INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION FINAL ACTS OF THE WORLD ADMINISTRATIVE TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CONFERENCE MELBOURNE 1988 WATTC-88 INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATIONS GENEVA 1989 ISBN 92-61-03921-9 Note by the ITU General Secretariat The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union Nairobi 1982 in its Resolution No 10 resolved that a World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference WATTC-88 should be convened in 1988 to consider proposals for a new regulatory framework to cater for the new situation in the field of new telecommunication services By the same Resolution it also instructed the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee CCITT to prepare proposals for this purpose and to submit them to the CCITT Plenary Assembly in 1988 for subsequent consideration by the WATTC-88 The CCITT in Resolution No 15 of its VIIIth Plenary Assembly Malaga-Torremolinos 1984 resolved to set up a Preparatory Committee PC for WATTC-88 and that this PC should be responsible for preparing the draft text of the new Regulations to be submitted to the IXth CCITT Plenary Assembly in 1988 The PC held four meetings and included in its final report submitted to the IXth CCITT Plenary Assembly Melbourne 1988 the draft International Telecommunication Regulations The IXth CCITT Plenary Assembly transmitted this final report to the WATTC-88 The Administrative Council of the Union at its 42nd session in 1987 adopted Resolution No 966 in which it resolved that the WATTC-88 should be held at Melbourne from 28 November to 9 December 1988 inclusive and established the agenda of the Conference In accordance with that Resolution of the Administrative Council the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference convened at Melbourne during the period referred to above © ITU – III – TABLE OF CONTENTS International Telecommunication Regulations Page Preamble 3 Purpose and Scope of the Regulations Definitions International Network International Telecommunication Services Safety of Life and Priority of Telecommunications Charging and Accounting Suspension of Services Dissemination of Information Special Arrangements Final Provisions 3 5 8 8 9 10 12 12 13 14 Final Formula 14 App 1 App 2 15 Art 1 Art 2 Art 3 Art 4 Art 5 Art 6 Art 7 Art 8 Art 9 Art 10 General Provisions Concerning Accounting Additional Provisions Relating to Maritime Telecommunications Service and Privilege Telecommunications 21 23 Final protocol 27 App 3 Figures between parentheses indicate the order in which the statements appear in the Final Protocol Algeria People’s Democratic Republic of Argentine Republic 27 Belgium 35 Benin People’s Republic of 40 Brazil Federative Republic of 23 30 38 – IV – Brunei Darussalam 36 38 Bulgaria People’s Republic of 49 Burkina Faso 48 Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Cameroon Republic of 22 14 Central African Republic 10 Chad Republic of 8 Chile 67 Congo People’s Republic of the 45 Côte d’Ivoire Republic of 9 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 70 Denmark 35 Djibouti Republic of 38 64 Ethiopia People’s Democratic Republic of 41 France 35 Gabonese Republic 3 Germany Federal Republic of 35 Ghana 33 Greece 35 Guatemala Republic of 12 Hungarian People’s Republic 2 India Republic of 47 71 Indonesia Republic of 5 Iran Islamic Republic of 18 38 Iraq Republic of 38 Ireland 35 Israel State of 57 Italy 35 Kenya Republic of 19 Korea Republic of 65 Kuwait State of 38 – V – Luxembourg 35 Madagascar Democratic Republic of 11 Malaysia 38 63 Mali Republic of 1 Malta Republic of 58 Morocco Kingdom of 16 38 Mauritius 17 Mexico 56 Netherlands Kingdom of the 35 73 New Zealand 24 Niger Republic of the 29 Nigeria Federal Republic of 7 Oman Sultanate of 34 38 Pakistan Islamic Republic of 38 66 Papua New Guinea 28 Philippines Republic of the 20 Poland People’s Republic of 72 Portugal 35 Qatar State of 38 60 Romania Socialist Republic of 53 Rwandese Republic 43 Saudi Arabia Kingdom of 37 38 Senegal Republic of 25 52 Singapore Republic of 46 Spain 35 55 Swaziland Kingdom of 31 Syrian Arab Republic 38 59 Tanzania United Republic of 26 Togolese Republic 51 Tonga Kingdom of 61 Tunisia 4 38 – VI – Uganda Republic of 21 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic 14 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 14 United Arab Emirates 38 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 35 44 United States of America 39 69 Viet Nam Socialist Republic of 68 Yemen Arab Republic 6 38 Yemen People’s Democratic Republic of 13 38 54 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of 62 Zaire Republic of 50 Zimbabwe Republic of 15 INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATIONS – 3 – ITR INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATIONS PREAMBLE ITR 1 While the sovereign right of each country to regulate its telecommunications is fully recognized the provisions of the present Regulations supplement the International Telecommunication Convention with a view to attaining the purposes of the International Telecommunication Union in promoting the development of telecommunication services and their most efficient operation while harmonizing the development of facilities for worldwide telecommunications Article 1 Purpose and Scope of the Regulations 2 1 1 a These Regulations establish general principles which relate to the provision and operation of international telecommunication services offered to the public as well as to the underlying international telecommunication transport means used to provide such services They also set rules applicable to administrations 3 b These Regulations recognize in Article 9 the right of Members to allow special arrangements _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies ITR – 4 – 4 1 2 In these Regulations “the public” is used in the sense of the population including governmental and legal bodies 5 1 3 These Regulations are established with a view to facilitating global interconnection and interoperability of telecommunication facilities and to promoting the harmonious development and efficient operation of technical facilities as well as the efficiency usefulness and availability to the public of international telecommunication services 6 1 4 References to CCITT Recommendations and Instructions in these Regulations are not to be taken as giving to those Recommendations and Instructions the same legal status as the Regulations 7 1 5 Within the framework of the present Regulations the provision and operation of international telecommunication services in each relation is pursuant to mutual agreement between administrations 8 1 6 In implementing the principles of these Regulations administrations should comply with to the greatest extent practicable the relevant CCITT Recommendations including any Instructions forming part of or derived from these Recommendations 9 1 7 10 a These Regulations recognize the right of any Member subject to national law and should it decide to do so to require that administrations and private operating agencies which operate in its territory and provide an international telecommunication service to the public be authorized by that Member b The Member concerned shall as appropriate encourage the application of relevant CCITT Recommendations by such service providers _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies – 5 – ITR 11 c The Members where appropriate shall cooperate in implementing the International Telecommunication Regulations for interpretation also see Resolution No 2 12 1 8 The Regulations shall apply regardless of the means of transmission used so far as the Radio Regulations do not provide otherwise Article 2 Definitions 13 For the purpose of these Regulations the following definitions shall apply These terms and definitions do not however necessarily apply for other purposes 14 2 1 Telecommunication Any transmission emission or reception of signs signals writing images and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire radio optical or other electromagnetic systems 15 2 2 International telecommunication service The offering of a telecommunication capability between telecommunication offices or stations of any nature that are in or belong to different countries 16 2 3 Government telecommunication A telecommunication originating with any Head of a State Head of a government or members of a government Commanders-in-Chief of military forces land sea or air diplomatic or consular agents the Secretary-General of the United Nations Heads of the principal organs of the United Nations the International Court of Justice or reply to a government telegram ITR 17 – 6 – 2 4 Service telecommunication A telecommunication that relates to public international telecommunications and that is exchanged among the following – administrations – recognized private operating agencies – and the Chairman of the Administrative Council the Secretary-General the Deputy Secretary-General the Directors of the International Consultative Committees the members of the International Frequency Registration Board other representatives or authorized officials of the Union including those working on official matters outside the seat of the Union 18 2 5 Privilege telecommunication 19 2 5 1 A telecommunication that may be exchanged during – sessions of the ITU Administrative Council – conferences and meetings of the ITU between on the one hand representatives of Members of the Administrative Council members of delegations senior officials of the permanent organs of the Union and their authorized colleagues attending conferences and meetings of the ITU and on the other their administrations or recognized private operating agency or the ITU and relating either to matters under discussion by the Administrative Council conferences and meetings of the ITU or to public international telecommunications 20 2 5 2 A private telecommunication that may be exchanged during sessions of the ITU Administrative Council and conferences and meetings of the ITU by representatives of Members of the Administrative Council members of delegations senior officials of the permanent organs of the Union attending ITU conferences and meetings and the staff of the Secretariat of the Union seconded to ITU conferences and meetings to enable them to communicate with their country of residence – 7 – ITR 21 2 6 International route Technical facilities and installations located in different countries and used for telecommunication traffic between two international telecommunication terminal exchanges or offices 22 2 7 Relation Exchange of traffic between two terminal countries always referring to a specific service if there is between their administrations 23 a a means for the exchange of traffic in that specific service 24 – over direct circuits direct relation or – via a point of transit in a third country indirect relation and b normally the settlement of accounts 25 2 8 Accounting rate The rate agreed between administrations in a given relation that is used for the establishment of international accounts 26 2 9 Collection charge The charge established and collected by an administration from its customers for the use of an international telecommunication service 27 2 10 Instructions A collection of provisions drawn from one or more CCITT Recommendations dealing with practical operational procedures for the handling of telecommunication traffic e g acceptance transmission accounting _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies ITR – 8 – Article 3 International Network 28 3 1 Members shall ensure that administrations cooperate in the establishment operation and maintenance of the international network to provide a satisfactory quality of service 29 3 2 Administrations shall endeavour to provide sufficient telecommunication facilities to meet the requirements of and demand for international telecommunication services 30 3 3 Administrations shall determine by mutual agreement which international routes are to be used Pending agreement and provided that there is no direct route existing between the terminal administrations concerned the origin administration has the choice to determine the routing of its outgoing telecommunication traffic taking into account the interests of the relevant transit and destination administrations 31 3 4 Subject to national law any user by having access to the international network established by an administration has the right to send traffic A satisfactory quality of service should be maintained to the greatest extent practicable corresponding to relevant CCITT Recommendations Article 4 International Telecommunication Services 32 4 1 Members shall promote the implementation of international telecommunication services and shall endeavour to make such services generally available to the public in their national network s _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies – 9 – ITR 33 4 2 Members shall ensure that administrations cooperate within the framework of these Regulations to provide by mutual agreement a wide range of international telecommunication services which should conform to the greatest extent practicable to the relevant CCITT Recommendations 34 4 3 Subject to national law Members shall endeavour to ensure that administrations provide and maintain to the greatest extent practicable a minimum quality of service corresponding to the relevant CCITT Recommendations with respect to 35 a access to the international network by users using terminals which are permitted to be connected to the network and which do not cause harm to technical facilities and personnel 36 b international telecommunication facilities available to customers for their dedicated use 37 c at least a form of telecommunication which is reasonably accessible to the public including those who may not be subscribers to a specific telecommunication service and 38 d a capability for interworking between different services as appropriate to facilitate international communications and services Article 5 Safety of Life and Priority of Telecommunications 39 5 1 Safety of life telecommunications such as distress telecommunications shall be entitled to transmission as of right and shall where technically practicable have absolute priority over all other _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies ITR – 10 – telecommunications in accordance with the relevant Articles of the Convention and taking due account of relevant CCITT Recommendations 40 5 2 Government telecommunications including telecommunications relative to the application of certain provisions of the United Nations Charter shall where technically practicable enjoy priority over telecommunications other than those referred to in No 39 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Convention and taking due account of relevant CCITT Recommendations 41 5 3 The provisions governing the priority enjoyed by all other telecommunications are contained in the relevant CCITT Recommendations Article 6 Charging and Accounting 42 6 1 Collection charges 43 6 1 1 Each administration shall subject to applicable national law establish the charges to be collected from its customers The level of the charges is a national matter however in establishing these charges administrations should try to avoid too great a dissymmetry between the charges applicable in each direction of the same relation 44 6 1 2 The charge levied by an administration on customers for a particular communication should in principle be the same in a given relation regardless of the route chosen by that administration _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies – 11 – ITR 45 6 1 3 Where in accordance with the national law of a country a fiscal tax is levied on collection charges for international telecommunication services this tax shall normally be collected only in respect of international services billed to customers in that country unless other arrangements are made to meet special circumstances 46 6 2 47 6 2 1 For each applicable service in a given relation administrations shall by mutual agreement establish and revise accounting rates to be applied between them in accordance with the provisions of Appendix 1 and taking into account relevant CCITT Recommendations and relevant cost trends 48 6 3 49 6 3 1 In the absence of special arrangements concluded between administrations the monetary unit to be used in the composition of accounting rates for international telecommunication services and in the establishment of international accounts shall be Accounting rates Monetary unit – either the monetary unit of the International Monetary Fund IMF currently the Special Drawing Right SDR as defined by that organization – or the gold franc equivalent to 1 3 061 SDR 50 6 3 2 In accordance with relevant provisions of the International Telecommunication Convention this provision shall not affect the possibility open to administrations of establishing bilateral arrangements for mutually acceptable coefficients between the monetary unit of the IMP and the gold franc 51 6 4 52 6 4 1 Unless otherwise agreed administrations shall follow the relevant provisions as set out in Appendices 1 and 2 Establishment of accounts and settlement of balances of account _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies ITR – 12 – 53 6 5 Service and privilege telecommunications 54 6 5 1 Administrations shall follow the relevant provisions as set out in Appendix 3 Article 7 Suspension of Services 55 7 1 If a Member exercises its right in accordance with the Convention to suspend international telecommunication services partially or totally that Member shall immediately notify the Secretary-General of the suspension and of the subsequent return to normal conditions by the most appropriate means of communication 56 7 2 The Secretary-General shall immediately bring such information to the attention of all other Members using the most appropriate means of communication Article 8 Dissemination of Information 57 Using the most suitable and economical means the SecretaryGeneral shall disseminate information provided by administrations of an administrative operational tariff or statistical nature concerning international telecommunication routes and services Such information shall be disseminated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies – 13 – ITR Convention and of this Article on the basis of decisions taken by the Administrative Council or by competent administrative conferences and taking account of conclusions or decisions of Plenary Assemblies of the International Consultative Committees Article 9 Special Arrangements 58 9 1 a Pursuant to Article 31 of the International Telecommunication Convention Nairobi 1982 special arrangements may be entered into on telecommunication matters which do not concern Members in general Subject to national laws Members may allow administrations or other organizations or persons to enter into such special mutual arrangements with Members administrations or other organizations or persons that are so allowed in another country for the establishment operation and use of special telecommunication networks systems and services in order to meet specialized international telecommunication needs within and or between the territories of the Members concerned and including as necessary those financial technical or operating conditions to be observed 59 b Any such special arrangements should avoid technical harm to the operation of the telecommunication facilities of third countries 60 9 2 Members should where appropriate encourage the parties to any special arrangements that are made pursuant to No 58 to take into account relevant provisions of CCITT Recommendations _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies ITR – 14 – Article 10 Final Provisions 61 10 1 These Regulations of which Appendices 1 2 and 3 form integral parts shall enter into force on 1 July 1990 at 0001 hours UTC 62 10 2 On the date specified in No 61 the Telegraph Regulations Geneva 1973 and the Telephone Regulations Geneva 1973 shall be replaced by these International Telecommunication Regulations Melbourne 1988 pursuant to the International Telecommunication Convention 63 10 3 If a Member makes reservations with regard to the application of one or more of the provisions of these Regulations other Members and their administrations shall be free to disregard the said provision or provisions in their relations with the Member which has made such reservations and its administrations 64 10 4 Members of the Union shall inform the Secretary-General of their approval of the International Telecommunication Regulations adopted by the Conference The Secretary-General shall inform Members promptly of the receipt of such notifications of approval ___________ IN WITNESS WHEREOF the delegates of the Members of the International Telecommunication Union named below have on behalf of their respective competent authorities signed one copy of the present Final Acts in the Arabic Chinese English French Russian and Spanish languages This copy shall remain in the archives of the Union The Secretary-General shall forward one certified copy to each Member of the International Telecommunication Union Done at Melbourne 9 December 1988 _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies – 15 – AP1 APPENDIX 1 General Provisions Concerning Accounting AP1 1 Accounting rates 1 1 For each applicable service in a given relation administrations shall by mutual agreement establish and revise accounting rates to be applied between them taking into account the Recommendations of the CCITT and trends in the cost of providing the specific telecommunication service and shall divide such rates into terminal shares payable to the administrations of terminal countries and where appropriate into transit shares payable to the administrations of transit countries 1 2 Alternatively in traffic relations where CCITT cost studies can be used as a basis the accounting rate may be determined in accordance with the following method a administrations shall establish and revise their terminal and transit shares taking into account the Recommendations of the CCITT b the accounting rate shall be the sum of the terminal shares and any transit shares 1 3 When one or more administrations acquire either by flat rate remuneration or other arrangements the right to utilize a part of the circuit and or installations of another administration the former have the right to establish their share as mentioned in 1 1 and 1 2 above for this part of the relation 1 4 In cases where one or more routes have been established by agreement between administrations and where traffic is diverted unilaterally by the administration of origin to a route which has not been agreed with the administration of destination the terminal shares payable to the administration of destination shall be the same as would have been due to it had the traffic been routed over the agreed primary route and the transit costs _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies AP1 – 16 – are borne by the