:0

Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:0…00a0minimum0quality0of0service0

corresponding0to0the0relevant0ITU$T0CCITT0

Recommendations0with0respect0to:0*Source*TD*21*Rev.1*and*Egypt0

'

'

'

'

'

'

Option'1'MOD1:'

Could0be0maintained0with0a0different0wording,0to0reflect0present0reality0of0competitive0and0liberalized0

markets.00Editorial0review0needed0to0align0with0contribution0from0Germany0(CWG$WCIT12/C$53)0to0the0


Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal.0(Canada)0


860





Option'2'MOD2:04.30Subject0to0national0law,0Member0s0

States0shall0endeavour0to0ensure0that0ROAs0

administrations*

0provide0and0maintain,0to0the0greatest0

extent0practicable,0a0satisfactory0minimum0quality0of0

service0corresponding0to0the0relevant0ITU$T0CCITT0

Recommendations0with0respect0to:0Source*C*28*(USA)*

*

*

*

*

Option'3'MOD3:04.30Subject0to0national0law,0Members0States0shall0endeavour0to0ensure0that0administrations*0

operating0agencies0provide0and0maintain,0to0the0

greatest0extent0practicable,0a0minimum0quality0of0

service0corresponding0to0the0relevant0CCITT0ITU$T0

Recommendations0with0respect0to:0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*

Option'4'MOD4:04.30Subject0to0national0law,0Members0States0shall0endeavour0to0ensure0that0administrations0

/operating0agencies0provide0and0maintain,0to0the0

greatest0extent0practicable,0a0minimum0an0agreed0

quality0of0service0corresponding0to0the0relevant0CCITT0

Recommendations0with0respect0to:0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

Option'2'MOD2:'

Editorial0update0to0align0with0CS/CV*Source*C*28*(USA)*and*Canada*

Could0be0maintained0with0a0different0wording,0to0reflect0present0reality0of0competitive0and0liberalized0

markets.00Editorial0review0needed0to0align0with0contribution0from0Germany0(CWG$WCIT12/C$53)0to0the0



Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal,0drawing0attention0to0the0increasingly0observable0

deterioration0of0the0quality0of0service0in0many0international0connections,0in0particular0VoIP0based,0

which0was0commensurate0with0the0current0trend0of0commercialization0of0the0telecommunications0

sector,0and0QoS0should0not0go0below0a0certain0minimum0level.0(Egypt)*

Option'3'MOD3:0See0Preamble.00Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0


870





Option'5'MOD5:04.30Subject0to0national0law,0Members0States0shall0endeavour0to0ensure0that0administrations*0

operating0agencies0provide0and0maintain,0to0the0

greatest0extent0practicable,0a0satisfactory0quality0of0

service0and0above0a0minimum0level0quality0of0service0

corresponding0to0the0relevant0CCITT0ITU$T0

Recommendations0with0respect0to:0Source*C*96*(Egypt)0

Option'5'MOD5:0See03.100Source*C*96*(Egypt)0

880





Option'0'NOC:04.30a)0access0to0the0international0network0by0users0using0terminals0which0are0permitted0

to0be0connected0to0the0network0and0which0do0not0cause0

harm0to0technical0facilities0and0personnel;0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:04.3a)0access0to0the0international0network0by0users0using0terminals0which0are0permitted0


harm0to0technical0facilities0and0personnel;0harm0to0

technical0facilities0and0personnel0shall0be0construed0to0

include0spam,0malware,0etc.0as0defined0in0relevant0ITU$T0

Recommendations0(as0the0case0may0be),0as0well0as0

malicious0code0transmitted0by0any0telecommunication0

facility0or0technology,0including0Internet0and0Internet0

Protocol.0Furthermore,0the0said0provision0shall0be0

construed0to0prohibit0connection0of0terminals0that0

cause0harm0to0technical0facilities0or0personnel.0Source*Opinion*6*WTPF*and*Côte*d’Ivoire0

0

0

Option'2'MOD2:04.30a)0access0to0the0international0network0by0users0using0terminals0which0are0permitted0


harm0to0diminish0the0level0of0security0of0technical0

facilities0and0personnel;0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

'

'

'

Option'1'MOD:'

The0United0States0believes0that0this0MOD0is0not0necessary.0The0proposed0language0does0not0make0

sense0in0the0context0of0the0original0text0of04.30a)0which0concerns0harm0to0the0network0caused0by0

“terminals.”00In0addition,0this0text0suggests0that0the0ITU0has0a0role0in0content0related0issues.00We0do0not0

believe0it0does.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal:0it0could0be0difficult0to0implement0and0involve0

removal0of0compromised0computers0from0the0Internet.0(Australia)*

Attention0was0drawn0to0Art.0420of0the0Constitution.0

Consistent0with0PP$100Res.,0ISOC0supports0excluding0content,0national0defense0and0security,0and0

cybercrime0aspects0from0the0ITRs.00Any0other0aspects0of0cybersecurity0must0meet0the0criteria0

established0in0PP$100Res.01710to0be0considered0for0inclusion0in0any0revised0ITRs.00ISOC0believes0that0

issues0such0as0cybersecurity,0cybercrime,0spam,0etc.,0are0most0effectively0dealt0with0by0developing0

national0best0practices0and0codes0of0conduct,0with0appropriate0international0cooperation.0ISOC0will0

comment0more0fully0after0seeing0the0specific0text0being0proposed.0Source*C*74*(ISOC)0

890





Option'0'NOC:04.30b)0international0telecommunication0

facilities0and0services0available0to0customers0for0their0

dedicated0use;0Source*CWG]WCIT*

Option'1'MOD:04.30b)0international0telecommunication0

facilities0and0services0available0to0customers0for0their0

dedicated0use;0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

Some0Member0States0reserved0their0position0regarding0use0of0the0term0“customer”0versus0“user”.0

(Russian*Federation)0

Option'0'NOC:04.30c)0at0least0a0form0of0

telecommunication0which0is0reasonably0accessible0to0

the0public,0including0those0who0may0not0be0subscribers0

to0a0specific0telecommunication0service;0and0Source*CWG]WCIT*

Option'1'MOD:04.30c)0at0least0a0form0of0

telecommunication0service0which0is0reasonably0

accessible0to0the0public,0including0those0who0may0not0

be0subscribers0to0a0specific0telecommunication0service;0

and0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

4.30c)0should0be0reviewed0and0updated.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)0

Option'0'NOC:04.30d)0a0capability0for0interworking0between0different0services,0as0appropriate,0to0facilitate0

international0communications.0

Option'1'MOD1:04.30d)0a0capability0for0interworking0between0different0services,0as0appropriate,0to0facilitate0

international0communications0services.0Source*C*28*(USA).*

Option'2'MOD2:04.30d)0a0capability0for0interworking0between0different0services,0as0appropriate,0to0facilitate0

international0telecommunications.0Source*C*94*(RCC).0


Option'1'MOD:0Editorial0update0to0be0consistent0with0title0of0Article04.*Source*C*28*(USA)0

900






Option'1'ADD:0new04.40Additional0provisions0relating0to0global0telecommunication0services0(GTS)0

Given0the0particular0characteristics0of0GTSs,0which0

display0both0the0features0of0international0

telecommunication0services0as0well0as0their0own0specific0

features0in0the0form0of0ubiquitous0access0in0accordance0

with0local0legislations0and0of0their0own0specially0

assigned0country0codes0allowing0subscribers0to0have0a0

single0worldwide0number,0national0legislation0may0

insert0and0implement0GTSs0into0national0law0to0the0

effect0that0GTS0are0considered0local0services0in0the0

applicable0jurisdiction.0Source*C*73*(Multiregional*Transit*Telecom)0

'

Option'1'ADD:'

Given0that0global0numbering0resources0are0an0important0factor0in0the0provision0of0new0innovative0

services0aimed0at0overcoming0the0digital0divide0and0constructing0the0global0information0society0by0

2015,0it0is0proposed0that0this0text0be0added0to0the0ITRs.0Source*C*45*(Multiregional*Transit*Telecom)*

See0comments0under02.170above.0

We0believe0the0proposed0provision0introduces0a0detailed0provision0that0is0contrary0to0Resolution01710

(Guadalajara,02010)0according0to0which0the0ITRs0should0reflect0“…strategic0and0policy0principles”0to0

ensure0flexibility0and0to0accommodate0technological0advances.00GTS0is0not0a0term0that0we0recognize0

from0the0work0that0has0been0done0to0date0in0the0ITU.00Global0rules0for0interconnection0–0as0put0forward0

here0–0may0distort0markets0by0forcing0the0implementation0of0high$cost0interconnections0for0services0

that,0within0certain0countries,0may0not0be0driven0by0consumers.0Source*USA*

CEPT0does0not0support0a0provision0related0to0Global0Telecommunication0services:0it0could0jeopardize0

the0sovereign0right0of0Member0States0to0regulate0their0telecommunications.00Source*C*71*(Portugal)0

EDITORIAL*NOTE:0the0comments0above0refer0to0a0the0original0version0of0the0proposed0ADD,0which0was0

subsequently0modified.0

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Option'1'ADD:0new04.50Calling0Party0Identification0is0a0basic0right0to0any0called0party0telecommunicated0

internationally,0unless0national0legal0and0regulatory0

frameworks0of0the0originating0country0conditionally0

restrict0this0identification0excluding0the0Country0Code0

and0the0National0Destination0Code.00Member0States0

shall0endeavor0to0ensure0that0Administrations,0ROAs0

and0OAs0which0operate0in0their0territory0and0provide0


the0public0to0provide0the0delivery0of0the0Calling0Party0

Number0to0the0called0party.0Source*C*56*(Egypt)*and*Côte*d’Ivoire0

'

Option'1'ADD:'














See0comments0above0regarding0calling0party0identification.0


920






Option'1'ADD:0new04.60Agreements0between0

administrations0for0the0provision0of0international0

roaming0services0shall0stipulate0that0such0services0are0to0

be:0

–0provided0to0visiting0users0with0a0level0of0quality0

comparable0to0that0provided0to0their0own0users;0

–0accompanied0by0promptly0available0and0clear0

information0on0how0to0access0the0services0and0the0

prices0thereof.0

Mechanisms0shall0also0be0put0in0place0to0enable0

compliance0with0the0above0provisions0to0be0monitored.0

Source*C*85*(Paraguay)'

'


Option'1'ADD:0new04.70Member0States0shall0ensure0that0

operating0agencies0providing0international0

telecommunication0services,0including0roaming,0make0

available0to0subscribers0information0on0tariffs,0including0

duties0and0fiscal0taxes.0Each0subscriber0should0be0able0

to0have0access0to0such0information0and0receive0it0in0a0

timely0manner0and0free0of0charge0when0roaming0

(entering0into0roaming),0except0where0the0subscriber0

has0previously0declined0to0receive0such0information.0

Source*C*94*(RCC)'

'

930









available0to0subscribers0information0on0the0cost0of0

additional0paid0services,0including0calls0to0short0

numbers,0provided0by0the0operating0agency0itself0or0by0

another0service0provider,0through0to0their0completion.0

Source*C*94*(RCC)'

'





available0to0subscribers0the0option0of0declining0any0

additional0paid0international0telecommunication0

services0(such0as0calls0to0short0paid0numbers)0and/or0

basic0services0(voice,0data)0entirely,0up0to0a0given0

spending0limit0or0on0other0conditions.0Source*C*94*(RCC)'

'

Option'0'NOC:'

Article*5*

Safety*of*Life*and*Priority*of*Telecommunication*

Source*CWG]WCIT*

'

Option'0'NOC:'

5.10Safety0of0life0telecommunications,0such0as0distress0

telecommunications,0shall0be0entitled0to0transmission0as0

of0right0and0shall,0where0technically0practicable,0have0

absolute0priority0over0all0other0telecommunications,0in0

accordance0with0the0relevant0Articles0of0the0Convention0


'

'

Option'1'MOD1:'

940





and0taking0due0account0of0relevant0CCITT0

Recommendations.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:05.10Safety0of0life0telecommunications,0

such0as0including0distress0telecommunications,0

emergency0telecommunication0services0and0

telecommunications0for0disaster0relief,shall0be0entitled0

to0transmission0as0of0right0and0shall,0where0technically0

practicable,0have0absolute0priority0over0all0other0

telecommunications,0in0accordance0with0the0relevant0

Articles0of0the0Constitution0and0Convention0and0taking0

due0account0of/in0accordance0with0relevant0ITU[$T]0

CCITT0[Resolutions0and]0Recommendations.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.0

'

'

Option'2'MOD2:05.1:0Align0with0CS0191.0*Source*C*31*(UAE)*and*C*67*(Arab*States)*

CS0191:0International0telecommunication0services0must0

give0absolute0priority0to0all0telecommunications0

concerning0safety0of0life0at0sea,0on0land,0in0the0air0or0in0

outer0space,0as0well0as0to0epidemiological0

telecommunications0of0exceptional0urgency0of0the0

World0Health0Organization.0

Option'3'MOD3:05.1'Member0States0shall0adopt0policies0

that,0to0the0greatest0extent0practicable,0ensure0that0

sSafety0of0life0telecommunications,0such0as0distress0

telecommunications,0are0shall0be0entitled0to0

transmission0as0of0right0and,0where0technically0

practicable,0have0absolute0priority0over0all0other0

telecommunications,0in0accordance0with0the0relevant0

Safety0of0life0telecommunications0to0have0absolute0priority0over0all0other0telecommunications.0Source*C*20*(CEPT).0

Should0be0reviewed0in0light0of0Art0400of0CS.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)*

Some0participants0propose0to0add0“resolutions”0in0front0of0“Recommendations”.0Some0participants0did0

not0agree0with0the0proposed0change.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1*

The0priority0of0safety0of0life0telecommunications0is0established0in0all0the0instruments0of0the0Union.00

Distress0(emergency),0urgency,0and0safety0communications0are0recognized0as0safety0of0life0

telecommunications.00The0United0States0opposes0expanding0the0definition0of0safety0of0life0

telecommunication0to0include0the0broad0category0of0telecommunications0for0disaster0relief.00While0the0

United0States0recognizes0that0telecommunications0are0critical0to0disaster0relief,0not0all0disaster0relief0

communications0concern0safety0of0life.00Those0that0do0are0covered0within0the0current0definition.00

Furthermore,0such0a0change0to0the0definition0of0safety0of0life0telecommunications0in0the0ITRs0could0have0

implications0for0other0instruments0of0the0Union,0particularly0the0Radio0Regulations.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

No0support.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*


Option'2'MOD2:'

ITRs0should0complete0the0CS/CV;0the0relevant0text0(provisions0and0articles)0in0the0CS/CV0should0be0

transferred0to0the0ITRs,0as0appropriate.0Source*C*67*(Arab*States)0

No0support.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*and*USA*

Option'3'MOD3:'

Clarifies0role0of0Member0States*Source*C*28*(USA)0

Editorial0update0to0align0with0CS/CV.*Source*C*28*(USA)*

Proposal0is0acceptable.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*


950





Articles0of0the0Constitution0and0Convention0and0taking0

due0account0of0relevant0CCITT0ITU$T0Recommendations.0

Source*C*28*(USA)*and*C*71*(Portugal)0

Option4'MOD4:05.10Safety0of0life0telecommunications,0

such0as0including0distress0telecommunications0shall0be0

entitled0to0transmission0as0of0right0and0shall,0where0

technically0practicable,0have0absolute0priority0over0all0

other0international0service0telecommunications,0in0

accordance0with0the0relevant0Articles0of0the0

Constitution0and0Convention0and0taking0due0account0

of/in0accordance0with0relevant0ITU0CCITT0

Recommendations.0When0providing0such0services,0

departures0from0compliance0with0individual0provisions0

of0the0ITRs0(regarding0spam0or0the0protection0of0

personal0data),0as0well0as0the0suspension0or0restriction0

of0other0international0telecommunication0services,0is0

permissible.0Source*C*95*(Russian*Federation)0

Option4'MOD4:0the0reference0to0“ITU”0rather0than0to0“ITU$T”0is0intentional.0Source*C*95*(Russian*Federation)0

960





Option'0'NOC:05.20Government0telecommunications,0

including0telecommunications0relative0to0the0

application0of0certain0provisions0of0the0United0Nations0

Charter,0shall,0where0technically0practicable,0enjoy0

priority0over0telecommunications0other0than0those0

referred0to0in0No.039,0in0accordance0with0the0relevant0

provisions0of0the0Convention0and0taking0due0account0of0


Option'1'MOD1:00…0in0accordance0with0the0relevant0provisions0of0the0Constitution0and0Convention0and0

taking0due0account0of0relevant0CCITT0ITU$T0

Recommendations0.0Source*C*28*(USA).0

'

Option'2'SUP:05.2.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)*

*

Option'3'MOD2:05.20Government0telecommunications,0

including0telecommunications0relative0to0the0

application0of0certain0provisions0of0the0United0Nations0

Charter,0shall,0where0technically0practicable,0enjoy0

priority0over0other0types0of0telecommunications0other0

than0those0referred0to0in05.10No.039,0in0accordance0with0

the0relevant0provisions0of0the0Constitution0and0

Convention0and0taking0due0account0of0relevant0ITU0

CCITT0Recommendations.0Source*C*95*(Russian*Federation)0


'

'

'

'

'

Option'1'MOD:'

Editorial0update0to0align0with0CS/CV.*Source*C*28*(USA)0Note0that0the0reference0to0No.0390will0change.0



Option'2'SUP:0Obsolete.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)*

*


970





Option'0'NOC:05.30The0provisions0governing0the0priority0enjoyed0by0all0other0telecommunications0are0contained0

in0the0relevant0CCITT0Recommendations.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:05.30The0provisions0governing0the0priority0enjoyed0by0any0all0other0telecommunications0

services0are0contained0in0the0relevant0CCITT0ITU$T0

Recommendations.0Source*TD*21*Rev.1.,*C*28*(USA).0

'

Option'2'SUP:05.3.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)0

Option'2'MOD2:05.30The0provisions0governing0the0priority0enjoyed0by0all0other0telecommunications0are0

contained0in0the0relevant0ITU0CCITT0Recommendations..0

Source*C*95*(Russian*Federation)00


'

Option'1'MOD:'


Replace0the0word0“all”,0with0“any”0to0align0with0French0version0and0with0the0definition0in0article02.2.*Source*C*28*(USA)*and*TD*21*Rev.1.*


Option'2'SUP:0Obsolete.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)*

*



Option'1ADD:0new05.40Notwithstanding0the0provisions0of0Art.1,0§1.40and0§1.6,0and0to0enshrine0the0purpose0set0


taking0into0account0Art.3,0§3.1,0Member0States0shall0

encourage0administrations,0recognized0operating0

agencies,0and0operating0agencies0which0operate0in0their0

territory0and0provide0international0telecommunications0

services0offered0to0the0public,0to0apply0the0ITU$T0

Recommendations0relating0to0safety0of0life,0priority0

telecommunications,0disaster0recovery0and0emergency0

telecommunications,0including0any0Instructions0forming0

part0of,0or0derived0from,0said0Recommendations.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.0

'

Option'1'ADD:'

Requirement0for0Member0States0to0enforce0the0application0of0ITU$T0recommendations.0Source*Opinion*6*of*WTPF*

The0United0States0believes0that0the0ADD0is0not0necessary,0as0ITR0Articles01.60and05.20already0cover0this0

issue.00If0the0intent0of0the0proposal0is0to0give0greater0status0to0certain0recommendations,0we0disagree0

with0the0proposal.0Source*C*45*(USA).*

Not0supported.0CEPT0considers0that0a0requirement0for0Administrations0to0enforce0ITU0

Recommendations0is0inconsistent0with0criterion02:0“Compliance0with0Article010of0the0CS”,0bearing0in0

mind0that0ITU0Recommendations0are0of0voluntary0application.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)0

980






Option'1'ADD1:0new05.50regarding0absence0of0unified0emergency0number.00Text0to0be0defined.0Source*C*40*(Russian*Federation)*

Option'2'ADD2:0new05.50Member0States0shall0seek0to0

introduce0a0single0number,0both0within0the0country0and0

in0their0region,0for0calls0to0the0emergency0services.0

Source*C*95*(Russian*Federation)*

'

Option'1'ADD:'

Unified0regional0emergency0numbers0for0all0telecom0services0in0all0telecom0networks0including0IP0

networks0and0VoIP0phones0and0notification0to0customers0of0this0number00in0any0roaming0region.0Source*C*40*(Russian*Federation)*

The0United0States0reserves0its0position0until0the0text0is0defined.00We0note0that0ITU$T0Study0Group020has0

already0addressed0the0issue0of0suggested0possible0emergency0codes0in0ITU$T0Recommendation0E.161.00

The0studies0conducted0in0SG20have0proven0that0“harmonization”0or0“unification”0is0not0feasible,0and0the0

choice0of0emergency0numbers0is0a0national0and/or0regional0matter.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

CEPT0reserves0its0right0to0comment0when0text0is0provided.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)0


Option'1'ADD1:0new05.60regarding0emergency0

notification.00Text0to0be0defined.0Source*C*40*(Russian*Federation)*

Option'2'ADD2:0new05.60Member0States0shall0inform0

every0roaming0subscriber,0in0good0time0and0free0of0

charge,0of0the0number0to0be0used0for0calls0to0the0

emergency0services.0Source*C*95*(Russian*Federation)0

'

Option'1'ADD:'

The0United0States0reserves0its0position0until0the0text0is0defined0and0would0like0to0better0understand0

what0is0meant0by0“emergency0notification.”00Numbering0systems0are0different0around0the0world.00

Countries0have0adopted0national0and0regional0emergency0numbers,0policies,0regulations,0and0national0

outreach0programs.*Source*C*45*(USA)*

CEPT0reserves0its0right0to0comment0when0text0is0provided.0However,0this0topic0does0not0seem0to0be0

related0to0high0level0strategic0and0policy0issues0(CEPT0criterion01).0Source*C*54*(Portugal)0

Option'0'NOC:'

Article*6*

Charging*and*Accounting*

Source*CWG]WCIT*

990





Option'0'NOC:'

6.10 Collection*charges*6.1.10 Each0administration*0shall,0subject0to0

applicable0national0law,0establish0the0charges0to0be0

collected0from0its0customers.0The0level0of0the0charges0is0

a0national0matter;0however,0in0establishing0these0

charges,0administrations0should0try0to0avoid0too0great0a0

dissymmetry0between0the0charges0applicable0in0each0

direction0of0the0same0relation.*Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0

Option'1'MOD1:06.1.10Each0administration*

0and0

operating0agency0[shall/could],0subject0to0applicable0

national0law0…*Source*TD*21*Rev.10

Option'0'NOC:0

0No0change.00Still0relevant.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0


'

'

'

'

Option'1'MOD1:'

These0detailed0regulatory0provisions0are0counterproductive0in0today’s0competitive0communications0

market.*Source*C*45*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0believe0that0the0verb0“shall”0is0appropriate0for0the0international0treaty0(Russian*Federation).0

1000





6.1.10$0CONTINUED0

Option'2'MOD2:'

International*Telecommunication*Service*Arrangements*Charging*and*Accounting0

Collection*charges**

6.1.10000Each0administration*0shall,0subject0to0applicable0

national0law,0establish0the0charges0to0be0collected0from0

its0customers.0The0level0of0the0charges0is0a0national0

matter;0however,0in0establishing0these0charges,0

administrations0should0try0to0avoid0too0great0a0

dissymmetry0between0the0charges0applicable0in0each0

direction0of0the0same0relation.0Subject0to0applicable0

national0law,0the0terms0and0conditions0of0arrangements0

between0ROAs0for0the0provision0of0international0

telecommunication0services0shall0be0subject0to0mutual0

commercial0agreement.00Source*C*28*(USA)0

Option'3'MOD3:'

PricingCharging*and*Accounting0

6.10 Collection*charges*

6.1.10Each0administration*

0ROA0shall,0subject0to0

applicable0national0law,0establish0the0collection0charges0

to0be0offered0to0collected0from0its0customers.0The0level0

of0the0charges0is0a0national0matter;0and0as0such0could0be0

regulated0by0the0Member0State0in0line0with0the0

principles0in0these0Regulations0.0great0a0dissymmetry0

between0the0charges0applicable0in0each0direction0of0the0

same0relation.0Source*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group)0

'

Option'2'MOD2:'

Detailed0regulatory0provisions0governing0charging0and0accounting0for0international0telecommunication0

services0are0not0appropriate0for0a0competitive0market.*Source*C*28*(USA)*

*

The0original0text0of0provisions06.1.10and06.1.20are0not0relevant0in0competitive0markets.0The0proposed0

language0is0flexible0and0can0therefore0accommodate0technological0advances0and0market0developments.0

Source*C*28*(USA)*


'

'

'

'

Option'3'MOD3:'

The0United0States0believes0that0this0MOD0is0not0necessary,0because0the0CS0Preamble0contains0text0

recognizing0“the0sovereign0right0of0each0country0to0regulate0its0telecommunications.”00We0also0note0

that0many0national0regulators0have0removed0price0regulations0in0light0of0increased0competition0in0their0

domestic0and0in0the0international0market.0Source*C*45*(USA)*


1010





Option'4'SUP:06.1.10Source*C*16*(SG3RG]AFR),*C*27*(SG3RG]AO),*C*24*(SG3RG]LAC)*

*

*

*

*

0

0

0

Option'4'SUP:'

SG3RG$AFR0proposes0that0all0articles0of0the0ITRs0that0deal0with0accounting0be0deleted,0provided0that0appropriate0articles0are0added0to0ensure0that0Member0States0implement0national0legislation0that0

ensures0that0operators0transmit0calling0party0identification.0Further,0it0is0essential0to0ensure0that0small0

operators0in0developing0countries0are0protected0against0abuse0of0significant0market0power0by0major0

international0operators,0so0a0new0article0to0this0effect0would0have0to0be0adopted.00Thus*a*new*article*6.7*forms*an*integral*part*of*this*proposal.0Source*C*16*(SG3RG]AFR)0

It0is0inappropriate0for0Member0States0in0an0international0treaty0to0make0commitments0which0dictate0

the0detail0of0how0private0operators0conduct0their0commercial0activities0with0operators0in0other0

countries0in0the0current0liberalised0and0competitive0international0telecommunications0market.0

However,0this0does0not0prevent0other0Member0States0imposing0such0rules0on0a0national0basis0if0they0so0

choose.00CEPT0recognises0that0Art.0370and0380of0the0CV0anticipate0that0the0‘Administrative0Regulations’0

will0contain0certain0provisions0relating0to0accounting0and0the0monetary0unit0to0be0used0.0However0,0the0

ITU0basic0Instruments0themselves0are0due0to0be0reviewed0shortly0and0in0CEPT’s0view0the0existing0

Articles0in0the0Convention0do0not0of0themselves0justify0the0continuance0of0Article060and0Appendices01&20

of0the0ITRs,0all0of0which0should0be0deleted.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)**


provided.00Provisions0concerning0market0power0would0result0in0detailed0regulatory0provisions,0in0

contravention0of0PP0Resolution01710(Guadalajara).00Market0power0determinations0are0made0by0national0

authorities0with0the0expertise0to0undertake0a0competent0analysis0of0competition0issues.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0reserve0their0right0to0revisit0the0issues0or0the0whole0of0Article060and0submit0

further0proposals,0in0particular0following0the0regional0preparatory0meetings0(Egypt).0


