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"...WTO Basic Telecommunications Agreement--is the legal instrument embodying seventy WTO members' basic telecommunications services commitments under the GATS. The agreement entered into force on February 6, 1998, and since that time, an additional eight WTO members have made telecommunications services commitments, some upon their accession to the WTO. "

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[Federal Register: January 7, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 5)] [Notices]

[Page 1220-1221]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr07ja00-111]

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Request for Comments Concerning Compliance with Telecommunications Trade Agreements

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 1377 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 3106) (Section 1377), the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is reviewing, and requests comments on: the operation and effectiveness of--including implementation of and compliance with--the World Trade Organization (WTO) Basic Telecommunications Agreement; other WTO agreements affecting market opportunities for telecommunications products and services of the United States; the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); and, other telecommunications trade agreements with the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members, the European Union (EU), Japan, Korea, Mexico and Taiwan. The USTR will conclude the review on March 31, 2000.

DATES: Comments are due by noon on Tuesday, February 1, 2000.

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-- Hokie (Hokie_@hotmail.com), January 08, 2000

Answers

Hokie

Thanks for the info.

-- PA Engineer (PA Engineer@longtimelurker.com), January 08, 2000.

Just one step closer to the NWO. Protest this!!!!!!!!!

-- me (stop@the nwo.com), January 08, 2000.