administration of origin unless the administration of destination is prepared to agree to a different share 1 5 In cases where the traffic is routed via a transit point without authorization and or agreement to the transit share the transit administration has the right to set the level of the transit share to be included in the international accounts 1 6 Where an administration has a duty or fiscal tax levied on its accounting rate shares or other remunerations it shall not in turn impose any such duty or fiscal tax on other administrations 2 Establishment of accounts 2 1 Unless otherwise agreed the administrations responsible for collecting the charges shall establish a monthly account showing all the amounts due and send it to the administrations concerned 2 2 The accounts shall be sent as promptly as possible and except in cases of force majeure before the end of the third month following that to which they relate 2 3 In principle an account shall be considered as accepted without the need for specific notification of acceptance to the administration which sent it 2 4 However any administration has the right to question the contents of an account for a period of two calendar months after the receipt of the account but only to the extent necessary to bring any differences within mutually agreed limits 2 5 In relations where there are no special agreements a quarterly settlement statement showing the balances of the monthly accounts for the period to which it relates shall be prepared as soon as possible by the creditor administration and shall be sent in duplicate to the debtor administration which after verification shall return one of the copies endorsed with its acceptance _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies – 17 – AP1 2 6 In indirect relations where a transit administration acts as an accounting intermediary between two terminal points it shall include accounting data for transit traffic in the relevant outgoing traffic account to administrations beyond it in the routing sequence as soon as possible after receiving that data from the originating administration 3 Settlement of balances of accounts 3 1 Choice of the currency of payment 3 1 1 The payment of balances of international telecommunication accounts shall be made in the currency selected by the creditor after consultation with the debtor In the event of disagreement the choice of the creditor shall prevail in all cases subject to the provisions in 3 1 2 below If the creditor does not specify a currency the choice shall rest with the debtor 3 1 2 If a creditor selects a currency with a value fixed unilaterally or a currency the equivalent value of which is to be determined by its relationship to a currency with a value also fixed unilaterally the use of the selected currency must be acceptable to the debtor 3 2 Determination of the amount of payment 3 2 1 The amount of the payment in the selected currency as determined below shall be equivalent in value to the balance of the account 3 2 2 If the balance of the account is expressed in the monetary unit of the IMF the amount of the selected currency shall be determined by the relationship in effect on the day before payment or by the latest relationship published by the IMF between the monetary unit of the IMF and the selected currency 3 2 3 However if the relationship of the monetary unit of the IMF to the selected currency has not been published the amount of the balance of account shall at a first stage be converted into a currency for which a relationship has been published by the IMF using the relationship in effect on the day before payment or the latest published relationship The amount thus obtained shall at a second stage be converted into the equivalent value of the selected currency _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies AP1 – 18 – using the closing rate in effect on the day prior to payment or the most recent rate quoted on the official or generally accepted foreign exchange market of the main financial centre of the debtor country 3 2 4 If the balance of the account is expressed in gold francs the amount shall in the absence of special arrangements be converted into the monetary unit of the IMF in accordance with the provisions of section 6 3 of the Regulations The amount of payment shall then be determined in compliance with the provisions of 3 2 2 above 3 2 5 If in accordance with a special arrangement the balance of the account is expressed neither in the monetary unit of the IMF nor in gold francs the payment shall also be the subject of this special arrangement and a if the selected currency is the same as the currency of the balance of account the amount of the selected currency shall be the amount of the balance of account b if the selected currency for payment is different from the currency in which the balance is expressed the amount shall be determined by converting the balance of account to its equivalent value in the selected currency in accordance with the provisions of 3 2 3 above 3 3 Payment of balances 3 3 1 Payment of balances of account shall be effected as promptly as possible but in no case later than two calendar months after the day on which the settlement statement is despatched by the creditor administration Beyond this period the creditor administration may subject to prior notification in the form of a final demand for payment and unless otherwise agreed charge interest at a rate of up to 6% per annum reckoned from the day following the date of expiry of the said period 3 3 2 The payment due on a settlement statement shall not be delayed pending settlement of a query on that account Adjustments which are later agreed shall be included in a subsequent account _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies – 19 – AP1 