0

0

1020





Option'5'MOD4:06.1.10Each0operating0agencyadministration

*0shall,0subject0to0applicable0

national0law,0establish0the0charges0to0be0collected0from0

its0customers.0The0level0of0the0charges0is0a0national0

matter;0however,0iIn0establishing0these0charges,0

Member0Statesadministrations0should0take0measurestry0

to0avoid0too0great0a0dissymmetry0between0the0charges0

applicable0in0each0direction0of0the0same0relation,0and0

they0shall0ensure0transparency.00Source*C*60*(Africa*)*and*C*68*(Arab*States)0

'

'

'

'

'

'

Option'6'SUP'6.1.1'and'ADD:06.10Subject0to0applicable0national0law,0the0terms0and0conditions0of0arrangements0

between0operating0agencies0for0the0provision0of0

international0telecommunication0services0shall0be0

subject0to0commercial0agreements.00Source*C*71*(Portugal)*

0

0

0

Option'5'MOD4:0Modify0the0provision0to0take0into0account0the0present0telecommunications0

environment,0in0which0administrations0(that0is,0Member0States)0typically0do0not0establish0charges,0but0

in0which0Member0States0are0responsible0for0ensuring0transparency0and0equity.*Source*C*60*(Africa)*


CEPT0considers0that0a0clarification0of0terms0is0required.00CEPT0supports0the0principle0of0transparency0of0

retail0charges.00Although,0transparency0in0the0sense0that0is0proposed0by0Egypt0seems0to0be0related0with0

interconnection0and0access0conditions.0The0EU0legislation0dictates0that0transparency0of0interconnection0

and0access0obligations0may0only0be0imposed0where0an0operator0is0designated0as0having0significant0

market0power0on0a0specific0market0as0a0result0of0an0extensive0market0analysis0(Access0Directive0art.080

and0art.09).0

In0addition,0CEPT0Criterion010safeguards0the0rights0of0telecoms0operators0and0service0providers0to0

exercise0commercial0choice0and0to0have0operational0and0technology0freedom0in0providing0international0

telecommunications0services0and0facilities.0

For0these0reasons,0this0proposal0is0not0supported0by0CEPT0and0reiterates0the0proposal0for0SUP0of0this0

provision.00


Option'6'SUP'6.1.1'and'ADD:'

CEPT0proposes0a0MOD0to0provision06.1.0(on0collection0charges)0to0include0a0provision0related0to0

International0Telecommunication0Service0Arrangements.0

CEPT0supports0the0view0that0the0ITRs0should0be0technological0neutral0and0in0no0circumstance0should0

provide0prominent0treatment0to0a0sort0of0arrangement0over0others.0

In0particular,0the0accounting0rates0system0is0one0among0different0sort0of0arrangements0that0are0

currently0used0by0the0industry0and0therefore0the0ITRs0should0not0provide0a0prominent0treatment0to0it.0

CEPT0considers0that0any0reference0to0particular0arrangements0should0be0dealt0within0ITU$T0

____________________0

*0 or0recognized0private0operating0agency(ies)0

1030





0

Option'7'MOD5:06.1.10Each0administration/operating0

agency0shall,0subject0to0applicable0national0law,0

establish0the0charges0to0be0collected0from0its0

customers.0The0level0of0the0charges0is0a0national0matter;0

however,0in0establishing0these0charges,0

administrations/operating0agencies0should0try0to0avoid0

too0great0a0dissymmetry0between0the0charges0

applicable0in0each0direction0of0the0same0relation.*Source*C*94*(RCC)'

Recommendations0which0can0more0easily0be0adapted0to0technical0developments0and0market0

circumstances.0

Source*C*71*(Portugal)'

Option'0'NOC:'No'ADD.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'ADD:06.x0Tariff0Transparency0

Member0States0shall0ensure0that0operators0providing0

international0telecommunication0services,0in0particular0

international0roaming,0provide0transparent0and0up$to$

date0information0on0retail0charges,0including0roaming0

charges.0[In0particular,0each0customer0should0also0be0

able0to0easily0have0access0to,0and0receive0appropriate0

and0timely0pricing0(including0taxes)0information0free0of0

charge0when0abroad0on0the0relevant0price0plan,0except0

when0the0customer0has0notified0his0home0operator0that0

he0does0not0require0this0service].00Source*C*71*(Portugal)*0

'

'

Option'1'ADD:'

CEPT0aims0at0ensuring0that0customers0receive0the0necessary0pricing0information0to0make0an0informed0

purchase0decision0regarding0international0telecommunication0services,0in0particular,0international0

roaming0services.000Transparency0refers0only0to0retail0prices.0

CEPT0reserves0further0consideration0on0the0text0in0square0brackets.0


Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal.0(USA)*

1040





Option'0'NOC:'No'ADD.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'ADD:06.y0Costs0of0International0Roaming0

Services0

a)0Member0States0shall0ensure0effective0cooperation0

within0their0region0to0develop0a0policy0for0reducing0

charging0which0is0appropriate0for0their0own0region.00

b)0Member0States0shall0promote0economic0efficiency0

and0encourage0competition0in0the0international0

roaming0market.00Source*C*71*(Portugal)'

'

Option'1'ADD:'

To0complement0proposal0on0transparency0of0retail0charges,0CEPT0is0addressing0the0level0of0mobile0

roaming0charges0as0well0and0the0need0to0–0over0time0$0reduce0them.0In0order0to0reduce0the0charges0it0is0

recognized0that0a0one$size$fits$all0(regulatory)0solution0will0not0work0but0CEPT0believes0that0some0

general0principles0should0be0taken0up0in0the0ITR’s0to0address0this0issue.00Source*C*71*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal.00(USA)0

Option'0'NOC:06.1.20The0charge0levied0by0an0administration

*0on0customers0for0a0particular0

communication0should0in0principle0be0the0same0in0a0

given0relation,0regardless0of0the0route0chosen0by0that0

administration.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0

Option'1'MOD1:06.1.20The0charge0levied0by0an0administration

*0or0operating0agency0on0customers0for0a0

particular0communication0should0in0principle0be0the0

same0in0a0given0relation,0regardless0of0the0route0chosen0

by0that0administration0or0operating0agency.0Source*fourth*meeting*0

Option'2'SUP:06.1.2.0Source*C*16*(SG3RG]AFR),*C*27*(SG3RG]AO),*C*24*(SG3RG]LAC),*C*28*(USA),*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group),*C35*(CEPT)*

*

*

*

Option'0'NOC:'

No0change.0Still0relevant.0It0is0believed0reasonable0to0retain0item06.1.20as0it0supports0a0stable0platform0

for0negotiations0reflected0in0hundreds0of0agreements0affecting0billions0of0dollars.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0


Option'1'MOD:0These0detailed0regulatory0provisions0are0counterproductive0in0today’s0competitive0

communications0market.*Source*C*45*(USA)0

'

'

Option'2'SUP:'

See0comments0above0re0SUP0of06.1.10Source*C*16*(SG3RG]AFR)*and0Source*C*35*(CEPT)0

The0original0text0of0provisions06.1.10and06.1.20are0not0relevant0in0competitive0markets.0The0proposed0

language0is0flexible0and0can0therefore0accommodate0technological0advances0and0market0developments.0

Source*C*28*(USA)*

Eliminate0as0the0concept0of0route0is0also0eliminated.0Source*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group)0

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal0(Russian*Federation)0

1050





Option'3'MOD2:06.1.20The0charge0levied0by0an0administration

*0operating0agency0on0customers0for0a0


same0in0a0given0relation,0regardless0of0the0route0chosen0

by0that0administration0operating0agency.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*

Option'4'MOD3:06.1.20The0charge0levied0by0an0administration/operating0agency0on0customers0for0a0


same0in0a0given0relation,0regardless0of0the0international0

route0chosen0by0that0administration/operating0agency.0

Source*C*94*(RCC)0



Option'0'NOC:06.1.30Where,0in0accordance0with0the0

national0law0of0a0country,0a0fiscal0tax0is0levied0on0

collection0charges0for0international0telecommunication0

services,0this0tax0shall0normally0be0collected0only0in0

respect0of0international0services0billed0to0customers0in0

that0country,0unless0other0arrangements0are0made0to0

meet0special0circumstances.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:06.1.30Where0in0accordance0with0the0

national0law0of0a0country,0a0Countries0are0free0to0levy0

fiscal0taxes0on0is0levied0on0collection0charges0for0

international0telecommunication0services0in0accordance0

with0their0national0laws,0but0international0double0

taxation0must0be0avoided,0this0tax0shall0normally0be0

collected0only0in0respect0of0international0services0billed0

to0customers0in0that0country,0unless0other0

arrangements0are0made0to0meet0special0arrangements.0

Source*C*18*(SG3RG]AFR),*C*24*(SG3RG]LAC),*C*27*(SG3RG]AO),*and*C*32*(Brazil)0

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Option'1'MOD1:'

Ensure0the0ability0to0tax0different0operators0in0different0countries0is0not0affected.00Source0C*24*(SG3RG]LAC)0

Double0taxation0in0roaming0services0is0a0big0obstacle0to0the0service0charge0reduce.*Source*C*32*(Brazil)0

The0United0States0does0not0agree0with0language0that0would0expand0the0scope0of0Article06.1.3.0Also,0it0is0

not0clear0what0is0intended0by0the0term0“double0taxation”.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Some0Member0Stated0did0not0support0this0proposal0(Russian*Federation).0

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Option'2'MOD2:'

Discriminatory0taxation0of0telecommunications0services0deters0the0adoption0and0use0of0broadband,0

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Option'2'MOD2:06.1.30Article06.1.30of0the0International0Telecommunications0Regulations0should0be0clarified0and0

should0stipulate0that0administrations0shall0not0apply0

taxes0to0incoming0international0calls,0so0as0to0avoid0

double0taxation.*Source*C*26*Rev.*1*(GSMA)0

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Option'3'MOD3:06.1.30Member0States0to0only0collect0

fiscal0taxes0in0respect0of0international0services0billed0to0

customers0in0that0country.*Source*C*20*(CEPT)0

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Option'4'MOD4:006.1.30TEXT*TO*BE*PROVIDED*Source*C*54*(Portugal)0

mobile0and0other0advanced0ICT0sector0tools0that0are0major0drivers0of0development0and0growth0in0the0

information$based0economy0of0the021st0century.0Source*C*26*Rev.*1*(GSMA)*

It0is0not0clear0what0is0intended0by0the0term0“double0taxation”.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

The0Russian0Federation0supports0in0general0the0idea0of0this0proposal.00However,0to0date0there0is0no0

specific0text0to0discuss.0(Russian*Federation)0

Option'3'MOD3:'

Review0and0strengthen0provisions.0The0need0to0avoid0double0taxation0on0international0telecoms0

services0is0an0important0principle.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)*

The0Russian0Federation0supports0in0general0the0idea0of0this0proposal.00It0is0suggested0to0provide0a0more0

detailed0text0of06.1.3.0(Russian*Federation)0

Option'4'MOD4:00Specific0amendment0proposal0by0CEPT0is0under0review0for0later0presentation.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)0

Option'5'MOD5:06.1.306.20Where,0in0accordance0with0

the0national0law0of0a0country,0a0fiscal0tax0is0levied0on0





meet0special0circumstances.0

ADD:06.2.10Where0an0ROA0has0a0duty0or0fiscal0tax0levied0

on0its0share0of0charges0for0providing0international0

telecommunication0services0or0other0remunerations,0it0

shall0not0in0turn0impose0any0such0duty0or0fiscal0tax0on0

other0ROAs.0

ADD:06.2.20The0payment0charges0imposed0in0the0debtor0

country0(taxes,0clearing0charges,0commissions,0etc.)0

shall0be0borne0by0the0debtor.0Any0such0charges0imposed0

Option'5'MOD5:'

6.2.10was0moved0from01.60in0Appendix01*Source*C*28*(USA)*

6.2.20was0moved0from03.3.40in0Appendix01*Source*C*28*(USA)*

Under0review0by0CEPT.0Further0clarification0of0the0rationale0of0this0proposal0is0needed.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)0

The0USA0reserved0its0right0to0provide0further0proposals.0

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in0the0creditor0country,0including0payment0charges0

imposed0by0intermediate0banks0in0third0countries,0shall0

be0borne0by0the0creditor.**

Source*C*28*(USA)*

Option'6'MOD6:06.1.30Where,0in0accordance0with0the0



services0which0is0to0be0included0in0the0collected0charges0

or0added0to0the0collected0charges,0this0tax0shall0

normally0be0collected0only0in0respect0of0international0

telecommunication0services0billed0presented0for0

payment0to0customers0in0that0country,0unless0other0

arrangements0are0made0to0meet0special0circumstances.0

This0rule0also0applies0in0case0payments0for0international0

telecommunication0services0and0any0other0services0

integral0to0them0are0made0through0specialized0payment0

agencies0in0accordance0with0arrangements0with0

administrations*.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0

Option'7'SUP:06.1.3.0Source*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group)*

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Option'6'MOD6:'

Russian0Federation0supports0the0concerns0of0a0number0of0participants0that0discriminatory0taxation0of0

telecommunications0services0deters0the0adoption0and0use0of0advanced0ICT0sector0tools,0and0that0

provisions0of0item06.1.30should0be0reviewed0and0strengthened.0The0need0to0avoid0double0taxation0on0

international0telecommunication0services0is0an0important0principle.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*

As0a0general0matter,0we0do0not0support0the0inclusion0of0this0text0as0it0attempts0to0dictate0how0and0

through0whom0a0Member0State0may0process0or0manage0fiscal0taxes.0More0specifically,0it0is0not0clear0

what0“specialized0payment0agencies”0are0as0this0is0a0new0term0in0the0context0of0this0treaty0and0in0the0

context0of0ITU$T0Recommendations.0(USA)0

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Option'7'SUP:'

National0authorities0are0free0to0impose0taxes0on0all0telecommunications0traffic,0whether0incoming0or0

outgoing.0Source*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group)*

The0United0States0supports0retaining0the0text0of06.1.3.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Not0supported.*Source*C*54*(Portugal)*and*Russian*Federation0







meet0special0circumstances.0National0authorities0are0

free0to0impose0taxes0on0all0telecommunications0traffic,0

whether0incoming0or0outgoing.00However,0such0taxes0

0

Option'8'MOD7:0The0proposal0represents0initial0thinking0of0the0ITU$T0Study0Group030Regional0Group0for0Latin0America0and0the0Caribbean0(SG3RG$LAC)0and0Member0States0reserve0their0right0to0modify0the0

proposal.0

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should0be0reasonable0and0the0proceeds0should0be0

directed0where0possible0at0the0development0of0the0

industry.00Regarding0double0taxation,0Member0States0

are0encouraged0to0cooperate0within0the0framework0of0

bilateral,0juridical0double0taxation0treaties0under0which0

taxation0arrangements0are0pre$determined0by0the0

terms0of0the0treaty0so0as0to0protect0against0the0risk0of0

double0taxation0and0avoidance0or0evasion0of0tax0

liability.0Source*C*82*(SG3RG]LAC)0



collection0charges,0to0be0included0or0added0to0the0

collection0charge,0for0international0telecommunication0


respect0of0international0telecommunication0services0

billed0presented0for0payment0to0customers0in0that0

country,0unless0other0arrangements0are0made0to0meet0

special0circumstances.0This0rule0also0applies0in0cases0

where0accounts0for0international0telecommunication0

services0are0handled0through0specialized0accounting0

authorities0on0the0basis0of0arrangements0with0

administrations/operating0agencies.0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

Option'0'NOC:'

6.20Accounting*rates0

6.2.10For0each0applicable0service0in0a0given0relation,0

administrations*0shall0by0mutual0agreement0establish0

and0revise0accounting0rates0to0be0applied0between0

them,0in0accordance0with0the0provisions0of0Appendix010

and0taking0into0account0relevant0CCITT0

Recommendations0and0relevant0cost0trends.0Source*


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CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:'

6.20Accounting,*transit*and*termination*rates00


administrations*

0or0operating0agencies0shall0by0mutual0

agreement0establish0and0revise0accounting,0transit0and0

termination0rates0to0be0applied0between0them,0in0

accordance0with0the0provisions0of0Appendix010and0

taking0into0account0relevant0ITU$T0CCITT0

Recommendations0and0relevant0cost0trends.0Source*TD*21*Rev.10

Option'1'MOD1:'

The0proposed0edits0would0expand0substantially0the0scope0of0the0charging0and0accounting0provisions0of0

Article06.00These0detailed0regulatory0provisions0are0counterproductive0in0today’s0competitive0

communications0market.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal.0(Portugal*and*Russian*Federation)*

0

6.20$0CONTINUED0

Option'2'MOD2:'

6.20Accounting0ratesWholesale0prices0

6.2.10Each0ROA0shall,0subject0to0applicable0national0law,0

agree0with0other0ROAs0under0commercial0agreement,0

the0terms0and0conditions,0including0prices,0for0the0

provision0of0international0communications0services.0

Member0States0shall0have0the0power0to0regulate0the0

terms0and0conditions0of0the0services0provided0in0their0

territory0in0line0with0the0principles0in0these0Regulations.0

For0each0applicable0service0in0a0given0relation,0

administrations*

0shall0by0mutual0agreement0establish0



and0taking0into0account0relevant0CCITT0

Recommendations0and0relevant0cost0trends.0Source*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group)0

Option'3'MOD3:06.2.10For0each0applicable0service0in0a0

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Option'2'MOD2:'

The0United0States0believes0that0this0MOD0is0not0necessary,0because0the0CS0Preamble0contains0text0

recognizing0“the0sovereign0right0of0each0country0to0regulate0its0telecommunications.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0took0the0view0that0the0ITRs0should0not0impose0obligations0directly0on0ROAs.0(Iran)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal.0(Portugal*and*Russian*Federation)0

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Option'3'MOD3:'

Editorial0update.0Still0relevant.0

Mutual0agreement0is0an0important0part0of0the0foundation0for0negotiations0between0administrations*.0

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given0relation,0administrations*0shall0by0mutual0

agreement0establish0and0revise0accounting0rates0to0be0

applied0between0them,0in0accordance0with0the0

provisions0of0Appendix010and0taking0into0account0

relevant0ITU$TCCITT0Recommendations0and0relevant0

cost0trends.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0

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Option'4'SUP:06.20and06.2.1.0Source*C*16*(SG3RG]AFR),*C*27*(SG3RG]AO),*C*24*(SG3RG]LAC),*C*28*(USA),*C35*(CEPT)0

This0is0a0fundamental0and0heavily0used0article0by0operators0on0a0daily0basis0to0provide0services0around0

the0world.*Source:0TD0210Rev.1.*Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*



Option'4'SUP:'

This0provision0has0been0replaced0by0the0proposed0new06.1,0concerning0arrangements0for0the0provision0

of0international0telecommunication0services.*Source*C*28*(USA)0



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6.20$0CONTINUED0

Option'5'MOD4:0

6.20Accounting,*transit*and*termination*rates*0


administrations*

0or0operating0agencies0shall0by0mutual0

agreement,0on0the0basis0of0costs,0establish0and0revise0

accounting,0transit0and0termination0rates0to0be0applied0

between0them,0in0accordance0with0the0provisions0of0

Appendix010and0taking0into0account0relevant0ITU$T0CCITT0

Recommendations0and0relevant0cost0trends.0

Source*C*60*(Africa)*

Option'6'MOD5:06.2.10For0each0applicable0service0in0a0given0relation,0administrations0operating0agencies0shall0

by0mutual0agreement0establish0and0revise0accounting,0

transit0and0termination0rates0to0be0applied0between0


and0taking0into0account0relevant0CCITT0ITU$T0

Recommendations0and0relevant0cost0trends.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*

Option'7'MOD6:06.2.10For0each0applicable0service0in0a0given0relation,0administrations/operating0agencies0shall0

by0mutual0agreement0establish0and0revise0accounting0

rates0to0be0applied0between0them,0in0accordance0with0

the0provisions0of0Appendix010and0taking0into0account0

relevant0CCITT0ITU$T0Recommendations0and0relevant0

cost0trends.0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

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Option'5'MOD4:'

Introduce0the0principle0of0cost$based0pricing.0Source*C*60*(Africa)'

Not0supported.0In0accordance0to0CEPT0Criterion05,0CEPT0considers0that0the0choice0of0the0regulatory0

approach0(eg.0Cost$orientation)0falls0within0the0scope0of0“the0sovereign0right0of0each0State0to0regulate0

its0telecommunication”.0CEPT0proposes0to0SUP06.2.0Source*C*72*(Portugal)0

Some0Member0States0reserved0their0position0(Russian*Federation)0


*

*

Option'6'MOD5:'See'Preamble.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0

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Option'0'NOC:'

6.30Monetary*unit*

6.3.10In0the0absence0of0special0arrangements0concluded0

between0administrations*,0the0monetary0unit0to0be0

used0in0the0composition0of0accounting0rates0for0

international0telecommunication0services0and0in0the0

establishment0of0international0accounts0shall0be:0

$0either0the0monetary0unit0of0the0International0

Monetary0Fund0(IMF),0currently0the0Special0Drawing0

Right0(SDR),0as0defined0by0that0organization;0

$0or0the0gold0franc,0equivalent0to01/3.0610SDR.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:06.3.10In0the0absence0of0special0arrangements0concluded0between0administrations

*

0or0

operating0agencies,0the0monetary0unit0to0be0used0in0the0

composition0of0accounting0rates0for0international0

telecommunication0services0and0in0the0establishment0of0

international0accounts0shall0be:*




$0or0freely0convertible0currencies0or0other0currencies0

agreed0by0debtors0and0creditors0or0the0gold0franc,0

equivalent0to01/3.061SDR.0*Source*TD*21*Rev.1*and*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0

Option'2'SUP:06.30and06.3.1.0Source*C*16*(SG3RG]AFR),*C*24*(SG3RG]LAC),*C*27*(SG3RG]AO),*C*28*(USA),*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group),*C35*(CEPT)00


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Option'1'MOD:'


This0proposal0introduces0new0terminology0that0is0not0defined0in0the0ITRs0(e.g.,0debtor0and0creditor)0and0

would0thus0increase0the0ambiguity0of0this0provision.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

This0article0provides0a0backstop0for0determining0monetary0unit,0when0special0arrangements0have0not0

been0concluded0between0administrations*.0Provision0regarding0gold0franc0is0obsolete.0Source0TD0210

Rev.1.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0

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Option'2'SUP:'


Obsolete0provision.0Source*C*28*(USA),*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group)0

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Option'3'MOD2:06.3.10In0the0absence0of0special0arrangements0concluded0between0administrations**operating0agencies,0the0monetary0unit0to0be0used0in0the0

composition0of0accounting0rates0for0international0


international0accounts0shall0be:*


Option'4'MOD3:06.3.10In0the0absence0of0special0arrangements0concluded0between0

administrations/operating0agencies,0the0monetary0unit0

to0be0used0in0the0composition0of0accounting0rates0for0

international0telecommunication0services0and0in0the0

establishment0of0international0accounts0shall0be:*




$0or0freely0convertible0currencies0or0other0monetary0unit0

agreed0between0the0administrations/operating0agencies0

or0the0gold0franc,0equivalent0to01/3.061SDR.0*Source*C*94*(RCC)'

Option'3'MOD2:'See0Preamble.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*


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Option'0'NOC:06.3.20In0accordance0with0relevant0provisions0of0the0International0Telecommunication0

Convention,0this0provision0shall0not0affect0the0possibility0

open0to0administrations*0of0establishing0bilateral0

arrangements0for0mutually0acceptable0coefficients0

between0the0monetary0unit0of0the0IMF0and0the0gold0

franc.0Source*CWG]WCIT'

Option'1'SUP:06.3.2.0Source*C*16*(SG3RG]AFR),C*24*(SG3RG]LAC),*C*27*(SG3RG]AO),*C*28*(USA),*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group),*C*35*(CEPT),*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova),*TD*21*Rev.1*and*C*94*(RCC)*

*

*

Option'2'MOD:0In0accordance0with0relevant0provisions0of0the0International0Telecommunication0Convention,0

this0provision0shall0not0affect0the0possibility0open0to0

administrations*0operating0agencies0of0establishing0

bilateral0arrangements0for0mutually0acceptable0

coefficients0between0the0monetary0unit0of0the0IMP0and0

the0gold0franc.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)'


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Option'1'SUP:'


Obsolete0provision.0Source*C*28*(USA),*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group)0

Delete0since0no0longer0relevant0in0light0of0change0to06.3.1.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*

=>SUP*agreed*

*

Option'2'MOD:0See0Preamble.00Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*


Option'0'NOC:'

6.40Establishment*of*accounts*and*settlement*of*balances*of*account*

6.4.10Unless0otherwise0agreed,0administrations*0shall0

follow0the0relevant0provisions0as0set0out0in0Appendices0

10and02.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:06.4.10Unless0otherwise0agreed,0administrations

*0or0operating0agencies0shall0apply0


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Option'1'MOD1:''


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follow0the0relevant0provisions0as0set0out0in0Appendices0

10and02.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.)*

Option'2'MOD2:06.4.10Unless0otherwise0agreed,0…0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*

0

Option'3'MOD3:06.4:0align0with0CV0497,0498.*

CV0497:0The0settlement0of0international0accounts0shall0

be0regarded0as0current0transactions0and0shall0be0

effected0in0accordance0with0the0current0international0

obligations0of0the0Member0States0and0Sector0Members0

concerned0in0those0cases0where0their0governments0

have0concluded0arrangements0on0this0subject.0Where0

no0such0arrangements0have0been0concluded,0and0in0the0

absence0of0special0agreements0made0under0Article0420of0

the0Constitution,0these0settlements0shall0be0effected0in0

accordance0with0the0Administrative0Regulations.0

CV0498:0Administrations0of0Member0States0and0Sector0

Members0which0operate0international0

telecommunication0services0shall0come0to0an0

agreement0with0regard0to0the0amount0of0their0debits0

and0credits.0Source*C*31*(UAE)*

Option'4'SUP:06.40and06.4.1.0Source*C*16*(SG3RG]AFR),*C*24*(SG3RG]LAC),*C*27*(SG3RG]AO),*C*28*(USA)C*34*(Global*Voice*Group),*C35*(CEPT)0

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Option'2'MOD2:0

Editorial0update.00Still0relevant.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*


Option'3'MOD3:'


Not0supported.0Provisions0proposed0by0UAE0are0included0in0article0370of0the0CV0(“Rendering0and0

Settlement0of0Accounts”).0Need0to0avoid0duplication.0It0refers0to0technical0issues0that0should0not0be0

included0in0an0international0treaty.Source*C*54*(Portugal)0


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Option'4'SUP:'


Obsolete0provision,0as0well0as0Appendix01.0Source*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group)*

The0United0States0had0proposed0to0suppress0Appendices010and020and0consequently0Articles06.40and0

6.4.1.00The0United0States0is0now0reviewing0Appendix02.00Any0changes0to0that0Appendix0may0require0

corresponding0changes0to0Article06.4.1.0Source*C*45*(USA)*


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Option'5'MOD4:06.4.10Unless0otherwise0agreed,0administrations*0operating0agencies0shall0follow0the0

relevant0provisions0as0set0out0in0Appendices010and02.0


Option'6'MOD5:06.4.10Unless0otherwise0agreed,0administrations/operating0agencies0shall0follow0the0

relevant0provisions0as0set0out0in0Appendices010and02.*Source*C*94*(RCC)*

Option'5'MOD5:0See'Preamble.''Source'C'68'(Arab'States)'


Option'0'NOC:'

