1、1 The annex on telecommunications to the WTOs General Agreement on Trade in Services relatesto measures which affect access to and use of public telecommunications services and networks.It requires that such access be accorded to another party, on reasonable and non-discriminatoryterms, to permit th
2、e supply of a service included in its schedule.2 U.S. Trade Representative. United States and Japan Agree on Interconnection Rates. PressRelease 00-55, July 18, 2000. On Internet at http:/www.ustr.gov.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the C
3、RS WebOrder Code RS20633Updated August 9, 2000Japans Telecommunications Deregulation: NTTsAccess Fees and Worldwide Expansion(name redacted)Specialist in Industry and TradeForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryIn July 2000, the United States and Japan reach a negotiated settlement on Ja
4、panscostly rates for telecommunications companies to hook into the telephone networkowned by the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Company (NTT), Japans dominantprovider of telecom services. Japan agreed that NTT would lower its rates for regionalaccess by 50% and local access by 20% over two years. NT