3 3 3 On the date of payment the debtor shall transmit the amount of the selected currency as computed above by a bank cheque transfer or any other means acceptable to the debtor and the creditor If the creditor expresses no preference the choice shall fall to the debtor 3 3 4 The payment charges imposed in the debtor country taxes clearing charges commissions etc shall be borne by the debtor Any such charges imposed in the creditor country including payment charges imposed by intermediate banks in third countries shall be borne by the creditor 3 4 Additional provisions 3 4 1 Provided the periods of payment are observed administrations may by mutual agreement settle their balances of various kinds by offsetting – credits and debits in their relations with other administrations and or – debts arising from postal services if appropriate 3 4 2 If between the time the remittance bank transfer cheques etc is effected and the time the creditor is in receipt of that remittance account credited cheque encashed etc a variation occurs in the equivalent value of the selected currency calculated as indicated in paragraph 3 2 and if the difference resulting from such variations exceeds 5% of the amount due as calculated following such variations the total difference shall be shared equally between debtor and creditor 3 4 3 If there should be a radical change in the international monetary system which invalidates or makes inappropriate one or more of the foregoing paragraphs administrations are free to adopt by mutual agreement a different monetary basis and or different procedures for the settlement of balances of accounts pending a revision of the above provisions _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies – 21 – AP2 APPENDIX 2 Additional Provisions Relating to Maritime Telecommunications AP2 1 General The provisions contained in Article 6 and Appendix 1 taking into account the relevant CCITT Recommendations shall also apply to maritime telecommunications in so far as the following provisions do not provide otherwise 2 Accounting authority 2 1 Charges for maritime telecommunications in the maritime mobile service and the maritime mobile-satellite service shall in principle and subject to national law and practice be collected from the maritime mobile station licensee a by the administration that has issued the licence or b by a recognized private operating agency or c by any other entity or entities designated for this purpose by the administration referred to in a above 2 2 The administration or the recognized private operating agency or the designated entity or entities listed in paragraph 2 1 are referred to in this Appendix as the “accounting authority” 2 3 References to administration contained in Article 6 and Appendix 1 shall be read as “accounting authority” when applying the provisions of Article 6 and Appendix 1 to maritime telecommunications 2 4 Members shall designate their accounting authority or authorities for the purposes of implementing this Appendix and notify their names identification codes and addresses to the Secretary-General for inclusion in the List of Ship _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies AP2 – 22 – Stations the number of such names and addresses shall be limited taking into account the relevant CCITT Recommendations 3 Establishment of accounts 3 1 In principle an account shall be considered as accepted without the need for specific notification of acceptance to the accounting authority that sent it 3 2 However any accounting authority has the right to question the contents of an account for a period of six calendar months after dispatch of the account 4 Settlement of balances of account 4 1 All international maritime telecommunication accounts shall be paid by the accounting authority without delay and in any case within six calendar months after dispatch of the account except where the settlement of accounts is undertaken in accordance with paragraph 4 3 below 4 2 If international maritime telecommunication accounts remain unpaid after six calendar months the administration that has licensed the mobile station shall on request take all possible steps within the limits of applicable national law to ensure settlement of the accounts from the licensee 4 3 If the period between the date of dispatch and receipt exceeds one month the receiving accounting authority should at once notify the originating accounting authority that queries and payments may be delayed The delay shall however not exceed three calendar months in respect of payment or five calendar months in respect of queries both periods commencing from the date of receipt of the account 4 4 The debtor accounting authority may refuse the settlement and adjustment of accounts presented more than eighteen calendar months after the date of the traffic to which the accounts relate – 23 – AP3 APPENDIX 3 Service and Privilege Telecommunications AP3 1 Service telecommunications 1 1 Administrations may provide service telecommunications free of charge 1 2 Administrations may in principle forego inclusion of service telecommunications in international accounting under the relevant provisions of the International Telecommunication Convention and the present Regulations having due regard for the need for reciprocal arrangements 2 Privilege telecommunications Administrations may provide privilege telecommunications free of charge and accordingly may forego the inclusion of such classes of telecommunication in international accounting under the relevant provisions of the International Telecommunication Convention and the present Regulations 3 Applicable provisions The general operational charging and accounting principles applicable to service and privilege telecommunications should take account of the relevant CCITT