6.50Service*and*privilege*telecommunications*

6.5.10Administrations*0shall0follow0the0relevant0

provisions0as0set0out0in0Appendix03.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:06.5.10Administrations*

0and0operating0

agencies0shall0apply0follow0the0relevant0provisions0as0

set0out0in0Appendix03.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.*

'

Option'2'MOD2:06.5.10Administrations*0shall0…*Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0

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Option'3'MOD3:'

6.530 Service*and*privilege*telecommunications*

6.5.3.10 Administrations*

/ROAs0shall0…0Source*C*28*(USA)0

Option'4'SUP:06.5.1.0Source*C*16*(SG3RG]AFR),*C*24*(SG3RG]LAC),*C*27*(SG3RG]AO),*C35*(CEPT)*

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Option'1'MOD1:'

The0United0States0does0not0support0expanding0the0scope0of0this0provision0to0include0“operating0

agencies”.0Source*C*45*(USA)0


Option'2'MOD2:0

Editorial0update.00Still0relevant.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0


Option'3'MOD3:0Editorial0update0to0align0with0CS/CV.0Source*C*28*(USA)0

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Option'4'SUP:'

Obsolete*Source*C*35*(CEPT)*

Some0Member0Stated0did0not0support0this0proposal0(Russian*Federation)0

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Option'5'MOD5:06.5.10Administrations**Operating0agencies0shall0follow0the0relevant0provisions0as0set0out0

in0Appendix03.*Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0

Option'6'MOD6:06.5.10Administrations/operating0

agencies0shall0follow0the0relevant0provisions0as0set0out0

in0Appendix03.*Source*C*94*(RCC)*






taking0into0account0Art.3,0§3.1,0Members0States0shall,0as0

appropriate,0encourage0administrations,0recognized0

operating0agencies,0and0private0operating0agencies0

which0operate0in0their0territory0and0provide0


the0public,0to0apply0the0ITU$T0Recommendations0

relating0to0charging0and0accounting0and0alternate0calling0

procedures,0including0any0Instructions0forming0part0of,0

or0derived0from,0said0Recommendations.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.0



taking0into0account0Art.3,0§3.1,0Members0States0shall,0as0

appropriate,0encourage0administrations*,0which0

operate0in0their0territory0and0provide0international0

telecommunications0services,0to0apply0the0ITU$T0

Recommendations0relating0to0charging0and0accounting0

and0alternate0calling0procedures,0including0any0

'

Option'1'ADD1:'

The0United0States0believes0this0ADD0is0unnecessary,0in0light0of0Article01.6.00Moreover,0adding0the0term0

“private0operating0agencies”0would0expand0the0scope0of0recommendations0already0adopted0by0the0ITU$

T.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Not0supported.0The0proposal0does0not0comply0with0CEPT0criteria0for0accepting0proposals0(criterion020–0

“Consistency0with0the0Preamble0and0Article010of0the0CS”,0bearing0in0mind0that0ITU0recommendations0

are0applied0on0a0voluntary0basis.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0provided0amended0versions0of0this0proposal0(Russian*Federation).0

'

Option'2'ADD2:'

Reference0 to0 the0 relevant0 ITU$T0 Recommendations0 in0 the0 ITRs0 will0 increase0 the0 role0 of0 those0

Recommendations.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*

The0United0States0believes0this0ADD0is0unnecessary,0in0light0of0Article01.6.00Moreover,0adding0the0term0

“private0operating0agencies”0would0expand0the0scope0of0recommendations0already0adopted0by0the0ITU$

T.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Not0supported.0The0proposal0does0not0comply0with0CEPT0criteria0for0accepting0proposals0(criterion020–0

“Consistency0with0the0Preamble0and0Article010of0the0CS”,0bearing0in0mind0that0ITU0recommendations0

are0applied0on0a0voluntary0basis.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

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Instructions0forming0part0of,0or0derived0from,0said0

Recommendations.0Source*TD*21,*Rev.*1,*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0

EDITORIAL*NOTE:*the0only0difference0between0the0proposal0in0TD0210and0the0proposal0in0C0550is0the0replacement0of*“encourage*administrations,*recognized*operating*agencies,*and*private*operating*agencies”0by*“encourage*administrations*”.0


Option'1'ADD:0new06.7:0Member0States0shall0ensure0

that0each0party0in0a0negotiation0or0agreement0related0to0

or0arising0out0of0international0connectivity0matters0

including0those0for0the0Internet0will0have0standing0to0

have0recourse0to0the0competition0authorities0of0the0

other0party's0country.*Source*C*16*(SG3RG]AFR),*C*27*(SG3RG]AO)*0

'

Option'1'ADD:'

Based0on0Add0240to0WTSA$080Document0470and0is0consistent0with02.50of0the0World0Trade0Organization0

(WTO)0Reference0Paper.0Source*C16*(SG3RG]AFR)*

The0United0States0believes0this0ADD0is0unnecessary0and0outside0the0scope0of0the0ITU’s0mandate.00The0

proposed0text0would0dictate0the0jurisdiction0and0procedures0of0sovereign0nations’0competition0

authorities,0and0thus0would0be0outside0the0scope0of0the0ITRs.0Source*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada*

This0proposal0does0not0seem0to0be0in0line0with0the0Purposes0of0the0Union0as0set0out0in0Art.010of0the0CS0

(see0criterion02)0and0also0it0does0not0seem0to0be0related0with0the0purpose0of0the0ITR0as0presented0in0

article010of0the0said0Treaty0(criterion05).0However,0further0explanation0on0the0rationale0of0this0proposal0

is0needed.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal:0there0are0differences0in0how0competition0

authorities0operate0in0different0countries0based0on0different0regulatory0frameworks.0The0jurisdictions0of0

many0regulatory0authorities0are0limited0to0domestic0markets.0For0these0reasons0it0may0be0problematic0

for0competition0authorities0to0undertake0to0enforce0the0decisions0of0another0country’s0competition0

authority.0We0also0note0that0the0use0of0the0term0‘Internet’0is0imprecise0–0it0is0unclear0whether0it0refers0

to0carriage0services0or0content0services.0(Australia)*

Some0Member0States0reserve0their0right0to0propose0revised0text0for0such0an0article.00(Egypt,*Russian*Federation)0

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Option'2'ADD:0new06.7:0Member0States0shall0ensure0

that0each0party0in0a0negotiation0or0agreement0related0to0

or0arising0out0of0international0connectivity0matters,0

including0those0for0the0Internet,0will0have0access0to0

alternative0dispute0resolution0mechanisms0and0will0have0

standing0to0have0recourse0to0the0relevant0regulatory0or0

competition0authorities0of0the0other0party's0country.0*Source*C*60*(Africa)'

Option'2'ADD:00

Modified0version0of0a0previous0African0proposal.0Source*C*60*(Africa)*

This0proposal0does0not0seem0to0be0related0with0the0purpose0of0the0ITR0as0presented0in0article010of0the0

said0Treaty0(CEPT0criterion050“Exclusion0of0areas0not0related0to0the0Purpose0and0Scope0of0the0ITRs”).0In0

addition,0the0proposal0does0not0seem0appropriate0in0order0to0attain0with0“the0sovereign0right0of0each0

State0to0regulate0its0telecommunication”.0However,0further0explanation0on0the0rationale0of0this0

proposal0is0needed.0Source*C*72*(Portugal*and*USA)*

The0United0States0believes0this0ADD0is0unnecessary0and0outside0the0scope0of0the0ITU’s0mandate.00The0

proposed0text0would0dictate0the0jurisdiction0and0procedures0of0sovereign0nations’0competition0

authorities,0and0thus0would0be0outside0the0scope0of0the0ITRs.0Source*C*45*(USA)0


Option'1'ADD:0new06.80When0evaluating0significant0

market0power0and0its0abuse,0national0competition0

authorities0should0also0take0into0account0international0

market0share0and0international0market0power.0Source*C*27(SG3RG]AO)0

'

Option'1'ADD:'

The0ITRs0should0not0constrain0the0ability0of0national0regulatory0authorities0to0undertake0analysis0based0

upon0national0policy0and0law,0taking0into0account0national0market0conditions.00In0addition,0the0proposed0

language0conflicts0with0the0important0principle0stated0in0the0Preamble0to0the0ITRs0that0“the0sovereign0

right0of0each0country0to0regulate0its0telecommunications0is0fully0recognized”.0Source*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada*

Not0supported.0Setting0guidance0for0national0competition0authorities0is0not0part0of0the0ITRs0scope0(not0

in0line0with0criterion050–0“Exclusion0of0areas0not0related0to0the0Purpose0and0Scope0of0the0ITRs).0It0is0also0

not0in0line0with0criterion01,0as0it0is0not0a0high0level0policy0issue,0it0is0rather0a0technical0issue.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal:0it0would0be0inconsistent0with0many0countries’0

competition0regulatory0frameworks0which0can0only0take0account0of0domestic0markets.0(Australia)*

Egypt0reserves0its0right0to0revert0to0these0articles0after0discussion0within0the0African0group.0


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Option'1'ADD:0new06.90Member0States0shall0take0

measures0to0ensure0that0foreign0creditors0for0

telecommunications0accounts0can0obtain0payment0

quickly0and0efficiently.00Source*C*27*(SG3RG]AO).0

'

Option'1'ADD:'

This0proposal0addresses0issues0that0are0already0addressed0in0several0ITU$T0Recommendations.00We0

believe0that0this0ADD0also0is0inconsistent0with0PP0Resolution01710(Guadalajara)0which0provides0that0the0

ITRs0should0contain0“strategic0and0policy0principles”0and0be0“of0relevance0to0be0included0in0an0

international0treaty.”0We0do0not0believe0this0text0conforms0to0that0requirement.*Source*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada*

Not0supported.0This0proposal0does0not0seem0to0be0related0with0the0purpose0of0the0ITR0as0presented0in0

article010of0the0said0Treaty0(criterion05).0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*



Option'1'ADD1:0new0No.06.100Subject0to0national0law,0members0shall0ensure0that0administrations0collaborate0

in0preventing0and0controlling0fraud0in0international0

telecommunications0by:0

–0Identifying0and0transmitting0to0the0transit0and0

destination0administrations0and0operators0the0pertinent0

information0required0for0the0purposes0of0payment0for0

the0routing0of0international0traffic,0in0particular0the0

calling0line0code.0

–0Following0up0requests0by0administrations0of0other0

countries0to0investigate0calls0that0cannot0be0billed,0and0

helping0to0resolve0outstanding0accounts.0

$0Respecting0the0right0of0members0to0decide0the0

payment0procedure0for0international0

telecommunications0terminating0on0their0territory.0

Source*C*47*(Cuba)0

0

Option'1'ADD1:'

The0ITRs0need0to0complement0the0definition0of0fraud0by0identifying0the0scope0of0the0commitments0

made0by0members0in0regard0to0this0issue.0Source*C*47*(Cuba)*and*C*49*(UAE)*

See0comments0above0on0calling0party0identification,0misuse0and0fraud.0

Some0Member0States0supported0the0proposal0in0principle0but0reserved0their0right0to0propose0alternate0

text.00(Russian*Federation)0


'

'

'

'

Option'2'ADD2:'

Egypt0is0in0line0with0proposal0submitted0by0UAE0and0Cuba0(to0further0complement0the0definition0of0

fraud0in0the0ITRs0by0identifying0the0scope0of0the0commitments0made0by0members0in0regard0to0this0issue;0

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Option'2'ADD2:0new06.100Subject0to0national0law,0members0shall0ensure0that0administrations0collaborate0

in0preventing0and0controlling0fraud0in0international0

telecommunications0by:0

–0Identifying0and0transmitting0to0the0transit0and0

destination0administrations0and0operators0the0pertinent0

information0required0for0the0purposes0of0payment0for0

the0routing0of0international0traffic,0in0particular0the0

originating0Country0Code,0National0Destination0Code0

and0the0Calling0Party0Number.0

–0Following0up0requests0by0administrations0of0other0

countries0to0investigate0calls0that0cannot0be0billed,0and0

helping0to0resolve0outstanding0accounts.0

$0Following0up0requests0by0other0Member0States0and0

Administrations0to0identify0the0source0of0calls0originated0

from0their0territories0exerting0potential0fraudulent0

activity.0Source*C*57*(Egypt)0

specifically0Egypt0supports0and0adds0to0these0proposals0an0addition0to0Article060of0the0ITRs.0Source*C*57*(Egypt)*

See0comments0above0on0calling0party0identification,0misuse0and0fraud.0

Some0Member0States0supported0the0proposal0in0principle0but0reserved0their0right0to0propose0alternate0

text.00(Russian*Federation)*



Option'1'ADD:0new06.110The0ITU0Standardization0Sector0shall0be0responsible0for0disseminating0the0regulatory0

frameworks0in0place0in0administrations0having0an0

impact0on0matters0related0to0fraud.0Source*C*47*(Cuba)*and*C*57*(Egypt)0

Option'0'NOC:0fraud0is0out0of0the0scope0of0the0ITRs.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)0

Option'1'ADD:'

The0ITRs0need0to0complement0the0definition0of0fraud0by0identifying0the0scope0of0the0commitments0

made0by0members0in0regard0to0this0issue.0Source*C*47*(Cuba),*C49*(UAE)*and*C*57*(Egypt)*

The0Russian0Federation0stated0that0the0resource0implications0of0this0proposal0should0be0evaluated,0for0

example0by0asking0TSAG.0

See0comments0above0regarding0fraud.0


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Option'1'ADD:0new06.120Member0States0shall0ensure0

that0rates0(in0particular0transit0rates,0termination0rates,0

and0roaming0rates)0are0cost$based.0Source*C*60*(Africa)'

Option'1'ADD:00

Enshrine0the0principle0of0cost$based0pricing.0Source*C*60*(Africa)*

Not0supported.0The0proposal0does0not0seem0to0be0in0line0with0criterion050(“Exclusion0of0areas0not0

related0to0the0Purpose0and0Scope0of0the0ITRs”)0and0both0with0the0Preamble0of0both0ITU0Constitution0

and0the0ITRs0which0fully0recognise0“the0sovereign0right0of0each0State0to0regulate0its0

telecommunication”.0See0also0CEPT0position0on0New06.20(above).00

However,0CEPT0proposes0to0include0high0level0principles0favouring0the0reduction0of0international0

roaming0tariffs0(see0CEPT0contribution0C0710and0proposal0above).0




Option'1'ADD:0new0provision0on0settlement0of0disputes0

by0a0body0mutually0agreeable0to0the0parties0in0dispute0

(for0example0by0a0neutral0body0in0one0of0the0concerned0

countries0or0by0a0neutral0international0body).0Text0to0be0

developed.0Source*C*60*(Africa)'

'

Option'1'ADD:0this0proposal0does0not0seem0to0be0related0with0the0purpose0of0the0ITR0as0presented0in0

article010of0the0said0Treaty0(CEPT0criterion050“Exclusion0of0areas0not0related0to0the0Purpose0and0Scope0of0

the0ITRs”).0In0addition,0the0proposal0does0not0seem0appropriate0in0order0to0attain0with0“the0sovereign0

right0of0each0State0to0regulate0its0telecommunication”.0However,0further0explanation0on0the0rationale0

of0this0proposal0is0needed.0Source*C*72*(Portugal)0

Although0ITU0SO0FAR0cannot0enter0into0dispute0resolution0unless0the0two0parties0agree0(CS0§4/CV0§41),0

however0at0least0the0ITRs0should0define0what0are0the0classes0of0practices0that0can0be0considered0as0

fraudulent0activities,0so0that0MS0can0clearly0identify0these0instances0in0relation0to0their0rights0and0

obligations0under0this0treaty,0and0accordingly0consider0resolving0the0dispute0either0heuristically,0or0

according0to0ITU0mechanisms,0or0if0not,0then0by0other0international0mechanisms0which0may0be0

cumbersome0and0costly0for0many0MSs0including0developing0countries.00It0is0highly0recommended0to0

consider0a0stronger0role0of0the0ITU0in0resolving0some0appropriate0classes0of0disputes.0Source*C*96*(Egypt)*


Option'0'NOC:0no0MOD.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)0

'

Option'0'NOC:0Although,0CEPT0supports0high0level0principles0for0the0promotion0of0the0transparency0of0

retail0charges,0it0does0not0support0this0proposal0for0the0reasons0given0below.0See0also0CEPT0proposals0

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'

Option'1'MOD1:0article060to0be0replaced0as0follows:*

6.*Economic*and*policy*issues*

1.0Member0States0shall0ensure0transparency0with0

respect0to0retail0and0wholesale0prices,0costs,0and0quality0

of0service.0

2.0Member0States0should0foster0continued0investment0

in0high$bandwidth0infrastructures.0

3.0Member0States0shall0[take0measures0to]0ensure0that0

prices0are0oriented0on0costs.00Regulatory0measures0may0

be0imposed0to0the0extent0that0this0cannot0be0achieved0

through0market0mechanisms.0

4.0Member0States0shall0take0measures0to0ensure0that0an0

adequate0return0is0provided0on0investments0in0network0

infrastructures.00If0this0cannot0be0achieved0through0

market0mechanisms,0then0other0mechanisms0may0be0

used.0

5.0Member0States0shall0[take0measures0to]0ensure0that0

fair0compensation0is0received0for0carried0traffic0(e.g.0

interconnection0or0termination).00Regulatory0measures0

may0be0imposed0to0the0extent0that0this0cannot0be0

achieved0through0market0mechanisms.0

6.0The0right0to0create0universal0service0funds0or0

universal0service0obligations0is0reserved.0

[7.0new0article0on0taxation0to0be0inserted0here.00Text0to0

be0supplied.]0Source*C*25*(SG3RG]LAC);*for*6.5*also*C*27*(SG3RG]AO)0

on0art.06.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)0

Option'1'MOD:'

Current0provisions0in0Article060are0difficult0to0apply0in0the0current0liberalized0and0privatized0

telecommunications0environment.00The0new0ITRs0should0take0into0account0the0differences0in0

negotiating0power0between0commercial0operators0and0the0very0different0needs0of0the0ITU0Member0

States,0in0particular0the0differences0between0developed0and0developing0countries.*Source*C*25*(SG3RG]LAC)*

The0proposed0article0could0require0changes0in0national0laws0and0regulations0that0are0quite0stable.0As0a0

consequence0these0issues0are0not0appropriate0to0the0ITRs.*Source*C*33*(Brazil)*and*C*54*(Portugal)*


provided.00In0accordance0with0PP0Resolution01710(Guadalajara),0the0ITRs0should0contain0“strategic0and0

policy0principles”0and0be0“of0relevance0to0be0included0in0an0international0treaty.”00This0proposal0would0

add0several0new0issues0to0the0ITRs0and0would0result0in0detailed0legal,0policy,0and0regulatory0provisions0

that0should0be0the0province0of0national0regulators0and0policy$makers0in0some0cases,0and0in0other0cases0

are0outside0the0competence0of0the0ITU.0Source*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada*

6(2),06(3)06(4),06(5)0and06(6)0are0too0detailed0to0be0included0in0an0International0treaty0and0relate0to0

national0matters.0Therefore,0proposal0is0not0in0line0with0criterion050–0“Exclusion0of0areas0not0related0to0

the0Purpose0and0Scope0of0the0ITRs”;06(3)0Is0also0not0in0line0with0criterion01,0as0it0is0not0a0high0level0policy0

statement,0and0private0companies0should0have0the0right0to0compete0and0make0their0economic0

decisions.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0do0not0support0replacing0the0existing0article060with0the0proposed0text,0but0they0

could0support0adding0selected0elements0of0the0proposal0to0the0current0text0of0article06.0(Russian*Federation)0

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New'6'R'CONTINUED'

Option'2'MOD2:0add0the0following0to0article06:*

x.0Member0States0shall0promote0transparency0with0

respect0to0retail0and0wholesale0prices,0costs,0and0quality0

of0service.0

x.0Member0States0should0foster0continued0investment0in0

high$bandwidth0infrastructures.0

x.0Member0States0shall0promote0cost$oriented0pricing.00

Regulatory0measures0may0be0imposed0to0the0extent0

that0this0cannot0be0achieved0through0market0

mechanisms0and0to0the0extent0that0such0measures0do0

not0hinder0competition.0

x.0Member0States0shall0take0measures0to0ensure0that0

fair0compensation0is0received0for0carried0traffic0(e.g.0

interconnection0or0termination).00Regulatory0measures0

may0be0imposed0to0the0extent0that0this0cannot0be0

achieved0through0market0mechanisms0and0to0the0extent0

that0such0measures0do0not0hinder0competition.00Source*C*67*(Arab*States)'

Option'2'MOD2:'

Arab0Group0proposes0to0add0these0proposals0to0article06.0This0does0not0imply0that0we0accept0

suppression0of0any0of0the0existing0provisions0of0article06.00In0addition,0in0principle0may0accept0new0

provisions0under0this0article0in0relation0to0roaming,0taxation,0termination0and0transit0tariffs.00Source*C*67*(Arab*States)0

The0proposal0regarding0transparency0of0costs0is0not0appropriate,0such0information0is0normally0

confidential0to0a0private0company.0(Portugal)*


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Option'1'ADD:0new0articles0regarding:0

- Determination0of0basic0principles0and0structure0

of0tariff0formation/establishment.00

Determination0of0tariff0limits.0

- Roaming0tariffs.0

- International0roaming0and0traffic0taxation0

- Non$transparency0and0complexity0of0roaming0

tariffs0for0customers.0

- Non$transparency0and0complexity0of0additional0

paid0service0tariffs.0

Text0to0be0defined.0Source*C*40*(Russian*Federation)0

'

Option'1'ADD:'

Necessity0to0notify0customers0about0tariffs0for0basic0services0at0the0time0of0entering0a0service0zone.0

Necessity0to0notify0customers0about0additional0service0tariffs.0Possibility0to0switch0off0all0additional0paid0

services0(i.e.0short0paid0number0services,0money0transfers,0bill0payments)0and0or0voice/data0connection0

either0direct0or0after0exceeding0a0limit.0Source*C*40*(Russian*Federation)*

The0United0States0reserves0its0right0to0comment0on0specific0text0once0provided.00We0note,0however,0

that0at0least0some0of0the0topics0listed0are0the0province0of0national0regulators0and0appear0to0be0outside0

the0scope0of0the0ITRs0as0established0in0PP0Resolution01710(Guadalajara).0Source**C*45*(USA)*

CEPT0reserves0its0position0until0text0is0provided.*Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0agree0in0principle0to0include0provisions0regarding0international0roaming.0(Côte*d’Ivoire)0


''

Option'1'ADD:00new0provisions0regarding0accounting0rates0for0calls0terminating0on0mobile0networks0and0

transiting0via0the0fixed0network.00Text0to0be0supplied.0

Source*TD*21*Rev.100

Option'0'NOC:0CEPT0supports0the0view0that0the0ITRs0should0be0technological0neutral0and0in0no0circumstance0should0provide0prominent0treatment0to0a0sort0of0arrangement0over0others.0In0particular,0

the0accounting0rates0system0is0one0among0different0sort0of0arrangements0that0are0currently0used0by0the0

industry0and0therefore0the0ITRs0should0not0provide0a0prominent0treatment0to0it.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)0

Option'1'ADD:'

The0United0States0reserves0its0right0to0comment0on0specific0text,0if0provided.0The0proposed0edits0would0

expand0substantially0the0scope0of0the0charging0and0accounting0provisions0of0Article06.00The0United0

States0is0of0the0view0that0those0detailed0regulatory0provisions0are0counterproductive0in0today’s0

competitive0market.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Not0supported0$0technical0detail0(see0Criterion010$0General0compliance0with0the0key0principles0indicated0

in0CEPT0Contribution035).0Source*C*54*(Portugal)0

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Option'1'ADD:0provisions0for0settlement0of0disputes0

between0international0operators.00Source*Opinion*6*WTPF0

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Option'1'ADD:'

The0United0States0reserves0its0right0to0comment0on0specific0text,0if0provided.00The0intent0of0this0

“addition”0expands0the0scope0of0the0ITU0and0interferes0with0commercial0operational0matters.*Source*C*45*(USA)*

Not0supported.00The0involvement0of0the0ITU0in0the0settlement0of0disputes0between0international0

operators0is0inconsistent0with0the0purposes0of0the0ITU0as0set0out0in0Article010of0the0ITU0Constitution0and0

would0have0substantial0resource0implications.0In0addition,0there0are0existing0expert0international0

forums0which0are0capable0of,0and0do,0perform0this0function0already.0In0addition,0this0provision0could0be0

inconsistent0with0fundamental0principle0of0sovereignty0embodied0in0ITU0basic0instruments0(see0criterion0

40–0“Exclusion0of0areas0related0to0Member0States’0application0of0legal0or0policy0principles0which0are0

within0their0sovereign0rights”).0Source*C*54*(Portugal)00

The0Russian0Federation0reserves0its0right0to0comment0on0specific0text0if0provided.0

CEPT0reserves0its0position0until0text0is0provided.0However,0CEPT0considers0that0the0settlement0of0

disputes0between0international0operators0is0out0of0the0scope0of0the0ITRs.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)0

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Option'1'ADD:0CV0496.0*

Charges*and*Free*Services'

The0provisions0regarding0charges0for0

telecommunications0and0the0various0cases0in0which0free0

services0are0accorded0are0set0forth0in0the0Administrative0

Regulations.*Source*C*31*(UAE).0

0

Option'1'ADD:'

ITRs0should0be0self$contained0instrument.0Source*C*31*(UAE)*

The0proposed0ADD0is0unnecessary0because0ITU0Member0States0are0already0subject0to0the0CV0provisions0

that0are0listed0here.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Not0supported.0Provisions0proposed0by0UAE0are0included0in0articles:0

360(“charges0and0free0service”)0

370of0the0CV0(“Rendering0and0Settlement0of0Accounts”).0

380(“monetary0unit”);0

390(“Intercommunication”);0

400(“secret0language).0

As0above,0UAE0proposal0refer0to0technical0issues0that0should0not0be0included0in0an0international0treaty.000


The0Russian0Federation0reserves0its0right0to0comment0on0this0proposal0(Russian*Federation).0

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Option'1'ADD:0CV0497,0498,0499.0*

Rendering*and*Settlement*of*Accounts*

10The0settlement0of0international0accounts0shall0be0

regarded0as0current0transactions0and0shall0be0effected0

in0accordance0with0the0current0international0obligations0

of0the0Member0States0and0Sector0Members0concerned0

in0those0cases0where0their0governments0have0concluded0

arrangements0on0this0subject.0Where0no0such0

arrangements0have0been0concluded,0and0in0the0absence0

of0special0agreements0made0under0Article0420of0the0

Constitution,0these0settlements0shall0be0effected0in0

accordance0with0the0Administrative0Regulations.0

20Administrations0of0Member0States0and0Sector0

Members0which0operate0international0

telecommunication0services0shall0come0to0an0

agreement0with0regard0to0the0amount0of0their0debits0

and0credits.0

30The0statement0of0accounts0with0respect0to0debits0and0

credits0referred0to0in0No.04980above0shall0be0drawn0up0

in0accordance0with0the0provisions0of0the0Administrative0

Regulations,0unless0special0arrangements0have0been0

concluded0between0the0parties0concerned.*Source*C*31*(UAE)*and*C*67*(Arab*States)0

Option'0'NOC:0see0above.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)0

Option'1'ADD:0ITRs0should0complete0the0CS/CV;0the0relevant0text0(provisions0and0articles)0in0the0CS/CV0

should0be0transferred0to0the0ITRs,0as0appropriate.0Source*C*67*(Arab*States)*


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Option'1'ADD:0CV0500.0*

Monetary*Unit0

In0the0absence0of0special0arrangements0concluded0

between0Member0States,0the0monetary0unit0to0be0used0

in0the0composition0of0accounting0rates0for0international0


international0accounts0shall0be:00

–0either0the0monetary0unit0of0the0International0

Monetary0Fund0

–0or0the0gold0franc,00

both0as0defined0in0the0Administrative0Regulations.0

The0provisions0for0application0are0contained0in0

Appendix010of0these0International0Telecommunication0

Regulations.0Source*C*31*(UAE)*and*C*67*(Arab*States)0




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Option'1'ADD:0CV0501,0502,0503.0*

Intercommunication0

10Stations0performing0radiocommunication0in0the0

mobile0service0shall0be0bound,0within0the0limits0of0their0

normal0employment,0to0exchange0radiocommunications0

reciprocally0without0distinction0as0to0the0radio0system0

adopted0by0them.0

20Nevertheless,0in0order0not0to0impede0scientific0

progress,0the0provisions0of0No.010above0shall0not0

prevent0the0use0of0a0radio0system0incapable0of0

communicating0with0other0systems,0provided0that0such0

incapacity0is0due0to0the0specific0nature0of0such0system0

and0is0not0the0result0of0devices0adopted0solely0with0the0

object0of0preventing0intercommunication.0

30Notwithstanding0the0provisions0of0No.010above,0a0

station0may0be0assigned0to0a0restricted0international0

service0of0telecommunication,0determined0by0the0

purpose0of0such0service,0or0by0other0circumstances0

independent0of0the0system0used.*Source*C*31*(UAE).0




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Option'0'NOC:0no0ADD.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)e0

Option'1'ADD:00CV0504,0505,0506.0*

Secret*Language0

10Government0telegrams0and0service0telegrams0may0be0

expressed0in0secret0language0in0all0relations.0

20Private0telegrams0in0secret0language0may0be0admitted0

between0all0Member0States0with0the0exception0of0those0

which0have0previously0notified,0through0the0Secretary$

General,0that0they0do0not0admit0this0language0for0that0

category0of0correspondence.0

30Member0States0which0do0not0admit0private0telegrams0

in0secret0language0originating0in0or0destined0for0their0

own0territory0must0let0them0pass0in0transit,0except0in0

the0case0of0suspension0of0service0provided0for0in0Article0

350of0the0Constitution.*Source*C*31*(UAE).0




Option'0'NOC:'

Article*7*Suspension*of*Services*

Source*CWG]WCIT*

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Option'0'NOC:'

7.10If0a0Member0exercises0its0right0in0accordance0with0

the0Convention0to0suspend0international0

telecommunication0services0partially0or0totally,0that0

Member0shall0immediately0notify0the0Secretary$General0

of0the0suspension0and0of0the0subsequent0return0to0

normal0conditions0by0the0most0appropriate0means0of0

communication.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD:07.10If0a0Member0State0exercises0its0right0

in0accordance0with0the0Constitution0and0Convention0to0

suspend0international0telecommunication0services0

partially0or0totally,0that0Member0States0shall0

immediately0notify00…*Source*TD*21*Rev.*1,*C*28*(USA*),*C*68*(Arab*States)*and*C*71*(Portugal)*and*C*94*(RCC)0

Option'0'NOC:The0United0States0does0not0support0this0proposal.00Source*C*99*(USA).0

'

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Option'1'MOD:'


Review0and0align0with0Art0350of0CV.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)*

Maintain.0ITRs0should0be0self$contained0instrument.0Source*C*31*(UAE)00

The0United0States0has0no0comment0on0the0CEPT0proposal0at0this0time.0The0United0States0does0not0

support0the0UAE0proposal0to0move0articles0out0of0the0CS/CV0and0into0this0treaty.00The0CS/CV0is0a0

standalone0treaty,0and0its0provisions0are0integral0in0its0entirety.00Moving0articles0out0of0the0CS/CV0

destabilizes0its0integrity.0Source*C*45*(USA)0

Option'0'NOC:07.20The0Secretary$General0shall0immediately0bring0such0information0to0the0attention0of0

all0other0Members,0using0the0most0appropriate0means0

of0communication.0Source*CWG]WCIT'

Option'1'MOD:07.20The0Secretary$General0shall0immediately0bring0such0information0to0the0attention0of0

all0other0Members0States,0using0the0most0appropriate0

means0of0communication.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1,*C*28*(USA),*C*68*(Arab*States)*and*C*71*(Portugal)*and*C*94*(RCC)'


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'

Option'1'MOD:'


Review0and0align0with0Art0350of0CV.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)0

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Option'1'ADD:0CS0180,0181.0*

Stoppage*of*Telecommunications*

10Member0States0reserve0the0right0to0stop,0in0

accordance0with0their0national0law,0the0transmission0of0

any0private0telegram0which0may0appear0dangerous0to0

the0security0of0the0State0or0contrary0to0its0laws,0to0public0

order0or0to0decency,0provided0that0they0immediately0

notify0the0office0of0origin0of0the0stoppage0of0any0such0

telegram0or0any0part0thereof,0except0when0such0

notification0may0appear0dangerous0to0the0security0of0

the0State.0

20Member0States0also0reserve0the0right0to0cut0off,0in0

accordance0with0their0national0law,0any0other0private0

telecommunications0which0may0appear0dangerous0to0

the0security0of0the0State0or0contrary0to0its0laws,0to0public0

order0or0to0decency.*Source*C*31*(UAE).0

0

Option'1'ADD:'


The0proposed0ADD0is0unnecessary0because0ITU0Member0States0are0already0subject0to0the0CS0provisions0

that0are0listed0here.00The0General0Provisions0Relating0to0Telecommunications0in0CS0Chapter0VI0(CS179$

193)0inform0the0application0of0both0the0ITRs0and0the0Radio0Regulations.00We0support0retaining0these0

provisions0in0the0CS0and0do0not0support0transferring0or0duplicating0them0in0the0ITRs.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Not0supported.0Provisions0proposed0by0UAE0are0included0in0articles:0

340(“stoppage0of0telecommunication”0

350(“suspension0of0services”)0

360(“responsability”)0

370(“secrecy0of0telecommunications”)0

Such0provisions0relate0to0non$strategic0topics.0



Option'1'ADD:0CS0182.0*

Suspension*of*Services0

Each0Member0State0reserves0the0right0to0suspend0the0

international0telecommunication0service,0either0

generally0or0only0for0certain0relations0and/or0for0certain0

kinds0of0correspondence,0outgoing,0incoming0or0in0

transit,0provided0that0it0immediately0notifies0such0action0

to0each0of0the0other0Member0States0through0the0

Secretary$General.*Source*C*31*(UAE).0



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Responsibility0

Member0States0accept0no0responsibility0towards0users0

of0the0international0telecommunication0services,0

particularly0as0regards0claims0for0damages.*Source*C*31*(UAE).0




Option'1'ADD:0CS0184,0185.0*

Secrecy*of*Telecommunications0

10Member0States0agree0to0take0all0possible0measures,0

compatible0with0the0system0of0telecommunication0

used,0with0a0view0to0ensuring0the0secrecy0of0

international0correspondence.0

20Nevertheless,0they0reserve0the0right0to0communicate0

such0correspondence0to0the0competent0authorities0in0

order0to0ensure0the0application0of0their0national0laws0or0

the0execution0of0international0conventions0to0which0

they0are0parties.*Source*C*31*(UAE).0



Option'0'NOC:'

Article*8*

Dissemination*of*Information*

Using0the0most0suitable0and0economical0means,0the0

Secretary$General0shall0disseminate0information,0

provided0by0administrations,0of0an0administrative,0

operational,0tariff0or0statistical0nature0concerning0

international0telecommunication0routes0and0services.0


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Such0information0shall0be0disseminated0in0accordance0

with0the0relevant0provisions0of0the0Convention0and0of0

this0Article,0on0the0basis0of0decisions0taken0by0the0

Administrative0Council0or0by0competent0administrative0

conferences,0and0taking0account0of0conclusions0or0

decisions0of0Plenary0Assemblies0of0the0International0

Consultative0Committees.0Source*C*95*(Russian*Federation)0

Option'1'MOD1:''

Dissemination*of*Information0Security*of*telecommunication*facilities*and*services:*Quality*of*

telecommunication*services*Source*C*9*(Russian*Federation)*0

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Option'2'MOD2:080Using0the0most0suitable0and0

economical0means,0the0Secretary$General0shall0

disseminate0information,0provided0by0administrations,0

of0an0administrative,0operational0tariff0or0a0statistical0

nature0concerning0international0telecommunication0

routes0and0services.0Such0information0shall0be0

disseminated0in0accordance0with0the0relevant0provisions0

of0the0Constitution0and0Convention0and0of0this0Article,0

on0the0basis0of0decisions0taken0by0the0Administrative0

Council0or0by0relevant0competent0administrative0



Consultative0Committees.0Source*C*28*(USA).0

Option'3'SUP:08.0Source*TD*21*Rev.1*and*C*35*and*C*71*(CEPT)0

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'

'

'

Option'1'MOD1:''

The0purpose0of0the0change0is0to0address0all0security0issues0in0this0article.0(Russian*Federation*and*China)0


The0United0States0reserves0its0right0to0comment0on0specific0text0once0provided.0The0United0States0does0

not0support0the0UAE0proposal;0it0is0inconsistent0with0CV0#29$32.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal.0(Australia,*Canada,*Portugal,*USA)0

Option'2'MOD2:''

Delete0references0to0information0that0may0be0proprietary0in0a0competitive0market.0Source*C*28*(USA).*Source*C*28*(USA)0

Editorial0updates0to0align0with0CS/CV.*Source*C*28*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal:0it0is0inconsistent0with0transparency0requirements.0

(Egypt)0

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'

Option'3'SUP:''

Proposed0for0deletion0since0fully0covered0by0980and0990CV.*…0Source*TD*21*Rev.1.*

Many0references0are0out0of0date0and0Articles050(o)0and0(p)0of0CV0contain0similar0text.0If00kept,0The0CWG0

should0review0Article080in0order0to0update0it0taking0into0account0the0text0of0Article050of0the0CV.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)0

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80–0CONTINUED*

Option'4'MOD3:080Using0the0most0suitable0and0

economical0means,0the0Secretary$General0shall0

disseminate0information,0provided0by0administrations*0

Member0States,0of0an0administrative,0operational,0tariff0

or0statistical0nature0concerning0international0

telecommunication0routes0and0services.0Such0

information0shall0be0disseminated0in0accordance0with0

the0relevant0provisions0of0the0Convention0and0of0this0

Article,0on0the0basis0of0decisions0taken0by0the0

Administrative0Council0or0by0competent0administrative0



Consultative0Committees.00If0so0authorized0by0the0

concerned0Member0State,0the0information0may0be0

transmitted0to0the0Secretary$General0directly0by0an0

operating0agency0and0shall0then0be0disseminated0by0the0

Secretary$General.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*

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Option'4'MOD3:0




Option'1'ADD:0new08.10regarding0personal0data0protection.00Text0to0be0defined.0Source*C*40*(Russian*Federation)*and*Algeria*

The0United0States0reserves0its0right0to0comment0on0specific0text0once0provided.0Source*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada*

CEPT0reserves0its0position0until0text0is0provided.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)0

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Option'1'ADD:0new08.20regarding0targeted0cyber0attacks,0online0crimes.0Text0to0be0defined.0Source*C*40*(Russian*Federation)*and*Algeria0

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Option'1'ADD:'

A0treaty0on0International0Telecommunications0Regulations0should0not0include0provisions0on0the0content0

of0communications0over0telecommunications0facilities0(content),0provisions0related0to0criminal0aspects0

(cybercrime),0or0provisions0on0national0defense/0national0security.00(See0PP0Res0130).00We0reserve0our0

right0to0provide0further0comments0once0draft0text0on0the0issues0listed0is0provided.0Source*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada*

CEPT0reserves0its0position0until0text0is0provided.0Proposal0not0in0line0with0criterion040–0“Exclusion0of0

areas0related0to0Member0States'0application0of0legal0or0policy0principles0which0are0within0their0

sovereign0rights”*Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

The0Russian0Federation0stated0that0the0text0that0it0would0propose0would0not0regard0content.0

Consistent0with0PP$100Res.,0ISOC0supports0excluding0content,0national0defense0and0security,0and0

cybercrime0aspects0from0the0ITRs.00Any0other0aspects0of0cybersecurity0must0meet0the0criteria0

established0in0PP$100Res.01710to0be0considered0for0inclusion0in0any0revised0ITRs.00ISOC0believes0that0

issues0such0as0cybersecurity,0cybercrime,0spam,0etc.,0are0most0effectively0dealt0with0by0developing0

national0best0practices0and0codes0of0conduct,0with0appropriate0international0cooperation.0ISOC0will0

comment0more0fully0after0seeing0the0specific0text0being0proposed.0Source*C*74*(ISOC)0

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Option'1'ADD:0new08.30regarding0misuse0of0

international0resources0of0naming,0numbering,0

addresses0and0identification.0Text0to0be0defined.0Source*C*40*(Russian*Federation)*and*Algeria0

'

Option'1'ADD:'


CEPT0reserves0its0position0until0text0is0provided.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Australia0reserves0its0position0until0text0is0provided0but0considers0that0it0would0not0be0appropriate0to0

include0issues0relating0to0addressing,0numbering0and0identification0resources.0Many0countries,0including0

Australia,0have0arrangements0through0other0mechanisms0including0MOUs,0law0enforcement0

agreements,0and0other0international0organizations0to0address0misuse0of0these0resources.0Although0

Australia0continues0to0believe0that0this0is0an0issue0that0should0be0appropriately0dealt0with0by0law0

enforcement0agencies0within0each0administration,0we0recognise0that0some0administrations0may0not0

have0sufficient0resources0to0police0the0issue.0

Some0Member0States0supported0the0proposal0in0principle0but0reserved0their0right0to0comment0on0

specific0text.0(Egypt)0


Option'1'ADD:0new08.40regarding0absence0of0identification0of0the0origin0of0traffic/caller.0Text0to0be0

defined.0Source*C*40*(Russian*Federation)0

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Option'1'ADD:'



Some0Member0States0supported0the0proposal0in0principle0but0reserved0their0right0to0comment0on0

specific0text.0(Egypt)0


Option'1'ADD:0new08.50

a)0Member$States0have0the0responsibility0and0right0to0

protect0the0network0security0of0the0information0and0

communication0infrastructure0within0their0state,0to0

'

Option'1'ADD:'

With0the0rapid0development0of0ICTs,0the0use0of0ICTs0and0relevant0services0maybe0is0inter$national0and0

inter$regional.0In0order0to0build0the0confidence0in0secure0use0of0ICTs0and0relevant0services0among0the0

member0states0and0users,0protect0the0security0ICT0infrastructure,0prevent0the0misuse0of0ICTs,0respect0

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promote0the0international0cooperation0to0fight0against0

network0attacks0and0disruptions.0

b)0Member$States0have0the0responsibility0to0require0and0

supervise0that0enterprises0operating0in0their0territory0

use0ICTs0in0a0rational0way0and0endeavour0to0ensure0the0

effective0functioning0of0ICTs,0in0secure0and0trustworthy0

conditions.000

c)0User0information0in0information0and0communication0

network0should0be0respected0and0protected.0Member$

states0have0the0responsibility0to0require0and0supervise0

that0enterprises0operating0in0their0territory0protect0the0

security0of0user0information.0Source*China*

and0protect0user0information,0build0a0fair,0secure0and0trustworthy0cyberspace.0We0propose0to0add0new0

articles0on0network0security0in0ITRs.0Source*C*59*(China)0

China0proposes0to0add0these0elements0in0articles0related0to0network0security0in0the0ITRs0(probably0

article08).0Source*China**

CEPT0position0to0be0defined.0A0text0on0Cybersecurity0is0to0be0developed0by0CEPT.0CEPT0considers0that0

the0reasoning0of0the0proposal0should0be0further0elaborated.00Source*C*71*(Portugal)*

This0proposal0would0require0Member0States0to0take0on0a0very0active0and0inappropriate0role0in0patrolling0

and0enforcing0newly0defined0standards0of0behaviour0on0telecommunication0and0Internet0networks0and0

in0services.00ISOC0believes0such0issues0are0most0effectively0dealt0with0by0developing0national0best0

practices0and0codes0of0conduct0with0appropriate0international0cooperation.00The0Internet0is0built0on0

multistakeholder0cooperation0that0includes0an0important0role0for0governments,0but0similarly0engages0

the0private0sector0and0civil0society,0through0a0bottom$up,0inclusive0process,0consistent0with0the0Geneva0

Declaration0of0Principles0(“All0actors0in0the0Information0Society0should0take0appropriate0actions0and0

preventive0measures,0as0determined0by0law,0against0abusive0uses0of0ICTs,0such0as0illegal0and0other0acts0

motivated0by0racism,0racial0discrimination,0xenophobia,0and0related0intolerance,0hatred,0violence,0all0

forms0of0child0abuse,0including0paedophilia0and0child0pornography,0and0trafficking0in,0and0exploitation0

of,0human0beings.”00WSIS*Declaration0of0Principles,0paragraph059).0Source*C*74*(ISOC)*

We0believe0the0proposed0text0in0C0590imposing0new0treaty0rights0and0obligations0on0Member0States0

regarding0domestic0network0security0is0both0unnecessary0and0beyond0the0appropriate0scope0of0the0

ITRs.00The0United0States0looks0forward0to0a0further0explanation0from0China0with0regard0to0the0proposed0

amendments,0and0we0note0that0we0may0have0further0reaction0at0that0time.0Source*C*75*(USA)0

The0intention0of0the0proposal0is0to0refer0only0to0network0security0and0not0content,0that0is,0to0the0

security0of0the0infrastructure.00The0intention0is0to0encourage0Member0States0to0cooperate0to0improve0

infrastructure0security.00Further,0article080should0concern0only0dissemination0of0information0and0a0new0

article0should0be0envisaged0for0security0matter.0(China)0

Portions0of0the0proposal0(e.g.0rights0at0national0level)0are0already0covered0by0the0Preamble0and0should0

not0be0added0here.00Provisions0regarding0responsibilities0of0Member0States0excessively0expand0the0

scope0of0the0ITRs.0(USA)0

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8.5'–'CONTINUED'

Option'2'ADD:0new08.50

Member0States0should0encourage0Operating0Agencies0in0

their0territories0to0take0appropriate0measures0for0

ensuring0network0security.00

Member0States0should0collaborate0to0promote0

international0cooperation0to0avoid0technical0harm0to0

networks.0

Source*C*92*(APT)0

Option020ADD:'With0the0rapid0development0of0ICTs,0the0use0of0ICTs0and0relevant0services0may0be0

international0and0inter$regional.0In0order0to0build0the0confidence0in0secure0use0of0ICTs0and0relevant0

services0among0the0member0states0and0users,0it’s0necessary0to0protect0the0security0of0ICT0infrastructure0

and0prevent0the0misuse0of0ICTs.*Source*C*92*(APT)0


Option'1'ADD:0new08.60Countering0Spam0

Member0States0are0encouraged:0

a)0to0adopt0national0legislation0to0act0against0spam;0

b)0to0cooperate0to0take0actions0to0counter0spam;0

c)0to0exchange0information0on0national0findings/actions0

to0counter0spam.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)'

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Option'1'ADD:'

CEPT0considers0that0the0economic0loss0and0the0security0risks0related0with0SPAM0are0not0diminishing0

over0time0despite0several0actions,0including0national0and0regional0legislation,0by0many0stakeholders0to0

address0the0issue.0In0addition,0CEPT0considers0that0better0international0cooperation0between0all0

stakeholders0is0essential0to0address0spam0more0effectively.0Therefore,0CEPT0advocates0the0inclusion0of0

some0high0level0principles0related0to0spam.00Source*C*71*(Portugal)0

The0issue0of0the0evolution0of0technological0measures0to0counter0spam0could0be0addressed0by0

mechanisms0other0than0the0ITRs.0(Iran)0

The0issue0of0countering0spam0is0important0and0must0be0included0in0the0ITRs.00The0Russian0Federation0

will0make0specific0proposals.0(Russian*Federation)*


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Notification*of*Infringements0

In0order0to0facilitate0the0application0of0the0provisions0of0

Article060of0the0Constitution,0Member0States0undertake0

to0inform0and,0as0appropriate,0assist0one0another0with0

regard0to0infringements0of0the0provisions0of0the0

Constitution,0of0the0Convention0and0of0the0

Administrative0Regulations.*Source*C*31*(UAE).0

0

Option'1'ADD:'


The0proposed0revision0is0unnecessary0because0the0ITRs0are0already0subject0to0the0CS0provision0that0is0

listed0here.0.00The0General0Provisions0Relating0to0Telecommunications0in0CS0Chapter0VI0(CS179$193)0

inform0the0application0of0both0the0ITRs0and0the0Radio0Regulations.00We0support0retaining0these0

provisions0in0the0CS0and0do0not0support0transferring0or0duplicating0them0in0the0ITRs.*Source*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada*

Not0needed.0Corresponds0to0CS0Article0410(“Notification0of0Infrigements”)0[sic,0the0correct0reference0is0Article039].0Need0to0avoid0duplication.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)0


Option'1'SUP'8'and'ADD1:0

Confidence*and*Security*in*the*Provision*of*International*Telecommunication*Services*

8.10 Member0States0shall0do0their0utmost0to0

promote0the0confidence0required0for0effective0use0and0

harmonious0development0of0international0

telecommunications0as0well0as0security0in0the0provision0

of0international0telecommunication0services.0

8.20 [Member0States0shall0ensure0the0

confidentiality0of0information0in0international0

telecommunications0…]0–0For*further*study0

8.30 Member0States0shall0ensure0the0protection0

of0personal0data0handled0for0the0purposes0of0providing0

international0telecommunication0services.00

8.40 [Member0States0shall0ensure0free0public0

access0to0international0telecommunication0services0…]0–0

0

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For*further*study0

8.50 Member0States0shall0prevent0the0

propagation0of0spam.00

8.60 Member0States0shall0combat0network0

fraud.00

8.70 Member0States0shall0ensure0that0

numbering,0naming,0addressing0and0identification0

resources0in0international0telecommunication0networks0

are0used0in0accordance0with0their0intended0purpose0and0

stipulated0allocation.00

8.80 [Member0States0shall0ensure0appropriate0

identification…]0–0For*further*study0

8.90 Member0States0shall0ensure0that0operating0

agencies0take0the0appropriate0measures0to0ensure0

reliable0operation,0confidence0and0security0of0

international0telecommunications.00

Source'C'94'(RCC)'

new'8'–'CONTINUED'

Option'2'ADD2:0

8.20Member0States0shall0ensure0the0confidentiality0of0

international0telecommunications0and0of0any0related0

information0that0has0become0known0to0the0operating0

agency0in0the0course0of0providing0international0

telecommunication0services.0

8.40Member0States0shall0ensure0unrestricted0public0

access0to0international0telecommunication0services0and0

the0unrestricted0use0of0international0

telecommunications,0except0in0cases0where0

0

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international0telecommunication0services0are0used0for0

the0purpose0of0interfering0in0the0internal0affairs0or0

undermining0the0sovereignty,0national0security,0

territorial0integrity0and0public0safety0of0other0States,0or0

to0divulge0information0of0a0sensitive0nature.0

8.80Member0States0shall0ensure0that0operating0agencies0

duly0identify0the0subscriber0when0providing0

international0telecommunication0services,0and0shall0

ensure0the0appropriate0processing,0transmission0and0

protection0of0identification0information0in0international0

telecommunication0networks.0

Source*C*95*(Russian*Federation)'

Option'0'NOC:'

Article*9*

Special*Arrangements*

Source'CWGRWCIT'

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Option'0'NOC:'

9.10a)0Pursuant0to0Article0310(Nairobi,01982),0special0

arrangements0may0be0entered0into0on0

telecommunication0matters0which0do0not0concern0

Members0in0general.0Subject0to0national0laws,0Members0

may0allow0administrations*0or0other0organizations0or0

persons0to0enter0into0such0special0mutual0arrangements0

with0Members,0administrations0or0other0organizations0

or0persons0that0are0so0allowed0in0another0country0for0

the0establishment,0operation,0and0use0of0special0

telecommunication0networks,0systems0and0services,0in0

order0to0meet0specialized0international0

telecommunication0needs0within0and/or0between0the0

EDITORIAL*NOTE:*Article0310of0the0ITU0Convention0(Nairobi,01982)0(replaced0by0Article042,0no.0193,0of0the0present0Constitution)0stated0the0following:*

Members*reserve*for*themselves,*for*the*private*operating*agencies*recognized*by*them*and*for*other*agencies*duly*authorized*to*do*so,*the*right*to*make*special*arrangements*on*telecommunication*matters*which*do*not*concern*Member*States*in*general.*Such*arrangements,*however,*shall*not*be*in*conflict*with*the*terms*of*this*Convention*or*of*the*Administrative*Regulations*annexed*thereto,*so*far*as*concerns*the*harmful*interference*which*their*operation*might*be*likely*to*cause*to*the*radio*services*of*other*countries.*


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territories0of0the0Members0concerned,0and0including,0as0

necessary,0those0financial,0technical,0or0operating0

conditions0to0be0observed.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:09.10a)0Pursuant0to0Article0310(Nairobi,01982)0Pursuant0to0Article0420of0the0Constitution,0special0

arrangements0…00Source*TD*21*Rev.1*and*C*71*(Portugal)0

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Option'2'MOD2:09.10a)0Pursuant0to0Article0310(Nairobi,01982),0special0arrangements0may0be0entered0into0on0



may0allow0administrations*

/ROAs0or0other0organizations0

or0persons0…0Source*C*28*(USA)*

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'

Option'1'MOD1:'


Review.0In0the0current0international0telecommunications0environment0the0special0arrangements0

described0in0Article090now0represent0the0normal0means0of0providing0and0operating0international0

telecommunication0services.0Certain0parts0of0this0text0could0conflict0with0commitments0made0under0the0

Fourth0Protocol0of0the0WTO0Agreement.0Is0the0appellation0‘special0arrangements’0still0appropriate?0

Does0it0conflict0with0WTO0obligations0or0Article0420of0the0CV?0Source*C*35*(CEPT)*

The0United0States0supports0this0editorial0change.0The0United0States0does0not0support0the0UAE0proposal;0

it0is0inconsistent0with0CV0#29$32.0Regarding0the0CEPT0comment,0see0United0States0proposed0new0Article0

1.9.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Australia0states0that0members0will0need0to0ensure0that0they0maintain0measures0to0prevent0major0

suppliers0from0engaging0in0cartels,0anti$competitive0horizontal0agreements0and0other0anti0competitive0

practices0(addressed0by0section01.10of0the0Telecommunications0Reference0Paper).0Provided0that0the0

special0arrangements0do0not0involve0anti$competitive0practices,0and0Members0maintain0measures0to0

prevent0such0practices,0there0are0unlikely0to0be0concerns.*

Option'2'MOD2:0Editorial0update0to0align0with0CS/CV*Source*C*28*(USA)*

9.10a)0–0CONTINUED*

Option'3'MOD3:09.10a)0Pursuant0to0Article0310of0the0International0Telecommunication0Convention0(Nairobi,0

1982),0sSpecial0arrangements0may0be0entered0into0on0


Members0States0in0general.0Subject0to0national0laws,0

Members0States0may0allow0administrations*0operating0

agencies0or0other0organizations0or0persons0to0enter0into0

such0special0mutual0arrangements0with0Members,0

*

*

Option'3'MOD3:See0Preamble.*Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*

EDITORIAL*NOTE:0The0CEPT0proposal0regarding0the0first0part0is0found0in0MOD10above.0


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administrations*0operating0agencies0or0other0

organizations0or0persons0…0of0the0Members0States0

concerned0…0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*and*C*71*(Portugal)*

Option'4'MOD4:09.10a)0Pursuant0to0Article0310of0the0International0Telecommunication0Convention0(Nairobi,0

1982),0Administrations/operating0agencies0may0enter0

into0special0arrangements0may0be0entered0into0on0



may0allow0with0other0administrations/operating0

agencies0or0other0organizations0or0persons0to0enter0into0

such0special0mutual0arrangements0with0Members,0

administrations*0or0other0organizations0or0persons0that0

are0so0allowed0in0another0country0for0the0

establishment,0operation,0and0use0of0special0

telecommunication0networks,0systems0and0services,0in0

order0to0meet0specialized0international0

telecommunication0needs0within0and/or0between0the0

territories0of0the0Members0States0concerned0and0

including,0as0necessary,0those0financial,0technical,0or0

operating0conditions,0and0any0requirements0for0

promoting0confidence0and0ensuring0security,0including0

of0information,0to0be0observed.0Source*C*94*(RCC)*

Option'0'NOC:09.10b)*Any0such0special0arrangements0

should0avoid0technical0harm0to0the0operation0of0the0

telecommunication0facilities0of0third0countries.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:09.10b)*Any0such0special0arrangements0

shall0should0avoid0technical0harm00…0Source*TD*21*Rev.1,*Côte*d’Ivoire,*Egypt*and*Russian*Federation0


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Option'1'MOD'1:'

One0of0the0most0significant0provisions0dealing0with0infrastructure0protection.0Source*C*39*Malaysia,*Egypt*and*Russian*Federation*

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'


should0avoid0technical0harm0to0the0operation0of0the0

telecommunication0facilities0of0third0countries.0Source*C*28*(USA)0

'


should0avoid0financial0and/or0technical0harm0…0.0Source*Opinion*6*WTPF,*Côte*d’Ivoire,*Cuba*

0

0

0

0

0

0


shall0should0avoid0financial0misappropriation,0harming0

or0stopping0of0operations,0and/or0technical0harm0to0the0

operation0of0the0telecommunication0facilities0inof0third0

countries.00Source*C*60*(Africa)*and*Russian*Federation*

The0United0States0does0not0support0changing0from0“should”0to0“shall”0as0proposed0in0this0MOD.00It0

cannot0be0guaranteed0that0a0special0arrangement0will0avoid0technical0harm;0thus,0we0cannot0agree0to0

“shall.”00We0agree0that0technical0harm0to0all0telecommunication0facilities0should0be0avoided,0but0

instances0of0force0majeure0may0overtake0the0ability0of0an0entity0to0avoid0some0technical0harm.0See0no.0

189A0of0the0Constitution.0Source*C*45*(USA)0

Option'2'MOD'2:'

Technical0harm0to0all0telecommunication0facilities0should0be0avoided,0not0just0of0third0countries.*Source*C*28*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0do0not0support0this0proposal,0they0suggest0“including0third0countries”.0(Egypt)0

Option'3'MOD'3:'

The0United0States0does0not0agree0to0the0inclusion0of0“financial”0harm0as0it0is0ambiguous0and0outside0the0

scope0of0the0ITRs.00If0the0intent0of0the0proposed0MOD0is0to0avoid0an0impact0on0the0revenues0of0

recognized0operating0agencies,0we0would0oppose0the0proposal.00The0ITRs0should0not0protect0the0

revenues0of0any0entity0or0interfere0with0competitive0market0forces.0Source*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada*

Not0supported.0CEPT0notes0that0the0‘development0and0efficient0operation0of0technical0facilities’0is0

explicitly0covered0by0Article01.30of0the0ITRs.0However,0CEPT0considers0that0the0issue0of0financial0harm0is0

not0in0line0with0the0purpose0and0scope0of0the0ITRs0in0Article010(do0not0comply0with0“criterion01”).0Source0

C054*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0support0this0proposal0in0principle0but0reserve0their0right0to0propose0alternate0

text.00(Egypt)*

Some0Member0States0reserved0their0position0pending0clarification.0(Russian*Federation)*

Option'4'MOD4:00

Modified0version0of0a0previous0African0proposal.00The0modification0is0intended0to0make0the0proposal0

more0precise.*Source*C*60*(Africa)*

Not0supported.0CEPT0notes0that0the0‘development0and0efficient0operation0of0technical0facilities’0is0

explicitly0covered0by0Article01.30of0the0ITRs.0However,0CEPT0considers0that0the0issue0of0financial0harm0is0

not0in0line0with0the0purpose0and0scope0of0the0ITRs0in0Article010(do0not0comply0with0“CEPT0criterion01”).00

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CEPT0considers0that0the0wording0on0stopping0operations0should0be0further0explained.0Source*C*72*(Portugal)**

Option'5'MOD5:09.10b)*Any0such0sSpecial0arrangements0

should0avoid0technical0harm0to0the0operation0of0the0any0

telecommunication0facilities/services0of0third0countries.00


Option'6'MOD6:09.10b)*Any0such0sSpecial0arrangements0

should0avoid0technical0cause0injury/bring0harm0to0the0

operation0of0the0telecommunication0facilities0of0third0

countries0(see01.10of0these0Regulations).00Source*C*94*(RCC)0


Option050MOD5:00

Technical0harm0to0any0telecommunication0facilities0should0be0avoided.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)0

This0proposal0is0too0narrow,0the0African0proposal0above0is0preferable.0(Russian*Federation)0

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Option'0'NOC:09.20Members0should,0where0appropriate,0

encourage0the0parties0to0any0special0arrangements0that0

are0made0pursuant0to0No.0580(9.1)0to0take0into0account0

relevant0provisions0of0CCITT0Recommendations.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:09.20Members0Member0States0should,0

where0appropriate,0encourage0the0parties0to0any0special0

arrangements0that0are0made0pursuant0to09.10above0No.0

58(9.1)0to0take0into0account0relevant0provisions0of0ITU$T0

CCITT0Recommendations.0Source*TD*21*Rev.1,*and*C*68*(Arab*States)0

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Option'2'MOD2:09.20…00to0take0into0account0relevant0provisions0of00ITU$T0CCITT0Recommendations.0Source*C*28*(USA)*

0

Option'3'SUP:09.2.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)*and*C94*(RCC)0

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'

'

Option'1'MOD1:'

Review.0In0the0current0international0telecommunications0environment0the0special0arrangements0

described0in0Article090now0represent0the0normal0means0of0providing0and0operating0international0

telecommunication0services.0Certain0parts0of0this0text0could0conflict0with0commitments0made0under0the0

Fourth0Protocol0of0the0WTO0Agreement.0Is0the0appellation0‘special0arrangements’0still0appropriate?0

Does0it0conflict0with0WTO0obligations0or0Article0420of0the0CV?0Source*C*35*(CEPT)*

The0United0States0supports0this0editorial0change.00Regarding0the0CEPT0comment,0see0United0States0

proposed0new0Article01.9.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0proposed0referring0to0“ITU”0Recommendations0(as0opposed0to0“ITU$T”).0(Russian*Federation)0

Option'2'MOD2:'

Editorial0update0to0align0with0CS/CV.0Source*C*28*(USA)*and*Canada*

Some0Member0States0proposed0referring0to0“ITU”0Recommendations0(as0opposed0to0“IUT$T”).0(Russian*Federation)*

Option'3'SUP:'In0light0of0provision01.6,0CEPT0considers09.20redundant.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)'

Option'0'NOC:0no0ADD0of0new0articles.0Source*CWG]WCIT'

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Option'1'ADD1:0new0articles0on0cybersecurity0and0cybercrime0based0on0120(a)0and0120(b)0of0the0Geneva0

Plan0of0action,0for0example:0

Member0States0shall0cooperate0to0enhance0user0

confidence,0build0trust,0and0protect0both0data0and0

Option'1'ADD1:'

Core0mandate0of0the0ITU0does0not0include0aspects0of0cybersecurity0relating0to0national0defence,0

national0security,0content0and0cybercrime.0Based0on0Resolves030of0PP0Resolution01300(Rev.0Guadalajara,0

2010).0Source*C*29*(USA)*and*Australia*and*Canada*

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network0integrity;0consider0existing0and0potential0

threats0to0ICTs;0and0address0other0information0security0

and0network0security0issues.0

Member0States0in0cooperation0with0the0private0sector,0

should0prevent,0detect0and0respond0to0cyber$crime0and0

misuse0of0ICTs0by:0developing0guidelines0that0take0into0

account0ongoing0efforts0in0these0areas;0considering0

legislation0that0allows0for0effective0investigation0and0

prosecution0of0misuse;0promoting0effective0mutual0

assistance0efforts;0strengthening0institutional0support0at0

the0international0level0for0preventing,0detecting0and0

recovering0from0such0incidents;0and0encouraging0

education0and0raising0awareness.0Source*C*27*(SG3RG]AO)*and*Algeria,*Egypt.*and*Russian*Federation0

The0United0States0notes0that0proposals0to0include0cybersecurity0are0inconsistent0with0the0principles0

expressed0in0PP0Resolution01300which0provides0that0core0mandate0of0the0ITU0does0not0include0aspects0

of0cybersecurity0relating0to0national0defense,0national0security,0content0and0cybercrime.0We0are0of0the0

view0that,0in0accordance0with0PP0Resolution01710(Guadalajara),0the0ITRs0should0contain0“strategic0and0

policy0principles”0and0be0“of0relevance0to0be0included0in0an0international0treaty.”00This0proposal0

addresses0a0detailed0regulatory0issue0in0contravention0of0PP0Resolution0171;0it0also0proposes0to0expand0

the0scope0of0the0ITRs0into0national0policy,0legal,0and0regulatory0matters0and0invokes0jurisdictional0

issues.0Source*C*45*(USA)*and*Australia*and*Canada0

Australia0considers0that0amendments0to0the0ITRs0should00be0consistent0with0the0ITU’s0existing0mandate0

and0responsibilities.0While0the0ITU0plays0a0very0valuable0role0n0the0technical0and0capacity0building0

aspects0of0cyber0security,0Australia0does0not0support0an0expansion0of0the0ITU’s0role0into0matters0of0

cybercrime0or0national0defence/security0matters0involving0cyber0security.0

Australia0also0considers0that0activities0related0to0online0child0protection,0which0have0the0potential0to0

cross0into0criminal0matters,0are0well0outside0the0ITU’s0mandate.0

Australia0supports0Resolution01300of0the020100ITU0Plenipotentiary0conference,0“that0the0ITU0shall0focus0

resources0and0programmes0on0those0areas0of0cyber0security0within0its0core0mandate,0notably0the0

technical0and0deployment0spheres...”.0

Australia0is0of0the0view0that0it0would0be0more0appropriate0for0discussions0on0cyber0security0policy0to0be0

held0elsewhere0within0the0United0Nations0framework0such0as0the0United0Nations0General0Assembly.000

Some0Member0States0reserved0their0right0to0propose0alternate0text.0(Algeria,*Egypt,*Russian*Federation)*

Position0to0be0developed.0A0text0on0Cybersecurity0is0to0be0developed0by0CEPT.0Further0review0is0

required.0However,0only0aspects0of0cybersecurity0that0protect0networks0from0(technical)0considerable0

harm0would0be0accepted0to0be0addressed0in0the0ITRs.0The0term0"cybersecurity"0for0ITU0should0be0

limited0to0what0is0meant0by0Resolves030of0Resolution01300(Guadalajara,02010).0As0a0consequence0of0this,0

any0kind0of0payload0inspection0(aiming0at0content0level)0should0be0out0of0scope.0Proposal0from0SG3RG$

AO0is0not0in0line0with0CEPT0criterion04:0“Exclusion0of0areas0related0to0Member0States'0application0of0legal0

or0policy0principles0which0are0within0their0sovereign0rights”.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)0

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Option'2'ADD2:0new0articles0on0cybersecurity0and0cybercrime0based0on039$420of0the0Tunis0Agenda,0for0

example:0

Member0States0shall0cooperate0to0strengthen0security0

while0enhancing0the0protection0of0personal0information,0

privacy0and0data.0

Member0States0shall0cooperate0with0other0stakeholders0

to0develop0necessary0legislation0for0the0investigation0

and0prosecution0of0cybercrime.0

Member0States0should0cooperate0to0take0actions0to0

counter0spam,0including0through0consumer0and0

business0education;0appropriate0legislation,0law$

enforcement0authorities0and0tools;0the0continued0development0of0technical0and0self$regulatory0measures;0

best0practices;0and0international0cooperation.0

Member0States0shall0take0measures0to0ensure0Internet0

stability0and0security,0to0fight0cybercrime0and0to0counter0

spam,0while0protecting0and0respecting0the0provisions0

for0privacy0and0freedom0of0expression0as0contained0in0

the0relevant0parts0of0the0Universal0Declaration0of0

Human0Rights.0Source*C*27*(SG3RG]AO)*and*Egypt*(regarding*spam)0

Option'2'ADD2:'

Countermeasures0against0spam0including0phishing0and0malware.0Source*Opinion*6*WTPF*

A0treaty0on0International0Telecommunications0Regulations0should0not0include0provisions0on0the0content0

of0communications0over0telecommunications0facilities0(content),0provisions0related0to0criminal0aspects0

(cybercrime),0or0provisions0on0national0defense/0national0security.00(See0PP0Res0130).00The0United0States0

does0not0agree0that0SPAM0should0be0included0in0the0ITRs.00Measures0to0counter0spam0are0evolving0too0

rapidly0to0be0addressed0in0a0stable0document0such0as0a0treaty0like0the0ITRs.00Advances0are0made0in0this0

area0continually0and0any0attempt0to0address0SPAM0through0the0ITRs0would0be0ineffective0and0would0be0

outdated0immediately.00The0most0effective0mechanisms0for0responding0to0SPAM0are0technological.0

Source*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada*

Some0Member0States0reserved0their0right0to0propose0alternate0text.0(*Egypt)*

Position0to0be0developed.0A0text0on0Cybersecurity0is0to0be0developed0by0CEPT.0Further0review0is0

required.0However,0only0aspects0of0cybersecurity0that0protect0networks0from0(technical)0considerable0

harm0would0be0accepted0to0be0addressed0in0the0ITRs.0The0term0"cybersecurity"0for0ITU0should0be0

limited0to0what0is0meant0by0Resolves030of0Resolution01300(Guadalajara,02010).0As0a0consequence0of0this,0

any0kind0of0payload0inspection0(aiming0at0content0level)0should0be0out0of0scope.0Proposal0from0SG3RG$

AO0is0not0in0line0with0CEPT0criterion04:0“Exclusion0of0areas0related0to0Member0States'0application0of0legal0

or0policy0principles0which0are0within0their0sovereign0rights”.00

CEPT0reserves0its0position0until0final0text0is0provided.0CEPT0considers0that0spam0should0be0addressed0by0

the0ITRs0(see0proposal0in0Art.08).0


Option'3'ADD3:0new0article.0Members0States0shall0

ensure0transparency0of0end$user0prices,0in0particular0to0

avoid0surprising0bills0for0international0services0(e.g0

mobile0roaming0and0data0roaming).0Source*C*27*(SG3RG]AO)*and*Egypt0

Option'3'ADD3:00

This0appears0to0be0a0national0regulatory0matter0and0therefore0is0not0appropriate0for0a0treaty.00We0

reserve0our0right0to0comment0when0text0is0provided.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

CEPT0favors0the0principle0of0reinforcing0tariff0transparency0for0international0services,0in0particular0

international0roaming.0See0CEPT0proposal0on0article06.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)0

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Option'4'ADD4:0new0article.0Member0States0should0

consider0measures0to0favour0special0interconnection0

rates0for0landlocked0countries.0Source*C*27*(SG3RG]AO)0

Option'4'ADD4:'

The0level0of0charging0and0accounting0rates0is0addressed0in0ITU$T0study0groups0and0should0continue0to0be0

addressed0at0that0level0and0not0in0the0ITRs.00The0work0involves0detailed0cost0analysis0and0consideration0

of0policy0matters0that0are0more0appropriately0addressed0in0a0study0group0recommendation0than0in0a0

treaty.0Source*C*45*(USA)*and*Canada*

Not0supported.0This0proposal0is0linked0to0discussions0on0Network0externalities.0Consensus0was0never0

reached.0The0issue0should0continue0to0be0dealt0with0in0SG3.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0reserved0their0position,0taking0into0consideration0that0many0of0the0African0

countries0are0landlocked0(Egypt).0

Option'5'ADD5:0new0articles0regarding0compliance.00

Text0to0be0defined.0Source*C*39*(Malaysia)*Option'5'ADD5:'

It0is0suggested0that0a0Sub$Working0group0be0established0and0submit0reports0back0to0CWG$WCIT0.0Source*C*39*(Malaysia)*

The0United0States0reserves0its0comments0until0the0text0is0defined.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Some0Member0States0reserved0their0position0until0text0is0provided.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*and*Russian*Federation*

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Option'6'ADD6:0new0provisions0relating0to:0

$0the0settlement0of0disputes0

$0quality0of0service0

$0Information0security0

$0Security0of0signaling0and0traffic0information;0billing0

information;0control0and0security0of0data;0managing0

synchronization0of0call0count0

$0Prohibitions0on0alternative0calling0arrangements0

$0Calling0number0transmitting0service0

$0Internet0governance0

$0New0accounting0rate0methods0

$0IP0telephony0

$0International0mobile0roaming0

$0International0mobile0satellite0service0

$0Universal0service0

$0User0of0international0networks0Source*Annex*3*of*the*Report*of*CWG*on*ITR*submitted*to*Council*20050

Option'6'ADD6:'

Some0Member0States0reserved0their0position0until0text0is0provided.0(Canada,*Portugal*and*USA)*

Some0Member0States0supported0the0proposal0in0principle0but0reserved0their0position0until0text0is0

provided.0(Algeria,*Egypt*and*Russian*Federation)0

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Option'7'ADD7:0new0provision0relating0to0International0Internet0Connectivity.00Source*C*48*(Iran)*and*Côte*d’Ivoire0

Option'7'ADD7:'

Another0important0issue0relating0to0International0Internet0Interconnectivity0should0also0to0be0added0to0

the0list0of0topics0to0be0studied0.This0issue0was0at0the0centre0of0highlights0of0PP$10.0A0brief0summary0of0

the0matter0is0reproduced0and0attached0for0easy0reference0in0Attachment020of0C048.0Source*C*48*(Iran)*

Some0Member0States0reserved0their0position0until0text0is0provided.0(Canada,*Portugal*and*USA)*

Some0Member0States0supported0the0proposal0in0principle0but0reserved0their0position0until0text0is0

provided.0(Algeria,*Egypt*and*Russian*Federation)*

CEPT0reserves0its0position0until0text0is0provided.0Source*C*71*(Portugal)0

Option'8'ADD8:0new0article.0Members0States0shall0

ensure0transparency0of0end$user0prices,0in0particular0to0

avoid0unreasonable0or0surprising0bills0for0international0

services0(e.g0mobile0roaming0and0data0roaming).0Source*C*60*(Africa)'

Option'8'ADD8:0

Modified0version0of0a0previous0African0proposal.*Source*C*60*(Africa)*

CEPT0supports0the0principles0of0this0proposal.0See0CEPT0contribution0C0710on0this0matter.00Source*C*72*(Portugal*

The0United0States0does0not0support0this0proposal.00Source*C*99*(USA).)0

Option'9'ADD9:0new0article0regarding0intercept0and0monitoring0(including0that0of0international0

telecommunications)0be0subject0to0due0process0

authorization0in0accordance0with0national0law.00Text0to0

be0developed.00Source*C*60*(Africa)'

Option'9'ADD9:00

New0proposal0to0enshrine0basic0principles0of0due0process.*Source*C*60*(Africa)*

CEPT0considers0that0the0wording0should0be0further0explained.0Source*C*72*(Portugal)*

The0United0States0does0not0support0this0proposal.00Source*C*99*(USA).'

Option'10'ADD10:0new0article0

Article*x*Security*

x.10Member0States0should0cooperate0regarding0

telecommunications0security0matters0(including0

cybersecurity),0in0particular0to0develop0technical0

standards0and0acceptable0legal0norms,0including0among0

others0those0regarding0territorial0jurisdiction0and0

Option'10'ADD10:'

Security0is0included0in0the0list0of0possible0new0issues0for0consideration0for0the0ITRs.0

Account0was0taken0of0the0WSIS0and0WTPF0outputs,0the0contributions0from0China0and0the0Russian0

Federation,0as0well0as0a0March020100US0report0titled0“Cyberspace0Policy0Review”0

(http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/nsc/cybersecurity00

http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/Cyberspace_Policy_Review_final.pdf0).00

Those0documents0contain0material0that0suggests0a0possible0new0article0for0the0ITRs,0along0the0proposed0

lines.*

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sovereign0responsibility.0

x.20Member0States0shall0cooperate0to0harmonize0

national0laws,0jurisdictions,0and0practices0in0the0areas0

of:0the0investigation0and0prosecution0of0cybercrime0

(including0eavesdropping0and0breach0of0privacy0of0

telecommunications);0data0preservation,0retention,0

protection0(including0personal0data0protection),0and0

privacy;0and0approaches0for0network0defense0and0

response0to0cyberattacks.0

Source**C*60*(Africa)*

*

Option'11'ADD11:0new0article0

Article*x*Security*

Member0States0should0encourage0operating0agencies0to0

take0measures0to0further0the0security,0safety,0

continuity,0sustainability0and0robustness0of0their0

networks.0

Member0States0are0encouraged0to0cooperate0in0that0

sense.0

Source**C*93*(Portugal)*

Source*C*60*(Africa)*

CEPT0position0to0be0further0developed.0However,0some0issues0in0Paragraph020are0not0consistent0with0

CEPT0criterion04.0Source*C*72*(Portugal)0

None0of0the0proposed0text0is0appropriate0for0inclusion0in0the0ITRs,0which0should0focus0on0

telecommunications0networks0and0services.00The0issues0raised0are0either0not0international,0or0outside0

the0scope0of0the0ITU,0or0addressed0in0other0forums,0or0national0matter.00Cybersecurity0should0not0be0

included0in0the0ITRs0in0any0way,0shape0or0form.0(USA*and*Canada)0

What0might0be0more0acceptable0would0be0to0draft0a0high$level0principle0on0the0basis0of0the0proposal0

above0from0China.0(UK)*

Option'11'ADD11:00CEPT0proposes0text0relating0to0technical0measures0in0relation0to0combating0security0

issues0in0the0revised0ITRs0that0are0in0connection0to0protecting0telecommunication0/communication0

networks,0but0resist0any0wording0that0contravenes0CEPT0criterion04:0“exclusion0of0areas0related0to0

Member0States’0application0of0legal0or0policy0principles0which0are0within0their0sovereign0rights’0e.g.0

those0issues0covering0content,0cybercrime0and0national0security0and0defense”0(as0per0Resolves03,0

Resolution01300rev.0Guadalajara02010).0Source*C*93*(Portugal)0

Option'0'NOC:'

Article*10*

Final*Provisions*

Source*CWG]WCIT*

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Option'0'NOC:'

10.10 These0Regulations,0of0which0Appendices01,0

20and030form0integral0parts,0shall0enter0into0force0on0I0

July019900at000010hours0UTC.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:010.10These0revised0Regulations,0of0which0Appendices01,020and030form0integral0parts,0shall0

enter0into0force0on0INSERT0DATE0AND0TIME0I0July019900

at00001hours0UTC.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1*and*C*92*(APT)0

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Option'1'MOD2:010.10These0Regulations,0of0which0Appendices01,020and030form0integral0parts,0shall0enter0

into0force0on0INSERT0DATE0AND0TIME0I0July019900at0

0001hours0UTC.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)0

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Option'1'MOD'1:'

This0entire0article0is0subject0to0legal0review.0

This0entire0article0is0subject0to0legal0review.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Need0to0align0with0CEPT0proposals:0SUP0appendices.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

The0Russian0Federation0supports0maintaining0the0date0and0time0in0article010,0but0does0not0support0the0

addition0of0“revised”.0

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Option'1'MOD'1:'

Need0to0align0with0CEPT0proposals:0SUP0appendices.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal:0the0Appendices0should0not0be0deleted.0(Russian*Federation)0

Option'3'SUP'10.1'through'10.4'and'MOD3:0

Article*10*

Entry*into*force*and*provisional*applicationFinal*Provisions*

These0Regulations,0which0complement0the0provisions0of0

the0Constitution0and0Convention0of0the0International0

Telecommunication0Union,0shall0enter0into0force0on010

January020150and0shall0be0applied0as0of0that0date0

pursuant0to0Article0540of0the0Constitution.0Source*C*50*(UAE)*

Option'3'SUP'and'MOD3:'

The0ITRs0were0agreed0in01988.00Subsequent0to0that,0provisions0were0added0to0the0Constitution0

regarding0the0entry0into0force0of0revisions0of0the0Administrative0Regulations0and0regarding0notifications0

of0consent0to0be0bound0by0such0revisions.00Those0provisions0were0added0to0Article0540of0the0

Constitution0in01998.0

Consequently,0it0would0appear0that0paragraphs030and040of0Article0100may0no0longer0be0needed.00It0may0

be0more0appropriate0to0align0the0final0provisions0of0the0ITRs0with0Article0590of0the0Radio0Regulations0

(Entry0into0force0and0provisional0application0of0the0Radio0Regulations).0

The0practice0for0the0Radio0Regulation0is0that0they0enter0into0force0two0years0after0they0are0adopted,0and0

the0ITRs0themselves0came0into0force0two0years0after0they0were0adopted.0

Article0540of0the0Constitution0contains0provisions0regarding0reservations,0so0it0does0not0appear0

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necessary0to0include0such0provisions0in0the0ITRs:0a0reference0to0Article0540should0be0sufficient.0

Similarly,0Article0540of0the0Constitution0specifies0that0the0Secretary0General0shall0inform0Member0

States,0so0it0does0not0seem0necessary0to0include0such0a0provision0in0the0ITRs.0

Source*C*50*(UAE)*

Some0Member0States0stated0that,0if0the0ITRs0are0self$contained,0then0they0should0be0self$contained0

everywhere;0the0reference0to0Art.0540CS0is0not0consistent0with0that0principle.0(Iran*and*Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0reserved0their0position.0(Russian*Federation)*

Some0Member0States0reserved0their0position0regarding0the0exact0date0of0entry0into0force.0(Iran)*

The0APT0is0of0the0view0that0it0is0not0appropriate0to0take0a0similar0course0of0action0to0those0taken0with0

respect0to0the0revision0of0the0Radio0Regulations.0The0Radio0Regulation0are0subject0to0revision0by0the0

WRC0which0takes0place0every030to040years;0no0such0arrangements0are0envisaged0for0the0ITRs.00Source*C*92*(APT)0

Option'4'SUP'10.1'through'10.4'and'MOD4:0

Article*10*

Entry*into*force*and*provisional*applicationFinal*Provisions*

These0Regulations,0which0complement0the0provisions0of0

the0Constitution0and0Convention0of0the0International0

Telecommunication0Union,0shall0enter0into0force0on010

January020150and0shall0be0applied0as0of0that0date0

pursuant0to0Article0540of0the0Constitution.0Source*C*67*(Arab*States)'

Option'4'SUP'and'MOD4:'

Identical0to0previous0proposal0of0UAE,0except0that0“complement”0is0replaced0with0“complete”.0See0the0

Preamble.0Source*C*67*(Arab*States)0

Option'0'NOC:010.20On0the0date0specified0in0No.610(10.1),0the0Telegraph0Regulations0(Geneva,01973)0and0

the0Telecommunication0Regulations0(Geneva,01973)0

shall0be0replaced0by0these0Telecommunication0

Regulations0(Melbourne,01988)0pursuant0to0the0

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International0Telecommunication0Convention.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'SUP:010.2.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1*

Option'2'MOD:010.20On0the0date0specified0in0No.610(10.1),0the0International0Telecommunication0

Regulations0(Melbourne,01988)0Telegraph0Regulations0

(Geneva,01973)0and0the0Telecommunication0Regulations0

(Geneva,01973)0shall0be0replaced0by0these0International0

Telecommunication0Regulations0(Dubai,020120

Melbourne,01988)0pursuant0to0the0International0

Telecommunication0Convention.0Source*C*92*(APT)0

Option'1'SUP:0This0entire0article0is0subject0to0legal0review.0Source*C*45*(USA)0

Option'0'NOC:'No'ADD0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'ADD:'new*10.2A*The*partial*or*total*revision*of*ITR*can*only*be*undertaken*by*a*competent*World*Conference*on*International*Telecommunication*in*accordance*with*Article*25*of*the*ITU*Constitution.*Source*C*92*(APT)'

Option'1'ADD:'Generally*speaking*the*revision*of*the*ITR*must*be*done*by*the*same*entity*that*adopted*the*initial/original*version*of*that*ITR.*It*should*be*noted*that*neither*WTSA*which*is*not*a*treaty*making*entity*nor*Plenipotentiary*Conference*can*revise*the*ITRs.*With*respect*to*the*revision*of*the*ITRs,*it*is*worth*mentioning*that*Resolution*171*calls*on*Council*to*analyse*the*necessity*for*periodic*review*of*the*ITRs.*Once*Council*decides*on*this*matter,*a*Resolution*may*be*required*to*be*adopted*by*the*WCIT]12*in*that*regard.*Source*C*92*(APT)'

Option'0'NOC:010.30If0a0Member0makes0reservations0

with0regard0to0the0application0of0one0or0more0of0the0

provisions0of0these0Regulations,0other0Members0and0

their0administrations*0shall0be0free0to0disregard0the0said0

provision0or0provisions0in0their0relations0with0the0

Member0which0has0made0such0reservations0and0its0

administrations.*Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD2:010.30Align0French0and0English0translations,0which0are0at0present0inconsistent.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1*

Option'2'MOD2:010.30If0a0Member0State0makes0

reservations0with0regard0to0the0application0of0one0or0

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Option'1'MOD1:'


CEPT0asks0ITU0secretariat0to0provide0consistency0between0different0texts.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

It0was0clarified0that0the0possible0inconsistency0is0due0to0fact0that0the0French0text0says0“ne0sont0pas0

obligés0d’observer”0whereas0the0English0says0“shall0be0free0to0disregard”.0

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more0of0the0provisions0of0these0Regulations,0other0

Members0States0and0their0administrations*0shall0be0free0

to0disregard0the0said0provision0or0provisions0in0their0

relations0with0the0Member0State0which0has0made0such0

reservations0and0its0administrations.*Source*C*92*(APT)0

Option'2'MOD2:'

With0respect0to0application0of0Appendices01,020&030in0order0to0satisfy0the0requirement0of0those0Member0

States0that0do0not0wish0to0retain0these0Appendices0in0the0ITR0they0may0wish0to0make0reservation0on0

application0of0certain0part0or0entire0Appendix0or0Appendices,0as0appropriate0or0alternatively0if0situation0

arises0other0alternative0such0as0Optional0Protocol0may0be0explored,0if0appropriate.000

It0is0necessary0to0carefully0examine0whether0the0term0“Administration”0referred0to0in010.30above0should0

be0retained,0or0should0be0replaced0by0operating0agency0with0its0subset0of0recognized0operating0

agencies0or0recognized0private0operating0agencies.00This0issue0is0one0of0the0instances0mentioned0in0

paragraph02.20C092.00

Source*C*92*(APT)0

Option'0'NOC:010.40Members0of0the0Union0shall0inform0

the0Secretary$General0of0their0approval0of0the0

International0Telecommunication0Regulations0adopted0

by0the0Conference.0The0Secretary$General0shall0inform0

members0promptly0of0the0receipt0of0such0notifications0

of0approval.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

This0entire0article0is0subject0to0legal0review.0Source*C*45*(USA)0

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Option'1'ADD:0The0revision0of0the0ITRs0in0the0future0may0need0to0be0done0in0a0more0flexible0and0timely0

manner.00Text0to0be0supplied.0Source*TD*21*Rev.,*Iran,*Russian*Federation,*Mexico,*and*UAE0

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Option'1'ADD:'



It0might0be0feasible0to0organize0a0short0WCIT0back$to$back0with0future0Plenipotentiary0Conferences,0if0

partial0revisions0are0required.0(Iran)0

There0is0a0need0to0be0able0to0update0specific0provisions0more0rapidly,0e.g.0within0PP0meetings0time0

frame.00One0possible0mechanism0might0be0an0ITR0Resolution0which0points0to0those0provisions0that0are0

susceptible0or0prone0to0regular0revisions.00(Egypt)0

If0high$level0principles0are0agreed0regarding0the0ITRs,0then0frequent0updates0would0not0be0needed.00The0

treaty0should0be0flexible0and0long$lived.0(USA)0

Telecommunications0technology0will0continue0to0evolve0and0the0ITRs0must0be0a0flexible0instrument.0

(Mexico)0

Resolution01710calls0on0Council0to0analyse0the0necessity0for0periodic0review0of0the0ITRs.0


Option'1'ADD:0new010.50A0total0revision0of0these0Regulations0as0a0whole0as0well0as0substantive0revisions0

of0individual0articles0may0only0be0undertaken0by0a0

World0Conference0on0International0

Telecommunications.*Source*C*24*(SG3RG]LAC)0

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Option'1'ADD:'


Under0review.0Proposal0to0be0clarified.0Source*C*54*(Portugal)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal:0only0the0WCIT0should0revise0the0ITRs.0(Iran)0

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Option'1'ADD:0new010.60Any0plenipotentiary0conference0shall0have0the0power0to0make0editorial0

changes0to0individual0articles0of0these0Regulations0in0

order0to0maintain0consistency0with0the0Constitution,0

Convention,0Resolutions0of0the0World0

Telecommunication0Standardization0Assembly,0and/or0

ITU$T0Recommendations.*Source*C*24*(SG3RG]LAC)0

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Option'1'ADD:'



Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal:0only0the0WCIT0should0revise0the0ITRs0and0the0WCIT0

is0subordinate0to0the0Plenipotentiary,0so0it0cannot0instruct0the0Plenipotentiary.0(Iran)0


Option'1'ADD:0new010.70The0plenipotentiary0conference0shall0itself0determine0whether0particular0

changes0to0individual0articles0are0editorial.*Source*C*24*(SG3RG]LAC)0

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Option'1'ADD:'





Option'1'ADD:0new010.80Plenipotentiary0decisions0regarding0changes0to0these0Regulations0shall0be0taken0in0

accordance0with0the0process0for0amending0the0

Constitution.*Source*C*24*(SG3RG]LAC)0

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'Option'1'ADD:'

his0entire0article0is0subject0to0legal0review.0Source*C*45*(USA)*



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Option'0'NOC:0IN0WITNESS0WHEREOF,0the0delegates0of0

the0Members0of0the0International0Telecommunication0

Union0named0below0have,0on0behalf0of0their0respective0

competent0authorities,0signed0one0copy0of0the0present0

Final0Acts0in0the0Arabic,0Chinese,0English,0French,0

Russian0and0Spanish0languages.0This0copy0shall0remain0

in0the0archives0of0the0Union.0The0Secretary$General0shall0

forward0one0certified0copy0to0each0Member0of0the0

International0Telecommunication0Union.0Done0at0

Melbourne,090December01988.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:0…0Done0at0INSERT0PLACE0AND0DATE0Melbourne,090December01988.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1*

Option'2'MOD2:0…0Done0at0Dubai,0140December020120

Melbourne,090December01988.*Source*C*92*(APT)0

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Option'1'MOD1:0This0entire0article0is0subject0to0legal0review.0Source*C*45*(USA)0

Option'0'NOC:'

APPENDIX010

General*Provisions*Concerning*Accounting*

Source*CWG]WCIT*

Option'1'MOD1:0Appendix01.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0

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0

0

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Option'2'MOD2:0Replace0Appendices01,020and030of0ITRs0with0provisions0that0confer0the0same0legal0status0as0the0

Option'0'NOC:The0United0States0does0not0support0this0proposal.00Source*C*99*(USA).'

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Option'1'MOD1:0

The0General0Provisions0Concerning0Accounting0are0integrated0by0indirect0reference0into0large0numbers0

of0agreements,0and0are0used0by0the0carriers0during0their0discussions0and0negotiations.0

It0 makes0 sense0 to0 maintain0 Appendix0 10 and0 to0 consider0 it0 taking0 into0 account/in0 accordance0 with0

relevant0 D$series0 Recommendations0 of0 ITU$T.0 0 Specific0 revisions0 are0 presented0 below.0 Source* C* 55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*


Option'2'MOD'2:'

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ITRs0on0the0ITU0D$series0Recommendations0that0have0

updated0the0content0of0the0replaced0provisions.0Source*Annex*3*of*the*Report*of*CWG*on*ITR*submitted*to*Council*20050

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Option'3'SUP:0Appendix01.00Source*C*16*(SG3RG]AFR),*C*25*(SG3RG]LAC),C*27*(SG3RG]AO),*C*28*(USA)*and*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group),*C*35*(CEPT)0

0

The0degree0to0which0we0should0go0into0details0is0yet0to0be0discussed.0(Iran)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal,0see0comments0above0at01.4.0(USA)*

The0Russian0Federation0reserves0its0right0to0comment0on0this0proposal0(Russian*Federation).0

Option'3'SUP:'

The0vast0majority0of0international0traffic0is0exchanged0based0on0commercial0arrangements0between0

ROAs.00Accounting0rates0reflect0only0a0small0percentage0of0the0exchanged0traffic.0Source*C*28*(USA)*

Obsolete0provision.0Source*C*34*(Global*Voice*Group)*









of0the0ITRs,0all0of0which0should0be0deleted.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal0(Côte*d’Ivoire,*Russian*Federation)0

Option'0'NOC:'

1.0Accounting*rates0

1.10For0each0applicable0service0in0a0given0relation,0

administrations*0shall0by0mutual0agreement0establish0


them,0taking0into0account0the0Recommendations0of0the0

CCITT0and0trends0in0the0cost0of0providing0the0specific0

telecommunication0service,0and0shall0divide0such0rates0

into0terminal0shares0payable0to0the0administrations*0of0

terminal0countries,0and0where0appropriate,0into0transit0


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shares0payable0to0the0administrations*0of0transit0

countries.0Source*CWG]WCIT'

Option'1'MOD1:01.10…0,0taking0into0account0the0Recommendations0of0the0CCITT0ITU$T0and0trends0in0the0

cost0…0*Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*and*TD*21*Rev.10

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Option'2'SUP:01.1.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

0

Option'3'MOD2:01.10For0each0applicable0service0in0a0given0relation,0administrations**operating0agencies0shall0by0mutual0agreement0establish0and0revise0accounting0

rates0to0be0applied0between0them,0taking0into0account0

the0Recommendations0of0the0CCITT0ITU$T0and0trends0in0

the0cost0of0providing0the0specific0telecommunication0

service,0and0shall0divide0such0rates0into0terminal0shares0

payable0to0the0administrations*0operating0agencies0of0

terminal0countries,0and0where0appropriate,0into0transit0

shares0payable0to0the0administrations*0operating0

agencies0of0transit0countries0…0*Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0

Option'4'MOD3:01.10SAME0AS0ABOVE,0BUT0use0

“administration/operating0agency”.**Source*C*94*(RCC)0

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Option'1'MOD:'

Some0participants0stated0that0it0was0not0appropriate0to0include0material0at0this0level0of0detail0in0the0

ITRs,0it0should0therefore0be0included0in0ITU$T0Recommendations.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.*



Some0Member0States0stated0that0references0to0ITU$T0Recommendations0should0be0more0specific0or0at0

least0include0“relevant”0and/or0“latest”.00(Iran)*


Option'2'SUP:0Some0Member0Stated0did0not0support0this0proposal0(Russian*Federation)0

0

Option'3'MOD2:0

See0Preamble.0Source*C*680(Arab*States*


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Option'0'NOC:01.20Alternatively,0in0traffic0relations0where0CCITT0cost0studies0can0be0used0as0a0basis,0the0

accounting0rate0may0be0determined0in0accordance0with0

the0following0method:0

a)0administrations*0shall0establish0and0revise0their0

terminal0and0transit0shares0taking0into0account0the0

Recommendations0of0the0CCITT;00

b)0the0accounting0rate0shall0be0the0sum0of0the0terminal0

shares0and0any0transit0shares.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:01.20Alternatively,0in0traffic0relations0where0CCITT0ITU$T0cost0studies0can0be0used0as0a0basis,0

the0accounting0rate0may0be0determined0in0accordance0

with0the0following0method:0

a)0administrations*0shall0establish0and0revise0their0

terminal0and0transit0shares0taking0into0account0the0

Recommendations0of0the0CCITT00ITU$T;00…0Source*C55*(Russian*Federation)*and*TD*21Rev.10


Option'3'MOD2:01.20Alternatively,0in0traffic0relations0where0CCITT0ITU$T0cost0studies0can0be0used0as0a0basis,0

the0accounting0rate0may0be0determined0in0accordance0

with0the0following0method:0

a)0administrations*0or0ROAs0Operating0agencies0shall0

establish0and0revise0their0terminal0and0transit0shares0

taking0into0account0the0Recommendations0of0the0ITU$T0

CCITT;0…0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0


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Option'1'MOD:'



Some0Member0States0stated0that0references0to0ITU$T0Recommendations0should0be0more0specific0or0at0

least0include0“relevant”0and/or0“latest”.00(Iran)0



0



Option'4'MOD3:01.20Alternatively,0in0traffic0relations0where0CCITT0ITU0cost0studies0can0be0used0as0a0basis,0the0

Option*4*MOD3:0the0reference0to0“ITU”0instead0of0“ITU$T”0is0intentional.00Source*C*94*(RCC)0

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accounting0rate0may0be0determined0in0accordance0with0

the0following0method:0

a)0administrations/operating0agencies0shall0establish0

and0revise0their0terminal0and0transit0shares0taking0into0

account0the0Recommendations0of0the0CCITT00ITU;00…0

Source*C*94*(RCC)'

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Option'0'NOC:01.30When0one0or0more0administrations*0

acquire,0either0by0flat0rate0remuneration0or0other0

arrangements,0the0right0to0utilize0a0part0of0the0circuit0

and/or0installations0of0another0administration*,0the0

former0have0the0right0to0establish0their0share0as0

mentioned0in01.10and01.20above,0for0this0part0of0the0

relation.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0

Option'1'SUP:01.3.0Source*C*45*(USA)0

Option'2'MOD1:01.30When0one0or0more0

administrations**operating0agencies0acquire,0either0by0flat0rate0remuneration0or0other0arrangements,0the0right0

to0utilize0a0part0of0the0circuit0and/or0installations0of0

another0administration**operating0agency,0the0former0

have0the0right0to0establish0their0share0as0mentioned0in0

1.10and01.20above,0for0this0part0of0the0relation.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*

Option'3'MOD2:01.30When0one0or0more0

administrations/operating0agencies0acquire,0either0by0

flat0rate0remuneration0or0other0arrangements,0the0right0

to0utilize0a0part0of0the0circuit0and/or0installations0of0

another0administration/operating0agencies,0the0former0

have0the0right0to0establish0their0share0as0mentioned0in0

1.10and01.20above,0for0this0part0of0the0relation.0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

Option'0'NOC:0

No0change.00Still0relevant.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0


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Option'1'SUP:0Some0Member0Stated0did0not0support0this0proposal0(Russian*Federation).0

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Option'2'MOD:0



Option'0'NOC:01.40In0cases0where0one0or0more0routes0

have0been0established0by0agreement0between0

administrations*0and0where0traffic0is0diverted0

unilaterally0by0the0administration*0of0origin0to0a0route0

which0has0not0been0agreed0with0the0administration*0of0

Option'0'NOC:'

No0change.00Still0relevant.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*

Some0Member0States0supporting0retaining0this0provision0but0reserved0their0right0to0propose0revisions.0

(Egypt)0

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destination,0the0terminal0shares0payable0to0the0

administration*0of0destination0shall0be0the0same0as0

would0have0been0due0to0it0had0the0traffic0been0routed0

over0the0agreed0primary0route0and0the0transit0costs0are0

borne0by0the0administration*0of0origin,0unless0the0

administration*0of0destination0is0prepared0to0agree0to0a0

different0share.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0


Option'2'MOD1:01.40In0cases0where0one0or0more0routes0

have0been0established0by0agreement0between0

administrations*0operating0agencies0and0where0traffic0is0

diverted0unilaterally0by0the0administration**operating0agency0of0origin0to0a0route0which0has0not0been0agreed0

with0the0administration**operating0agency0of0destination,0the0terminal0shares0payable0to0the0

administration**operating0agency0of0destination0shall0be0the0same0as0would0have0been0due0to0it0had0the0

traffic0been0routed0over0the0agreed0primary0route0and0

the0transit0costs0are0borne0by0the0

administration*operating0agency0of0origin,0unless0the0

administration**or*operating0agency0of0destination0is0prepared0to0agree0to0a0different0share.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*

Option'3'MOD2:01.40In0cases0where0one0or0more0

international0routes0have0been0established0by0

agreement0between0administrations/operating0

agencies0and0where0traffic0is0diverted0unilaterally0by0the0

administration/operating0agency0of0origin0to0an0

international0route0which0has0not0been0agreed0with0the0

administration/operating0agency0of0destination,0the0


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Option'2'MOD:0



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terminal0shares0payable0to0the0

administration/operating0agency0of0destination0shall0be0

the0same0as0would0have0been0due0to0it0had0the0traffic0

been0routed0over0the0agreed0primary0route0and0the0

transit0costs0are0borne0by0the0administration/operating0

agency0of0origin,0unless0the0administration/operating0

agency0of0destination0is0prepared0to0agree0to0a0different0

share.0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

Option'0'NOC:01.50In0cases0where0the0traffic0is0routed0via0a0transit0point0without0authorization0and/or0

agreement0to0the0transit0share,0the0transit0

administration*0has0the0right0to0set0the0level0of0the0

transit0share0to0be0included0in0the0international0

accounts.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0


Option'2'MOD1:01.50In0cases0where0the0traffic0is0routed0via0a0transit0point0without0authorization0and/or0

agreement0to0the0transit0share,0the0transit0

administration*operating0agency0has0the0right0to0set0the0level0of0the0transit0share0to0be0included0in0the0

international0accounts.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0



Option'0'NOC:0




Option'2'MOD:0



____________________0

*0 or0recognized0private0operating0agency(ies)0

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Option'0'NOC:01.60Where0an0administration*0has0a0duty0

or0fiscal0tax0levied0on0its0accounting0rate0shares0or0other0

remunerations,0it0shall0not0in0turn0impose0any0such0duty0

or0fiscal0tax0on0other0administrations*.0Source*C*55*

(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0


Option'2'MOD1:01.60Where0an0administration**operating0agency0has0a0duty0or0fiscal0tax0levied0on0its0

accounting0rate0shares0or0other0remunerations,0it0shall0

not0in0turn0impose0any0such0duty0or0fiscal0tax0on0other0

administrations**operating0agencies.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0



Option'0'NOC:0




Option'2'MOD:00



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Option'0'NOC:0

2.0Establishment*of*accounts'

2.10Unless0otherwise0agreed,0the0administrations*0

responsible0for0collecting0the0charges0shall0establish0a0

monthly0account0showing0all0the0amounts0due0and0send0

it0to0the0administrations*0concerned..0Source*C*55*

(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0


Option'2'MOD1:02.10Unless0otherwise0agreed,0the0administrations**operating0agencies0responsible0for0collecting0the0charges0shall0establish0a0monthly0account0

showing0all0the0amounts0due0and0send0it0to0the0

administrations*0operating0agencies0concerned.0Source*C68*(Arab*States)0


“administration/operating0agency”.**Source*C*94*(RCC)'

Option'0'NOC:00



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Option'2'MOD:00



Option'0'NOC:02.20The0accounts0shall0be0sent0as0promptly0as0possible0and,0except0in0cases0of0force0

majeure,0before0the0end0of0the0third0month0following0

that0to0which0they0relate.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:02.20The0accounts0shall0be0sent0[taking0into0account/in0accordance0with]0relevant0ITU$T0

Recommendations0as0promptly0as0possible0and,0except0

in0cases0of0force0majeure,0before0the0end0of0the0third0

month0following0that0to0which0they0relate.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.0

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Option'1'MOD1:'

In0discussing0this0provision,0it0was0felt0that0the0time0period0specified0in0the0ITRs0may0not0reflect0current0

practice,0in0particular0in0application0of0Article09.0Therefore,0the0time0periods0may0need0to0be0reduced0

accordingly0as0appropriate.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.*

Some0participants0support0shortening0the0time0periods0in02.2,0ranging0from050to0200days0following0the0

month0to0which0they0relate,0as0the0case0may0be.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.*

Some0Member0States0proposed0referring0to0“ITU”0Recommendations0(as0opposed0to0“ITU$T”).0(Russian*

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Option'2'MOD2:02.20The0accounts0shall0be0sent0in0accordance0with0relevant0ITU$T0Recommendations0as0

promptly0as0possible0and,0except0in0cases0of0force0

majeure,0before0the0end0of0the0500days0period0third0

month0following0that0the0month0to0which0they0relate.0

Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0

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Option'3'SUP:02.2.0Source*C*45*(USA)0

Option'4'MOD3:02.20The0accounts0shall0be0sent0as0promptly0as0possible0and,0except0in0cases0of0force0

majeure,0before0the0end0of0a0period0of0500calendar0days0

the0third0month0following0that0the0month0to0which0they0

relate.0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

Federation)*

Some0Member0States0provided0their0own0version0of0this0proposal,0see0below0(Russian*Federation).0


Option'2'MOD2:'

The0time0period0specified0in0this0paragraph0may0not0reflect0current0practice,0in0particular0in0application0

of0Article09.0

According0to0D.1950Recommendation0of0ITU$T0“Time$scale0for0settlement0of0accounts0for0international0

telecommunication0services”0monthly0accounts0for0traffic0on0direct0circuits0is0sent0within0500days.0If0

parties0bilaterally0agree,0this0period0can0be0reduced,0e.g.0to0300days.0At0the0same0time0taking0into0

account0that0Appendix010of0ITRs0prevails0over0ITU$T0Recommendation,0it0is0proposed0to0fix0a0reasonable0

time$scale0in0this0paragraph.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*




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Option'0'NOC:02.30In0principle0an0account0shall0be0considered0as0accepted0without0the0need0for0specific0

notification0of0acceptance0to0the0administration*0which0

sent0it.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0


Option'2'MOD1:02.30In0principle0an0account0shall0be0considered0as0accepted0without0the0need0for0specific0

notification0of0acceptance0to0the0

administration*operating0agency0which0sent0it.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0



Option'0'NOC:0




Option'2'MOD:00



Option'0'NOC:02.40However,0any0administration*0has0

the0right0to0question0the0contents0of0an0account0for0a0

period0of0two0calendar0months0after0the0receipt0of0the0

account,0but0only0to0the0extent0necessary0to0bring0any0

differences0within0mutually0agreed0limits.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:02.40However,0any0administration*0has0

the0right0to0question0the0contents0of0an0account0[taking0

into0account/in0accordance0with]0relevant0ITU$T0

Recommendations0for0a0period0of0two0calendar0months0

after0the0receipt0of0the0account,0but0only0to0the0extent0

necessary0to0bring0any0difference0within0mutually0

agreed0limits.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.0

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Option'1'MOD1:'



accordingly0as0appropriate.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.0Some0participants0support0shortening0the0time0periods0

in02.4,0to0150days0after0the0receipt0of0the0account.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.*




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Option'2'MOD2:02.40However,0any0administration*0has0

the0right0to0question0the0contents0of0an0account0in0

accordance0with0relevant0ITU$T0Recommendations0but0

before0the0end0of0the0500days0period0for0a0period0of0two0

calendar0months0after0the0receipt0of0the0account,0but0

only0to0the0extent0necessary0to0bring0any0differences0

within0mutually0agreed0limits.*Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0

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Option'4'MOD3:02.40However,0any0administration*operating0agency0has0the0right0to0

question0the0contents0of0an0account0for0a0period0of0two0

calendar0months0after0the0receipt0of0the0account,0but0

only0to0the0extent0necessary0to0bring0any0differences0

within0mutually0agreed0limits.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0

Option'2'MOD2:'


of0Article09.0

According0to0D.1950Recommendation0of0ITU$T0“Time$scale0for0settlement0of0accounts0for0international0

telecommunication0services”0monthly0accounts0for0traffic0on0direct0circuits0is0sent0within0500days.0If0

parties0bilaterally0agree,0this0period0can0be0reduced,0e.g.0to0300days.0At0the0same0time0taking0into0

account0that0Appendix010of0ITRs0prevails0over0ITU$T0Recommendation,0it0is0proposed0to0fix0a0reasonable0

time$scale0in0this0paragraph.0

Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*


Some0Member0States0stated0that0specific0time0periods0should0be0shown0in0square0brackets.00(Iran)*



Option'4'MOD3:0


The0United0States0does0not0support0this0proposal.00Source*C*99*(USA)0

Option'5'MOD4:02.40However,0any0administration/operating0agency0has0the0right0to0

question0the0contents0of0an0account0within0a0period0of0

500calendar0days0for0a0period0of0two0calendar0months0


necessary0to0bring0any0differences0within0mutually0

agreed0limits.0Source*C94*(RCC)*

Option'6'MOD5:02.40However,0any0administration/operating0agency0has0the0right0to0

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question0the0contents0of0an0account0within0a0period0of0

500calendar0days0for0a0period0of0two0calendar0months0


necessary0to0bring0any0differences0within0mutually0

agreed0limits,0even0if0the0bill0was0paid.0Source*C94*(RCC)'

Option'0'NOC:02.50In0relations0where0there0are0no0special0agreements,0a0quarterly0settlement0statement0

showing0the0balances0of0the0monthly0accounts0for0the0

period0to0which0it0relates0shall0be0prepared0as0soon0as0

possible0by0the0creditor0administration*0and0shall0be0

sent0in0duplicate0to0the0debtor0administration*,0which,0

after0verification,0shall0return0one0of0the0copies0

endorsed0with0its0acceptance.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:02.50In0relations0where0there0are0no0special0agreements,0settlement0statements0showing0the0

balances0of0the0monthly0accounts0for0the0period0to0

which0they0relate0shall0be0sent0[taking0into0account/in0

accordance0with]0relevant0ITU$T0Recommendations0a0

quarterly0settlement0statement0showing0the0balances0of0

the0monthly0accounts0for0the0period0to0which0it0relates0

shall0be0prepared0as0soon0as0possible0by0the0creditor0

administration*0and0shall0be0sent0in0duplicate0to0the0

debtor0administration*,0which,0after0verification,0shall0

return0one0of0the0copies0endorsed0with0its0acceptance.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.0

Option'2'MOD2:02.50…0and0shall0be0sent0in0accordance0with0the0provision0of02.20above0in0duplicate0…0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0

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Option'1'MOD1:'

In0discussing0this0provision,0it0was0felt0that0the0term0“as0soon0as0possible”0specified0in0the0ITRs0may0not0

reflect0current0practice.0Therefore,0time0periods0may0need0to0be0specified0accordingly0as0appropriate.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.0

Some0participants0support0replacing0“as0soon0as0possible”0in02.50with0a0range0of050or0300days0after0the0

end0of0the0month.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.*




Option'2'MOD2:'


of0Article09.0

The0terms0and0conditions0of0this0paragraph0could0be0a0subject0of0a0commercial0agreement.0However0

taking0into0account0modification0of0the0provision0of02.20above0it0is0proposed0to0fix0a0reasonable0time$

scale0in0this0paragraph.0

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Option'4'MOD3:02.050In0relations0where0there0are0no0special0agreements,0a0quarterly0settlement0statement0


period0to0which0it0relates0shall0be0prepared0as0soon0as0

possible0by0the0creditor0administration*0operating0

agency0and0shall0be0sent0in0duplicate0to0the0debtor0

administration**operating0agency,0which,0after0verification,0shall0return0one0of0the0copies0endorsed0

with0its0acceptance.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0




Option'4'MOD3:00



Option'5'MOD4:02.50In0relations0where0there0are0no0special0agreements,0a0quarterly0settlement0statement0


period0to0which0it0relates0shall0be0prepared0and0issued0

as0soon0as0possible0by0the0creditor0

administration/operating0agency0and0shall0be0sent0in0

duplicate0to0the0debtor0administration/operating0

agency,0which,0after0verification,0shall0return0one0of0the0

copies0endorsed0with0its0acceptance.0Source*C*94*(RCC)'

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1760





Option'0'NOC:02.60In0indirect0relations0where0a0transit0administration*0acts0as0an0accounting0intermediary0

between0two0terminal0points,0it0shall0include0accounting0

data0for0transit0traffic0in0the0relevant0outgoing0traffic0

account0to0administrations*0beyond0it0in0the0routing0

sequence0as0soon0as0possible0after0receiving0that0data0

from0the0originating0administration*.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:02.60…00in0the0routing0sequence0as0soon0as0possible0no0later0than0300days0after0receiving0that0

data0from0the0originating0administration*.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0

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Option'3'MOD2:02.60In0indirect0relations0where0a0transit0administration*operating0agency0acts0as0an0accounting0

intermediary0between0two0terminal0points,0it0shall0

include0accounting0data0for0transit0traffic0in0the0relevant0

outgoing0traffic0account0to0administrations**operating0agencies0beyond0it0in0the0routing0sequence0as0soon0as0

possible0after0receiving0that0data0from0the0originating0

administration*operating0agency.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0


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Option'1'MOD1:'

In0discussing0this0provision,0it0was0felt0that0“as0soon0as0possible”0specified0in0the0ITRs0may0not0reflect0

current0practice,0in0particular0in0application0of0Article09.0Therefore,0time0periods0may0need0to0be0

specified0accordingly0as0appropriate.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.0

Some0participants0support0replacing0“as0soon0as0possible”0in02.60with0a0range0of050or0300days0after0the0

end0of0the0month.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.*


of0Article09.00The0terms0and0conditions0of0this0paragraph0could0be0a0subject0of0a0commercial0agreement.0

However0it0is0believed0useful0to0fix0a0reasonable0time$scale0in0this0paragraph.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*




Option'3'MOD2:00



2.6'R'CONTINUED' '

1770





Option'4'MOD3:02.60In0indirect0relations0where0a0transit0administration/operating0agency0acts0as0an0accounting0

intermediary0between0two0terminal0points,0it0shall0

include0accounting0data0for0transit0traffic0in0the0relevant0

outgoing0traffic0account0to0administrations/operating0

agencies0beyond0it0in0the0international0routing0

sequence0as0soon0as0possible0and0not0later0than0500

calendar0days0after0receiving0that0data0from0the0

originating0administration/operating0agency.0Source*C*94*(RCC)'

Option'0'NOC:'

3.0 Settlement*of*balances*of*accounts0

3.10 Choice*of*the*currency*of*payment0

3.1.10 The0payment0of0balances0of0international0

telecommunication0accounts0shall0be0made0in0the0

currency0selected0by0the0creditor0after0consultation0

with0the0debtor.0In0the0event0of0disagreement,0the0

choice0of0the0creditor0shall0prevail0in0all0cases0subject0to0

the0provisions0in03.1.20below.0If0the0creditor0does0not0

specify0a0currency,0the0choice0shall0rest0with0the0debtor.0

Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*and*C*94*(RCC)0

Option'1'SUP:03.1.1.0Source*C*45*(USA)0

Option'0'NOC:00



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1780





Option'0'NOC:03.1.20If0a0creditor0selects0a0currency0with0a0value0fixed0unilaterally0or0a0currency0the0equivalent0

value0of0which0is0to0be0determined0by0its0relationship0to0

a0currency0with0a0value0also0fixed0unilaterally,0the0use0of0

the0selected0currency0must0be0acceptable0to0the0debtor.0



Option'0'NOC:00




Option'0'NOC:'

3.20Determination*of*the*amount*of*payment0

3.2.10The0amount0of0the0payment0in0the0selected0

currency,0as0determined0below,0shall0be0equivalent0in0

value0to0the0balance0of0the0account.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*and*C*94*(RCC)0

Option'1'SUP:03.2.1.0Source*C*45*(USA)'

Option'0'NOC:00



'


Option'0'NOC:03.2.20If0the0balance0of0the0account0is0expressed0in0the0monetary0unit0of0the0IMF,0the0amount0

of0the0selected0currency0shall0be0determined0by0the0

relationship0in0effect0on0the0day0before0payment,0or0by0

the0latest0relationship0published0by0the0IMF,0between0

the0monetary0unit0of0the0IMF0and0the0selected0

currency..0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*and*C*94*(RCC)0


Option'0'NOC:00



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1790





Option'0'NOC:03.2.30However,0if0the0relationship0of0the0monetary0unit0of0the0IMF0to0the0selected0currency0has0

not0been0published,0the0amount0of0the0balance0of0

account0shall,0at0a0first0stage,0be0converted0into0a0

currency0for0which0a0relationship0has0been0published0by0

the0IMF,0using0the0relationship0in0effect0on0the0day0

before0payment0or0the0latest0published0relationship.0

The0amount0thus0obtained0shall,0at0a0second0stage,0be0

converted0into0the0equivalent0value0of0the0selected0

currency,0using0the0closing0rate0in0effect0on0the0day0

prior0to0payment0or0the0most0recent0rate0quoted0on0the0

official0or0generally0accepted0foreign0exchange0market0

of0the0main0financial0centre0of0the0debtor0country..0



Option'0'NOC:00



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'


Option'0'NOC:'3.2.40If0the0balance0of0the0account0is0expressed0in0gold0francs,0the0amount0shall,0in0the0

absence0of0special0arrangements,0be0converted0into0the0

monetary0unit0of0the0IMF0in0accordance0with0the0

provisions0of0section06.30of0the0Regulations.0The0amount0

of0payment0shall0then0be0determined0in0compliance0

with0the0provisions0of03.2.2.0above.0Source*CWG]WCIT'

Option'1'SUP:03.2.4.0Source*C*45*(USA)*and*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*and*C*94*(RCC)0


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'

Option'1'SUP:0Delete0since0no0longer0relevant0in0light0of0change0to06.3.1.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*

=>*SUP*agreed.*

1800





Option'0'NOC:'3.2.50If,0in0accordance0with0a0special0arrangement,0the0balance0of0the0account0is0expressed0

neither0in0the0monetary0unit0of0the0IMF0nor0in0gold0

francs,0the0payment0shall0also0be0the0subject0of0this0

special0arrangement0and:0

a)0if0the0selected0currency0is0the0same0as0the0currency0of0

the0balance0of0account,0the0amount0of0the0selected0

currency0shall0be0the0amount0of0the0balance0of0account;00

b)0if0the0selected0currency0for0payment0is0different0from0

the0currency0in0which0the0balance0is0expressed,0the0

amount0shall0be0determined0by0converting0the0balance0

of0account0to0its0equivalent0value0in0the0selected0

currency0in0accordance0with0the0provisions0of03.2.30

above.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD:03.2.50If,0in0accordance0with0a0special0arrangement,0the0balance0of0the0account0is0not0

expressed0neither0in0the0monetary0unit0of0the0IMF0nor0

in0gold0francs,0the0payment0shall0also0be0the0subject0of0

this0special0arrangement0and:0

…000




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'

'

'

'

'

'

Option'1'MOD:00

Modify0in0light0of0change0to06.3.1.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0


'

'


Option'0'NOC:'

3.30 Payment*of*balances0

3.3.10 Payment0of0balances0of0account0shall0be0

effected0as0promptly0as0possible,0but0in0no0case0later0

than0two0calendar0months0after0the0day0on0which0the0


'

'

'

1810





settlement0statement0is0despatched0by0the0creditor0

administration*.0Beyond0this0period,0the0creditor0

administration*0may,0subject0to0prior0notification0in0the0

form0of0a0final0demand0for0payment,0and0unless0

otherwise0agreed,0charge0interest0at0a0rate0of0up0to06%0

per0annum,0reckoned0from0the0day0following0the0date0

of0expiry0of0the0said0period.0Source*CWG]WCIT'

Option'1'MOD1:03.3.10Payment0of0balances0of0account0

shall0be0effected0[taking0into0account/in0accordance0

with]0relevant0ITU$T0Recommendations0as0promptly0as0

possible,0but0in0no0case0later0than0two0calendar0months0

after0the0day0on0which0the0settlement0statement0is0

despatched0by0the0creditor0administration*.0Beyond0

this0period,0the0creditor0administration*0may,0subject0to0

prior0notification0in0the0form0of0a0final0demand0for0

payment,0and0unless0otherwise0agreed,0charge0interest0

at0a0rate0of0up0to06%0per0annum,0reckoned0from0the0day0

following0the0date0of0expiry0of0the0said0period.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1'

Option'2'MOD2:03.3.10Payment0of0balances0of0account0

shall0be0effected0as0promptly0as0possible,0but0in0no0case0

later0than0500days0two0calendar0months0after0the0day00

on0which0the0settlement0statement0is0despatched0by0

the0creditor0administration/operating0agency.0Beyond0

this0period,0the0creditor0administration/operating0

agency00may,0subject0to0prior0notification0in0the0form0of0

a0final0demand0for0payment,0and0unless0otherwise0

agreed,0charge0interest0at0a0rate0of0up0to06%0per0annum,0

reckoned0from0the0day0following0the0date0of0expiry0of0

the0said0period.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*and*C*94*(RCC)0

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'

Option'1'MOD1:'



accordingly0as0appropriate.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.0

Some0participants0support0shortening0the0time0periods0in03.3.10to0a0range0of050or0300days0after0the0end0

of0the0month.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.*


Some0Member0States0provided0their0own0version0of0this0proposal,0sell0below0(Russian*Federation).0


Option'2'MOD2:'

The0time0period0specified0in0par.03.3.1.0doesn’t0reflect0the0current0practice,0in0particular0in0application0

of0Article09.00The0terms0and0conditions0of0this0paragraph0could0be0a0subject0of0a0commercial0agreement.0

However0it0is0believed0useful0to0fix0a0reasonable0time$scale0in0this0paragraph.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*


'


1820





Option'3'SUP:03.3.1.0Source*C*45*(USA)'

Option*4MOD3:03.1.10Payment0of0balances0of0account0

shall0be0effected0as0promptly0as0possible,0but0in0no0case0

later0than0two0calendar0months0after0the0day0on0which0

the0settlement0statement0is0despatched0by0the0creditor0

administration*operating0agency.0Beyond0this0period,0

the0creditor0administration*operating0agency0may,0

subject0to0prior0notification0in0the0form0of0a0final0

demand0for0payment,0and0unless0otherwise0agreed,0

charge0interest0at0a0rate0of0up0to06%0per0annum,0

reckoned0from0the0day0following0the0date0of0expiry0of0

the0said0period.0Source*C68*(Arab*States)0

Option*4*MOD3:00

See0Preamble.0Source0C0680(Arab0States)0


Option'0'NOC:03.3.20The0payment0due0on0a0settlement0

statement0shall0not0be0delayed0pending0settlement0of0a0

query0on0that0account.0Adjustments0which0are0later0

agreed0shall0be0included0in0a0subsequent0account..0



Option'0'NOC:00




Option'0'NOC:03.3.30On0the0date0of0payment,0the0

debtor0shall0transmit0the0amount0of0the0selected0

currency0as0computed0above0by0a0bank0cheque,0transfer0

or0any0other0means0acceptable0to0the0debtor0and0the0

creditor.0If0the0creditor0expresses0no0preference,0the0

choice0shall0fall0to0the0debtor..0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*and*C*94*(RCC)0


Option'0'NOC:00



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1830





Option'0'NOC:03.3.40The0payment0charges0imposed0in0

the0debtor0country0(taxes,0clearing0charges,0

commissions,0etc.)0shall0be0borne0by0the0debtor.0Any0

such0charges0imposed0in0the0creditor0country,0including0

payment0charges0imposed0by0intermediate0banks0in0

third0countries,0shall0be0borne0by0the0creditor..0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*and*C*94*(RCC)0


Option'0'NOC:00



'



Option'1'ADD:0new03.3.50Provided0the0periods0of0payment0are0observed,0administrations*0have0a0right0by0

mutual0agreement0settle0their0balances0of0various0kinds0

by0offsetting:0

*0credits0and0debits0in0their0relations0with0other0

administrations*;0

*0any0other0mutually0agreed0settlements,0if0appropriate.00

This0rule0also0applies0in0case0payments0are0made0

through0specialized0payment0agencies0in0accordance0

with0arrangements0with0administrations*.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0

'

Option'1'ADD:0Settlements0by0offsetting0are0widely0used0in0the0relations0between0recognized0operating0

agencies.0It0is0believed0reasonable0to0include0modified0provisions0regarding0settlement0of0balances0and0

any0other0mutually0agreed0settlements0by0offsetting0to0Paragraph03.3.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*


1840





Option'0'NOC:'

3.40Additional*provisions0

3.4.10Provided0the0periods0of0payment0are0observed,0

administrations*0may0by0mutual0agreement0settle0their0

balances0of0various0kinds0by0offsetting:0

–0credits0and0debits0in0their0relations0with0other0

administrations*;0and/or0

–0debts0arising0from0postal0services,0if0appropriate.0

Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD1:03.4.10…0

–0any0other0mutually0agreed0settlements,0if0appropriate0

debts0arising0from0postal0services,0if0appropriate.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.0

Option'2'SUP:03.4.1.0Source*C*45*(USA)*and*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*

Option'3'MOD2:03.4.10Provided0the0periods0of0payment0

are0observed,0administrations*0operating0agencies0may0

by0mutual0agreement0settle0their0balances0of0various0

kinds0by0offsetting:0


administrations*operating0agencies;0and/or0

–0debts0arising0from0postal0services,0if0appropriate.0



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'

'

Option'1'MOD1:'

Some0Member0States0reserved0their0right0to0propose0revisions0for0the0title0“Additional0provisions”.0

(Iran,*UAE)*

Some0Member0States0questioned0the0use0of0the0term0“if0appropriate”.0(Iran)*

Some0Member0States0proposed0that0the0term0“if0appropriate”,0it0could0be0replaced0by0“as0appropriate”.0

(UAE)0

Option'2'SUP:0Delete0since0no0longer0relevant0in0light0of0new03.3.5.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)*

0

Option'3'MOD2:00



1850





3.4.1*]*CONTINUED*

Option'4'SUP:'“3.4'Additional'Provisions”'and'renumber'the'provisions'as'3.3.x.'and'MOD: 3.4.103.3.50Provided0the0periods0of0payment0are0

observed,0administrations/operating0agencies0may0by0

mutual0agreement0settle0their0balances0of0various0kinds0

by0offsetting:0


administrations/operating0agencies;0and/or0

–0debts0arising0from0postal0services,0any0other0mutually0

agreed0accounts,0if0appropriate.0

This0rule0also0applies0in0cases0where0accounts0are0

handled0through0specialized0accounting0authorities0on0

the0basis0of0arrangements0with0

administrations/operating0agencies.0

Source0C0940(RCC)0

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1860





Option'0'NOC:03.4.20If,0between0the0time0the0

remittance0(bank0transfer,0cheques,0etc.)0is0effected0and0

the0time0the0creditor0is0in0receipt0of0that0remittance0

(account0credited,0cheque0encashed,0etc.),0a0variation0

occurs0in0the0equivalent0value0of0the0selected0currency0

calculated0as0indicated0in0paragraph03.2,0and0if0the0

difference0resulting0from0such0variations0exceeds05%0of0

the0amount0due0as0calculated0following0such0variations,0

the0total0difference0shall0be0shared0equally0between0

debtor0and0creditor.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0

Option'1'SUP:03.4.2.0Source*C*45*(USA)0Option'2'ADD:'“3.4'Additional'Provisions”'in'front'of'3.4.2'and'renumber'the'provisions'as'3.4.1,'etc.'Source'C'94'(RCC)0

Option'0'NOC:00

No0change.0Still0relevant.0However,0change0the0number0to03.4.10in0light0of0deletion0above.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0


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1870





Option'0'NOC:03.4.30If0there0should0be0a0radical0change0in0the0international0monetary0system0which0invalidates0

or0makes0inappropriate0one0or0more0of0the0foregoing0

paragraphs,0administrations*0are0free0to0adopt,0by0

mutual0agreement,0a0different0monetary0basis0and/or0

different0procedures0for0the0settlement0of0balances0of0

accounts,0pending0a0revision0of0the0above0provisions.0


Option'1'SUP:03.4.3.0Source*C*45*(USA)*

Option'2'MOD1:03.4.3.0If0there0should0be0a0radical0change0in0the0international0monetary0system0which0

invalidates0or0makes0inappropriate0one0or0more0of0the0

foregoing0paragraphs,0administrations*0operating0

agencies0are0free0to0adopt,0by0mutual0agreement,0a0

different0monetary0basis0and/or0different0procedures0

for0the0settlement0of0balances0of0accounts,0pending0a0

revision0of0the0above0provisions.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*

Option'2'MOD2:03.4.30SAME0AS0ABOVE,0BUT0use0


Option'0'NOC:00

No0change.0Still0relevant.0However,0change0the0number0to03.4.20in0light0of0deletion0above.0Source*C*55*(Russian*Federation,*Belarus*and*Moldova)0



Option'2'MOD1:00



Option'0'NOC:'

APPENDIX020

Additional*Provisions*Relating*to*Maritime*Telecommunications*

Source*CWG]WCIT*

Option'1'MOD1:00Additional*Provisions*Relating*to*Maritime*Telecommunications0Source*Iran0

Option'2'MOD2:0Review0Appendices01,020and030of0ITRs0

'

The0United0States0proposes0to0retain0parts0of0Appendix020essential0to0the0accounting0authorities,0and0

establishing0and0settling0of0accounts.0Source*C*76*(USA)0

'

'

Option'1'MOD1:The0United0States0does0not0support0this0proposal.00Source*C*99*(USA).0

Option'2'MOD2:'

1880





taking0into0account/in0accordance0with0relevant0D$

series0Recommendations0of0ITU$T.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.0

'

'



updated0the0content0of0the0replaced0provisions.0Source*Annex*3*of*the*Report*of*CWG*on*ITR*submitted*to*Council*20050

Option'4'SUP:0Appendix02.*C*35*(CEPT)0


ITRs,0it0should0therefore0be0included0in0ITU$T0Recommendations.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.*

Review0Appendices01,020and030of0ITRs0taking0into0account/in0accordance0with0relevant0D$series0

Recommendations0of0ITU$T.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.*


Option'3'MOD3:'


Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal,0see0comments0above0at01.4.0(USA)0

Option'4'SUP:'









of0the0ITRs,0al0of0which0should0be0deleted.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)*

In0C0280the0United0States0proposed0to0SUP0Appendix02.00We0no0longer0propose0this.0However,0we0

reserve0our0position0as0we0are0reviewing0this0Appendix0in0light0of0recent0technological0and0

administrative0developments.0Source*C*45*(USA)*and*Australia*and*Canada*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal:0the0provisions0are0used0and0are0referenced0in0other0

instruments.0(Russian*Federation)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal0(Côte*d’Ivoire)0

Some0Member0States0reserved0their0position0(UK)0

* At0this0stage,0CEPT0maintains0its0position0on0Appendix02.0CEPT0notes0that0the0use0of0satellite0equipment0

1890





through0land0earth0stations0and0also0regular0mobile0communication0services0is0becoming0more0

common.0Such0solutions0do0not0exclusively0rely0on0Accounting0Authorities.00However,0if0evidence0is0

provided0demonstrating0the0need0for0maintaining0Appendix02,0CEPT0is0prepared0to0reconsider0its0

position.00Source*C93*(Portugal)'

Option'0'NOC:'

1.0 General0

0 The0provisions0contained0in0Article060and0

Appendix01,0taking0into0account0the0relevant0CCITT0

Recommendations,0shall0also0apply0to0maritime0

telecommunications0in0so0far0as0the0following0provisions0

do0not0provide0otherwise.0Source*CWG]WCIT*

Option'1'MOD1:0The0provisions0contained0in0Article060and0this0Appendix01,0taking0into0account0the0relevant0

CCITT0Recommendations,0shall0also0apply0to0maritime0


do0not0provide0otherwise.0Administrations0should0

comply0with0the0relevant0ITU$T0Recommendations0and0


Recommendations,0when0establishing0and0settling0

accounts0under0this0Appendix.*Source*C*76*(USA)*

Option'2'MOD2:0The0provisions0contained0in0Article060and0Appendix01,0taking0into0account0the0relevant0CCITT0

ITU0Recommendations,0shall0also0apply0to0maritime0


do0not0provide0otherwise.0Source*C*94*(RCC)0


0

0

0

0

0

Some0Member0States0noted0that0a0similar0provision0could0be0applied0to0other0ITU$T0Recommendations.0

(Egypt)0

0

0

0

0

0

Option'2'MOD2:*the0reference0to0“ITU”0rather0than0“ITU$T”0is0intended.00Source*C*94*(RCC)0

1900





Option'0'NOC:'

2.0Accounting*authority0

2.10Charges0for0maritime0telecommunications0in0the0

maritime0mobile0service0and0the0maritime0mobile$

satellite0service0shall0in0principle,0and0subject0to0

national0law0and0practice,0be0collected0from0the0

maritime0mobile0station0licensee:0

a)0by0the0administration0that0has0issued0the0licence;0or0

b)0by0a0recognized0private0operating0agency;0or0

c)0by0any0other0entity0or0entities0designated0for0this0

purpose0by0the0administration0referred0to0in0a)0above.0

Source*CWG]WCIT*

Option'1'MOD1:'

…0

b)0by0a0recognized0private0operating0agency;0or0

…0

Source*C*75*(USA)*

Option'2'MOD2:'

…0

b)0by0an0recognized0private0operating0agency;0or0

…0

Source*C*94*(RCC)*


1910





Option'0'NOC:'

2.20The0administration0or0the0recognized0private0

operating0agency0or0the0designated0entity0or0entities0

listed0in0paragraph02.10are0referred0to0in0this0Appendix0

as0the0“accounting0authority”.*Source*CWG]WCIT*

Option'1'MOD1:'The0administration0or0the0recognized0

private0operating0agency0or0the0designated0entity0or0

entities0listed0in0paragraph02.10are0referred0to0in0this0

Appendix0as0the0“accounting0authority”.*Source*C*76*(USA)*

Option'2'MOD2:'The0administration0or0the0recognized0

private0operating0agency0or0the0designated0entity0or0

entities0listed0in0paragraph02.10are0referred0to0in0this0

Appendix0as0the0“accounting0authority”.*Source*C*94*(RCC)0


1920





Option'0'NOC:'

2.30References0to0administration*0contained0in0Article060

and0Appendix010shall0be0read0as0“accounting0authority”0

when0applying0the0provisions0of0Article060and0Appendix0

10to0maritime0telecommunications.0Source*CWG]WCIT*

Option'1'MOD1:02.30References0to0administration0

operating0agency0contained0in0Article060and0Appendix010

shall0be0read0as0“accounting0authority”0when0applying0

the0provisions0of0Article060and0Appendix010to0maritime0

telecommunications.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*

Option'2'MOD2:02.30References0to0administration0

contained0in0Article060and0this0Appendix010shall0be0read0

as0“accounting0authority”0when0applying0the0provisions0

of0Article060and0this0Appendix010to0maritime0

telecommunications.0Source*C*76*(USA)*

Option'3'MOD3:02.30References0to0administration/operating0agency0contained0in0Article060

and0Appendix010shall0be0read0as0“accounting0authority”0

when0applying0the0provisions0of0Article060and0Appendix0

10to0maritime0telecommunications.0Source*C*94*(RCC)*


0

0

0

Option'1'MOD:00



1930





Option'0'NOC:'

2.40Members0shall0designate0their0accounting0authority0

or0authorities0for0the0purposes0of0implementing0this0

Appendix0and0notify0their0names,0identification0codes0

and0addresses0to0the0Secretary$General0for0inclusion0in0

the0List0of0Ship0Stations;0the0number0of0such0names0and0

addresses0shall0be0limited0taking0into0account0the0


Option'1'MOD1:02.40…00taking0into0account0the0relevant0CCITT00ITU$T0Recommendations.0Source*TD*21Rev.1*and*C*76**(USA)*

Option'2'MOD2:02.40Members0States0…00taking0into0

account0the0relevant0CCITT0ITU0Recommendations.0

Source*C*94**(RCC)0


'

'

'

'

Option'1'MOD:0Some0Member0States0proposed0referring0to0“ITU”0Recommendations0(as0opposed0to0

“ITU$T”).0(Russian*Federation)0

0

Option'2'MOD2:0the0reference0to0“ITU”0rather0than0“ITU$T”0is0intended.0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

Option'0'NOC:'

3.0Establishment*of*accounts0

3.10In0principle,0an0account0shall0be0considered0as0

accepted0without0the0need0for0specific0notification0of0

acceptance0to0the0accounting0authority0that0sent0it.0

Source*CWG]WCIT*

Option'1'SUP03.1.00Source*C*76*(USA)0

Option'2'MOD:03.10In0principle,0an0account0shall0be0considered0as0accepted0without0the0need0for0specific0

notification0of0acceptance0to0from0the0accounting0

authority0to0the0administration0that0sent0it.0Source*C*94*(RCC)*


1940





Option'0'NOC:'

3.20However,0any0accounting0authority0has0the0right0to0

question0the0contents0of0an0account0for0a0period0of0six0

calendar0months0after0dispatch0of0the0account.*Source*CWG]WCIT*

Option'1'SUP03.2.00Source*C*76*(USA)*

Option'1'MOD:03.20However,0any0accounting0authority0has0the0right0to0question0the0contents0of0an0account0for0

a0period0of0six0calendar0months0after0dispatch0of0the0

account,0even0after0the0account0has0been0paid.*Source*C*94*(RCC)*


Option'0'NOC:'

4.0Settlement*of*balances*of*account0

4.10All0international0maritime0telecommunication0

accounts0shall0be0paid0by0the0accounting0authority0

without0delay0and0in0any0case0within0six0calendar0

months0after0dispatch0of0the0account,0except0where0the0

settlement0of0accounts0is0undertaken0in0accordance0

with0paragraph04.30below.0Source*C*94*(RCC)*

Option'1'MOD:'

4.0Settlement*Payment*of*balances*of*account0

4.10All0international0maritime0telecommunication0

accounts0shall0be0paid0by0the0accounting0authority0

without0delay0and0in0any0case0within0six0calendar0

months0after0dispatch0of0the0account,0except0where0the0

settlement0of0accounts0is0undertaken0in0accordance0

with0paragraph04.30below.0Source*C*76*(USA)*


1950





Option'0'NOC:'

4.20If0international0maritime0telecommunication0

accounts0remain0unpaid0after0six0calendar0months,0the0

administration0that0has0licensed0the0mobile0station0

shall,0on0request,0take0all0possible0steps,0within0the0

limits0of0applicable0national0law,0to0ensure0settlement0

of0the0accounts0from0the0licensee.0Source*C*94*(RCC)*

Option'1'MOD:04.20If0international0maritime0

telecommunication0accounts0remain0unpaid0after0six0

calendar0months,0the0administration0Member0State0that0

has0licensed0the0mobile0station0shall,0…0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*



0

0

0

0

Option'1'MOD:00



1960





Option'0'NOC:'

4.30If0the0period0between0the0date0of0dispatch0and0

receipt0exceeds0one0month,0the0receiving0accounting0

authority0should0at0once0notify0the0originating0

accounting0authority0that0queries0and0payments0may0be0

delayed.0The0delay0shall,0however,0not0exceed0three0

calendar0months0in0respect0of0payment,0or0five0calendar0

months0in0respect0of0queries,0both0periods0commencing0

from0the0date0of0receipt0of0the0account.0Source*CWG]WCIT*


Option'2'MOD:04.30If0the0period0between0the0date0of0dispatch0and0receipt0exceeds0one0month,0the0receiving0

accounting0authority0should0at0once0notify0the0

administration0that0sent0the0account0originating0

accounting0authority0that0queries0and0payments0may0be0

delayed.0…0Source*C*94*(RCC)0


Option'0'NOC:'

4.40The0debtor0accounting0authority0may0refuse0the0

settlement0and0adjustment0of0accounts0presented0more0

than0eighteen0calendar0months0after0the0date0of0the0

traffic0to0which0the0accounts0relate.0Source*CWG]WCIT*


Option'2MOD:04.40The0debtor0accounting0authority0may0

refuse0the0settlement0and0adjustment0of0accounts0

presented0more0than0twelve0eighteen0calendar0months0

after0the0date0of0the0traffic0to0which0the0accounts0

relate.0Source*C*94*(RCC)*


1970





Option'0'NOC:'

APPENDIX030

Service*and*Privilege*Telecommunications*

Source*CWG]WCIT*

Option'1'MOD1:0Review0Appendices01,020and030of0ITRs0taking0into0account/in0accordance0with0relevant0D$

series0Recommendations0of0ITU$T.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.0



updated0the0content0of0the0replaced0provisions.0Source*Annex*3*of*the*Report*of*CWG*on*ITR*submitted*to*Council*2005*

'

Option'3'SUP:0Appendix03.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)0

'

'

'

Option'1'MOD'1:'

Maintain0most0of0the0provisions0of0Appendix03.00Source*C*28*(USA)*


ITRs,0it0should0therefore0be0included0ITU$T0Recommendations.*Source*TD*21*Rev.1.0

Option'2'MOD'2:'


Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal,0see0comments0above0at01.4.0(USA)*

Option'3'SUP:'

Obsolete.0Source*C*35*(CEPT)*

The0concept0of0“privilege0telecommunications”0is0no0longer0relevant.0(Iran)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal,0the0provisions0may0still0be0relevant,0further0study0is0

required.0(Egypt,*Russian*Federation,*UAE)*

Some0Member0States0did0not0support0this0proposal0(Côte*d’Ivoire)*


1980





Option'0'NOC:'

1.0 Service*telecommunications0

1.10Administrations*0may0provide0service0

telecommunications0free0of0charge.0Source*CWG]WCIT*

Option'1'MOD1:01.10Administrations*0Member0States0

may0require0that0provide0service0telecommunications0

be0provided0free0of0charge.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0

Option'2'MOD2:01.10Administrations/operating0

agencies0may0provide0service0telecommunications0free0

of0charge.0Source*C*94*(RCC)*

0

0

0

0

Option'1'MOD:00

See0Preamble.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0

1990





Option'0'NOC:'

1.20Administrations*0may0in0principle0forego0inclusion0

of0service0telecommunications0in0international0

accounting,0under0the0relevant0provisions0of0the0

International0Telecommunication0Convention0and0the0

present0Regulations,0having0due0regard0for0the0need0for0

reciprocal0arrangements.0Source*CWG]WCIT*

Option'1'MOD1:01.20Administrations*0Operating0

agencies0may0in0principle0forego0…0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)*

0

0

Option'2'MOD2:01.20Administrations/operating0

agencies0may0in0principle0forego0inclusion0of0service0

telecommunications0in0international0accounting,0under0

the0relevant0provisions0of0the0International0

Telecommunication0Union’s0Constitution0and0

Convention0and0the0present0Regulations,0having0due0

regard0for0the0need0for0reciprocal0arrangements.0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Option'1'MOD:00



2000





Option'0'NOC:'

2.0Privilege*telecommunications0

Administrations*0may0provide0privilege0

telecommunications0free0of0charge,0and0accordingly0

may0forego0the0inclusion0of0such0classes0of0

telecommunication0in0international0accounting,0under0


Telecommunication0Convention0and0the0present0

Regulations.0Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD2:0…00under0the0relevant0provisions0of0the0International0Telecommunication0Convention0

Constitution0and0Convention0and0the0present0

Regulations.0Source*TD*21*Rev.1*

Option'2'MOD2:020Administrations*0Member0States0

may0require0that0provide0privilege0telecommunications0

be0provided0free0of0charge,0and0operating0agencies0

accordingly0may0forego0the0inclusion0of0such0classes0of0

telecommunication0in0international0accounting,0under0


Telecommunication0Constitution0and0Convention0and0

the0present0Regulations.0Source*C*68*(Arab*States)0

Option'3'MOD3:020Administrations/operating0agencies0

may0provide0privilege0telecommunications0free0of0

charge,0and0accordingly0may0forego0the0inclusion0of0

such0classes0of0telecommunication0in0international0

accounting,0under0the0relevant0provisions0of0the0

International0Telecommunication0Union’s0Constitution0

and0Convention0and0the0present0Regulations.0Source*C*94*(RCC)0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Option'2'MOD2:00



2010





Option'0'NOC:'

3.0Applicable*provisions0

The0general0operational,0charging0and0accounting0

principles0applicable0to0service0and0privilege0

telecommunications0should0take0account0of0the0

relevant0CCITT0Recommendations.*Source*CWG]WCIT0

Option'1'MOD:00…0should0take0account0of0the0relevant0CCITT0ITU$T0Recommendations.0Source*TD*21*Rev.1*and*C*68*(Arab*States)0

'

'

'

'

'

Option'1'MOD:0Some0Member0States0proposed0referring0to0“ITU”0Recommendations0(as0opposed0to0

“ITU$T”).0(Russian*Federation)0

0

0 0

2020



0

WATTC]88*Resolutions,*Recommendations,*and*Opinion*

Possible*revisions* Reasons*from*the*source,*comments*from*contributions*and*remarks*from*the*meeting*

* 0 Some0Member0States0proposed0minimizing0the0number0

of0Resolutions,0etc.0(Iran)0

Resolution*No.*1*

Dissemination0of0Information0Concerning0

International0Telecommunication0Services0Available0to0

the0Public0

Option'0'NOC'Source'CWGRWCIT'

Option'1'MOD:0text0to0be0provided0Source*C*8*and*C9*(Russian*Federation)*0

'

'

'

'

'

Option'2'SUP:0Source*TD*6*(ITR]EG)0

'

Option'1'MOD:'

Revise0after0establishing0the0final0text0of0the0ITRs.0No0longer0relevant0in0its0current0form.*Source*C*8*(Russian*Federation)*

Defer*a*decision0until0completion0of0studies0on0the0new0

text0of0the0ITRs.0Possible0orientations0could0be0found0in0

the0text0of0C9.*Source*C9*(Russian*Federation)*

The0United0States0reserves0its0position0until0the0text0is0

provided.0Source0C*45*(USA)0

Option'2'SUP:0The0Resolution0is0out0of0date.0Covered0by0no.01830of0the0Constitution0and02020and02030of0the0

Convention.*Source*TD*6*(ITR]EG)0

2030





Resolution*No.*2*

Cooperation0of0the0Members0of0the0Union0in0

Implementing0the0International0Telecommunication0

Regulations*


Option'1'MOD:0MOD:0text0to0be0provided0

Source*C*8*and*C9*(Russian*Federation)*and*TD*6*(ITR]EG)0

'

Option'1'MOD:'

Revise0after0establishing0the0final0text0of0the0ITRs.0Still0relevant.*Source*C*8*(Russian*Federation)*

Revise.0Develop0towards0promoting0the0idea0of0the0need0

to0align0national0regulations0on0the0ITRs.*Source*C9*(Russian*Federation)*

Could0still0be0relevant,0and0could*be*retained.0Alternatively,0it0could0be0adopted0by0WTSA,0WCIT0or0the0

plenipotentiary0conference0(as0appropriate),0and0then0

updated0as0required0by0future0assemblies0or0

conferences.*Source*TD*6*(ITR]EG)*



Resolution*No.*3*

Apportionment0of0Revenues0in0Providing0International0

Telecommunication0Services*


Option'1'SUP:*Source*C*8*and*C9*(Russian*Federation)*and*TD*6*(ITR]EG)0

'

Option'1'SUP:'

No0longer0relevant.*Source*C*8*and*C9*(Russian*Federation)*and*TD*6*(ITR]EG)*



Resolution*No.*4*

The0Changing0Telecommunication0Environment*


Option'1'SUP:*Source*C*8*and*C9*(Russian*Federation)*and*TD*6*(ITR]EG)0

'

Option'1'SUP:'

No0longer0relevant.*Source*C*8*and*C9*(Russian*Federation)*and*TD*6*(ITR]EG)*



2040





Resolution*No.*5*

CCITT0and0World$Wide0Telecommunications0

Standardization*


Option'1'SUP:**Source*C*8*and*C9*(Russian*Federation)*and*TD*6*(ITR]EG)0

'

Option'1'SUP:*No0longer0relevant.*Source*C*8*and*C9*(Russian*Federation)*and*TD*6*(ITR]EG0

Resolution*No.*6*

Continued0Availability0of0Traditional0Services*


Option'1'MOD:0text0to0be0provided0Source*C*8*and*C9*(Russian*Federation)*and*TD*6*(ITR]EG)0

'

Option'1'MOD:'

Revise*after0establishing0the0final0text0of0the0ITRs.0Still0relevant.*Source*C*8*(Russian*Federation)*

Defer*a*decision0until0completion0of0studies0on0ITRs0

Article07.0May0depend0on0Article07.*Source*C9*(Russian*Federation)*

Reconsider0in0light0of0text0of0revised0ITRs.0Could0still0be0relevant,0but0it0could0be0adopted0by0WTSA,0and0then0

updated0as0required0by0future0WTSAs.*Source*TD*6*(ITR]EG)*



Resolution*No.*7*

Dissemination0of0Operational0and0Service0Information0

Through0the0General0Secretariat*


Option'1'MOD:0text0to0be0provided0Source*C*9*(Russian*Federation)*

'

'

'

Option'2'SUP:*Source*C*8*and*TD*6*(ITR]EG)0

'

Option'1'MOD:'

Update0to0reflect0current0situation0and/or0merge0with0

Resolution01.*Source*C*9*(Russian*Federation)*


provided.0Source0C*45*(USA)*

Option'2'SUP:*No0longer0relevant.*Source*C*8*and*TD*6*(ITR]EG0

2050





Resolution*No.*8*

Instructions0of0International0Telecommunication0

Services*


Option'1'MOD:0text0to0be0provided0Source*C*8*and*C9*(Russian*Federation)*and*TD*6*(ITR]EG)0

'

Option'1'MOD:'

Revise*after0establishing0the0final0text0of0the0ITRs.0Still0relevant.*Source*C*8*(Russian*Federation)*

Defer0a0decision0until0completion0of0studies0on0the0new0

text0of0the0ITRs..*Source*C9*(Russian*Federation)*

Reconsider0in0light0of0text0of0revised0ITRs.0Could0still0be0relevant,0but0it0could0be0adopted0by0WTSA,0and0then0

updated0as0required0by0future0WTSAs.*Source*TD*6*(ITR]EG)*



Recommendation*No.*1*

Application0to0the0Radio0Regulations0of0the0Provisions0

of0the0International0Telecommunication0Regulations*


Option'1'MOD:0text0to0be0provided0Source*C*8*and*C9*(Russian*Federation)*0

'

'

'

'

'

Option'2'SUP:0Source*TD*6*(ITR]EG)0

'

Option'1'MOD:'

Revise0after0establishing0the0final0text0of0the0ITRs.0No0longer0relevant0in0its0current0form.*Source*C*8*(Russian*Federation)*


text0of0the0ITRs..*Source*C9*(Russian*Federation)*



Option'2'SUP:'

Consider*abrogating.0Not0relevant0because0the0actions0called0for0have0been0carried0out0by0the0Administrative0

Council0and0the0World0Administrative0Radio0Conference.*Source*TD*6*(ITR]EG)0

2060






Changes0to0Definitions0Which0Also0Appear0in0Annex020

to0the0Nairobi0Convention*


Option'1'SUP:0Source*C*8*and*C9*(Russian*Federation)*and*TD*6*(ITR]EG)0

'

Option'1'SUP:0No0longer0relevant.*Source*C*8*and*C9*(Russian*Federation)*and*TD*6*(ITR]EG)*


Expeditious0Exchange0of0Accounts0and0Settlement0

Statements*


Option'1'SUP:0Source*C*8*and*C9*(Russian*Federation)*and*TD*6*(ITR]EG)0

'

Option'1'SUP:0No0longer0relevant.*Source*C*8*and*C9*(Russian*Federation)*and*TD*6*(ITR]EG_0

Opinion*No.*1*

Special0Telecommunication0Arrangements*


Option'1'MOD:0text0to0be0supplied*Source*C*8*and*C9*(Russian*Federation)*)*and*TD*6*(ITR]EG)0

'

Option'1'MOD:'

Revise0after0approval0of0the0final0text0of0the0ITRs.0Still0relevant.*Source*C*8*(Russian*Federation)00


text0of0the0ITRs..*Source*C9*(Russian*Federation)00

The0Opinion0could*still*be*relevant,0but0it0could0be0adopted0by0WTSA,0and0then0updated0as0required0by0

future0WTSAs.0Source*TD*6*(ITR]EG)*

The0United0States0took0a0reservation0on0this0opinion.0

Source*C*45*(USA)0

0

0 0

2070



0

Proposed*new*WCIT]12*Resolutions' Reasons*from*the*source,*comments*from*contributions*and*remarks*from*the*meeting*

Option'0'NOC:'No'ADD.'Source'CWGRWCIT'

Option*1*ADD:0New0Resolution0A0

Special*measures*for*landlocked*developing*countries*(LLDCs)*for*access*the*international*optical*fibre*network*

The0World0Conference0on0International0Telecommunications0(Dubai,02012),0

considering*

resolution065/1720of0200December020100of0the0United0Nations0General0Assembly0on0specific0actions0

related0to0the0particular0needs0and0problems0of0landlocked0developing0countries;0

Resolution0300(Rev.0Guadalajara,02010)0of0the0Plenipotentiary0Conference0on0special0measures0for0the0

least0developed0countries,0small0island0developing0states,0landlocked0developing0countries0and0

countries0with0economies0in0transition,0

considering*further*

the0Millennium0Declaration0and0the020050World0Summit0Outcome;0

the0outcome0of0the0Geneva0(2003)0and0Tunis0(2005)0phases0of0the0World0Summit0on0the0Information0

Society0(WSIS);0

the0Almaty0Declaration0and0Almaty0Programme0of0Action0Addressing0the0Special0Needs0of0Landlocked0

Developing0Countries0within0a0New0Global0Framework0for0Transit0Transport0Cooperation0for0Landlocked0

and0Transit0Developing0Countries,0

0

'

Option'1'ADD:'

Measures0are0needed0so0that0landlocked0developing0

countries0can0achieve0the0objective0of0the0Millennium0

Development0Goals0and0of0the0WSIS,0taking0account0of0

the0difficulties0and0additional0costs0involved0in0order0to0

access0the0international0optical0fibre0network.0Source*C*46*(Paraguay)*and*Costa*Rica,*Cuba,*Egypt*and*Uruguay*

Some0Member0States0expressed0interest0to0this0proposal0

and0readiness0to0further0consider0it.0(Mexico,*USA)*

The0 world’s0 countries0 have0 been0 making0 substantial0

efforts0 to0 achieve0 the0 Millennium0 Development0 Goals0

(MDGs)0 and0 those0 of0 the0 World0 Summit0 on0 the0

Information0Society0(WSIS).0Thus,0 in0many0countries,0the0

deployment0of0a0network0 infrastructure0and0 information0

and0 communication0 technology0 applications0 that,0 if0

possible,0 use0 broadband0 and0 other0 innovative0

technologies0more0widely,0has0become0a0priority0on0their0

development0agendas.0Government0have0understood0the0

need0 for0 public0 policymaking0 and0 the0 importance0 of0

telecommunication0 regulation0 that0 would0 make0 it0

possible0to0speed0up0the0economic0and0social0progress0of0

their0 countries,0 as0well0 as0 the0well$being0 of0 all0 persons,0

communities0 and0 peoples.0 Landlocked0 developing0

countries0 would0 like0 to0 raise0 awareness0 about0 the0

obstacle0 that0 the0 current0 difficulty0 in0 securing0 access0 to0

the0international0fiber0optic0network0is0to0the0progress0of0

their0 communities,0 as0 this0 network0 is0 an0 indispensable0

tool0for0trade0and,0above0all,0for0knowledge.00The0present0

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Proposed*new*WCIT]12*Resolutions' Reasons*from*the*source,*comments*from*contributions*and*remarks*from*the*meeting*proposal0 is0 aimed0 at0 promoting0 a0 new0 paradigm,0 one0

involving0 close0 cooperation0 between0 landlocked0 and0

transit0 countries0 that0 would0 enable0 joint0 and0 regional0

growth0 and0bridge0 the0 digital0 divide0 between0 countries,0

in0 search0 of0 a0 genuine0 and0 fully0 integrated0 society0 of0

knowledge.*Source*C*66*(CITEL)0

ADD0Res0A0–0CONTINUED0

recalling*

the0New0Partnership0for0Africa’s0Development0(NEPAD),0which0is0an0initiative0intended0to0boost0

economic0cooperation0and0development0at0regional0level,0given0that0many0landlocked0and0transit0

developing0countries0are0in0Africa,0

reaffirming*

the0right0of0access0of0landlocked0countries0to0the0sea0and0freedom0of0transit0through0the0territory0of0

transit0countries0by0all0means0of0transport,0in0accordance0with0applicable0rules0of0international0law,0

reaffirming*further*

that0transit0countries,0in0the0exercise0of0their0full0sovereignty0over0their0territory,0have0the0right0to0take0

all0measures0necessary0to0ensure0that0the0rights0and0facilities0provided0for0landlocked0countries0in0no0

way0infringe0upon0their0legitimate0interests,0

recognizing*

the0importance0of0telecommunications0and0new0information0and0communication0technologies0(ICT)0to0

the0development0of0LLDCs,0

noting*

that0access0to0the0international0optical0fibre0network0for0LLDCs0and0the0laying0of0optical0fibre0across0

transit0countries0are0not0indicated0in0the0infrastructure0development0and0maintenance0priorities0in0the0

Almaty0Programme0of0Action,0

concerned*

since0this0difficulty0affecting0LLDCs0continues0to0jeopardize0their0development0agendas,0

conscious*

that0fiber0optic0cable0is0a0profitable0telecommunications0transport0medium;0

CEPT0position0to0be0developed.0However,0CEPT0considers0

that0the0proliferation0of0Resolutions0may0be0difficult0to0

handle0time0wise.0Source*C*72*(Portugal)0

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that0access0within0landlocked0countries0to0the0international0fiber0optic0network0will0promote0their0

integral0development0and0the0potential0for0them0to0create0their0own0Information0Society,0

0


conscious*also*

that0the0planning0and0laying0of0international0optical0fibre0calls0for0close0cooperation0between0

landlocked0and0transit0countries;0

that0in0making0the0basic0investment0in0laying0fiber0optic0cable,0capital0investments0by0the0private0sector0

are0required,0

instructs*the*Secretary]General*and*the*Director*of*the*Telecommunication*Development*Bureau*

10 to0ensure0that0studies0of0the0situation0of0telecommunication/ICT0services0in0the0LLDCs0

should0emphasize0the0importance0of0access0to0the0international0fiber0optic0network;0

20 to0propose0to0the0ITU0Council0specific0measures0designed0to0ensure0genuine0progress0and0

provide0LLDCs0with0effective0assistance0in0connection0with0instructs01;0

30 to0provide0the0administrative0and0operational0structure0necessary0to0develop0a0strategic0

plan0that0contains0practical0guidelines0and0criteria0to0govern0and0promote0regional,0

subregional,0multilateral,0and0bilateral0projects0affording0LLDCs0greater0access0to0the0

international0fiber0optic0network,0

requests*the*Secretary]General*

to0transmit0the0text0of0this0resolution0to0the0Secretary$General0of0the0United0Nations,0with0a0view0to0

bringing0it0to0the0attention0of0the0United0Nations0High0Representative0for0the0Least0Developed0

Countries0(LDCs),0Landlocked0Developing0Countries0(LLDCs)0and0Small0Island0Developing0States0(SIDSs),0

instructs*the*Council*

to0take0appropriate0measures0to0ensure0that0the0Union0continues0to0collaborate0actively0in0the0

development0of0telecommunication/ICT0services0in0LLDCs,0

encourages*landlocked*developing*countries*

to0continue0to0accord0high0priority0to0telecommunication/ICT0activities0and0projects0that0promote0

integral0socioeconomic0development,0adopting0technical0cooperation0activities0financed0from0bilateral0

0

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or0multilateral0sources0that0will0benefit0the0general0public,0

*


urges*Member*States*

10 to0cooperate0with0landlocked0countries0by0promoting0regional,0subregional,0multilateral,0

and0bilateral0projects0for0telecommunication0infrastructure0integration0that0afford0LLDCs0

greater0access0to0the0international0fiber0optic0network,0

20 to0include0and/or0maintain0in0South$South0and0triangular0cooperation0programs0with0

donor0participation,0and0in0cooperation0among0subregional0and0regional0organizations,0

actions0complementing0the0Almaty0Programme0of0Action0to0assist0landlocked0developing0

and0transit0countries0in0executing0these0telecommunication0infrastructure0integration0

projects,0

invites*Member*States,*Sector*Members*and*Associates*

to0continue0support0the0work0of0ITU$D0in0studies0of0the0situation0of0telecommunication/ICT0services0in0

the0least0developed0countries,0LLDCs,0small0island0developing0states,0and0countries0with0economies0in0

transition0so0identified0by0the0United0Nations0and0requiring0special0measures0for0

telecommunication/ICT0development.0

Source* C* 46* (Paraguay)* and* C* 66* (CITEL.)* EDITORIAL* NOTE:0 the0 text0 in0 C0 460 has0 slight0 editorial0differences0with0respect0to0the0text0presented0above,0which0is0from0C066.0

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Option*1*ADD:0New0Resolution0B0

Treatment*of*the*Provisions*of*the*Constitution*and*Convention*related*to*the*ITRs*

The0World0Conference0on0International0Telecommunications0(Dubai,02012),0

considering*

a)0Resolution01630(Guadalajara,02010),0Establishment0of0a0Council0working0group0on0a0stable0

ITU0Constitution;0

b)0that,0pursuant0to0decisions0taken0at0the0conference,0certain0provisions0of0the0International0

Telecommunications0Regulations0are0identical0or0related0to0certain0provisions0of0the0Constitution0or0

Convention,0

resolves*to*invite*the*plenipotentiary*conference*

to0consider0whether0the0following0provisions0of0the0Constitution0and0Convention0should0

suppressed0from0those0instruments:0

*0In0the0CS:01790through0193,01004,01007,010080and010110through01017;0

*0In0the0CV:*4960through0506,010030and01006.*

Source*C*52*(UAE)0

'

Option'1'ADD:'

It0has0been0pointed0out0that0some0provisions0of0the0

current0ITRs0are0similar0to,0or0related0to,0provisions0of0the0

Constitution0or0Convention.00Some0Member0States0take0

the0view0that0this0situation0is0perfectly0acceptable,0other0

Member0States0take0the0view0that0it0would0be0preferable0

to0avoid0overlap.0

In0particular,0it0has0been0proposed0that0such0provisions0

be0deleted0from0the0ITRs0so0that0they0would0be0found0

only0in0the0Constitution0or0Convention.0

However,0it0has0also0been0proposed0that0provisions0that0

are0currently0found0in0the0Constitution0and0Convention0

should0added0to0the0ITRs0in0order0to0ensure0that0the0ITRs0

are0a0self$contained0document.00If0that0is0done,0then0it0

might0be0appropriate0to0consider0whether0to0delete0such0

provisions0from0the0Constitution0and0Convention.0

If0the0WCIT0agreed0such0an0approach,0then0WCIT0could0

bring0it0to0the0attention0of0the020140Plenipotentiary0

Conference0through0a0WCIT0Resolution.00That0Resolution0

could0invite0the0Plenipotentiary0Conference0to0consider0

the0matter0in0light0of0the0work0of0CWG$STB$CS0and0the0

revised0ITRs0adopted0by0WTCT$12.0

Source*C*52*(UAE)*

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Option*1*ADD:0New0Resolution0C0on0Promoting0compliance0with0 ITRs.0Text0 to0be0defined*Source0C*39*(Malaysia)*

'

Option'1'ADD:'

The0need0to0promote0compliance0with0ITRs0will0be0given0

emphasis0and0appropriate0assistances0will0be0provided0to0

strengthen0national0capacity0in0developing0countries0and0

countries0in0transition0in0support0of0compliance.0

In0 order0 to0 translate0 the0 proposal0 into0 reality0 legal0

options0 and0 approaches0 should0 be0 identified0 (new0

provisions0of0or0separate0guidelines0which0will0underline0

approaches0 or0 procedures0 related0 to0 compliance0

attached0to0the0ITRs0to0be0introduced).0

The0 proposal0 could0 be0 further0 developed0 in0 new0 WCIT0

Resolution.0

Source0C*39*(Malaysia)0

Some0 Member0 States0 supported0 this0 proposal0 and0

expressed0readiness0to0further0work0on0it0(*Egypt,*UAE)0

0

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