Recommendations _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies FINAL PROTOCOL – 27 – FP-1 FINAL PROTOCOL At the time of signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the undersigned delegates take note of the following statements made by signatory delegations FP-1 No 1 Original French For the Republic of Mali In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Republic of Mali formally declares that it reserves for its Government the right to take any action in conformity with the Constitution the laws and the international commitments of the Republic of Mali which it may consider or deem to be necessary or useful for the purpose of protecting and safeguarding its national rights and interests should any Member State of the Union fail in any way to comply with the provisions contained in the present Regulations which complement the 1982 Nairobi Convention It also reserves for its Government the right not to accept the consequences of any reservations made by other contracting parties which inter alia might give rise to an increase in its contributory share to the expenditure of the Union or which might jeopardize the smooth and efficient functioning of the telecommunication services of the Republic of Mali Finally the Delegation of the Republic of Mali dissociates itself from any action which in any way results in the deregulation of telecommunications _______________ Note by the General Secretariat The texts of the Final Protocol are shown in the chronological order of their deposit In the Table of Contents these texts are grouped in the alphabetical order of country names FP-2 – 28 – No 2 FP-2 Original English For the Hungarian People’s Republic The Delegation of the Hungarian People’s Republic to the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 reserve for its Government the right to take any action it may deem necessary to safeguard its interests should Members fail to observe the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations or should reservations by other countries jeopardize the proper operation of its telecommunication services in the event of any other actions that might encroach upon its sovereignty No 3 Original French For the Gabonese Republic In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Gabonese Republic reserves for its Government the right to take any action it may deem necessary in the event that development and operation of its telecommunications shall be jeopardized as a result of the interpretation by a Member or Members of a provision of these Regulations No 4 Original French For Tunisia The Delegation of Tunisia to the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 declares that its Government reserves the right to take all necessary measures to safeguard its interests should reservations by other delegations or any failure to comply with these Regulations jeopardize the satisfactory operation of its telecommunication services – 29 – FP-5 No 5 FP-5 Original English For the Republic of Indonesia The Delegation of the Republic of Indonesia to the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 hereby reserves the right of its Government to take 1 any action as it deems necessary to safeguard its interests should Members in any way fail to comply with the requirements of these Regulations or should reservations by other countries jeopardize its telecommunication services 2 any other actions in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Indonesia No 6 Original English For the Yemen Arab Republic In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Yemen Arab Republic declares that it reserves the right to its Government to take all measures it may deem necessary to protect its interests should any country not observe the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations adopted by the Conference No 7 Original English For the Federal Republic of Nigeria The Delegation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 acknowledges the need for the enhancement of world telecommunications and reserves the right of its Administration to accept or to reject all or some of the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations subject to the approval of the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria FP-8 – 30 – No 8 FP-8 Original French For the Republic of Chad The Delegation of the Republic of Chad in signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 declares that it reserves its country’s right to take all measures it shall deem useful or necessary to safeguard its interests should any countries fail to comply with the provisions contained in the International Telecommunication Regulations No 9 Original French For the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 concerning the International Telecommunication Regulations the Delegation of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire declares that it firmly reserves its Government’s right to take any measure it deems necessary to safeguard its interests in the event that any Members should fail to comply with the terms of these Regulations Furthermore in its relations with other Members administrations or entities it declares that its Government will accept no provision of these Regulations which if applied could jeopardize either its interests or the exercise of its sovereign right to regulate telecommunications as a whole within its territories _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies – 31 – FP-10 No 10 FP-10 Original French For the Central African Republic In signing the present Regulations at the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference the Delegation of the Central African Republic reserves for its Government the right to take any action required to safeguard its interests – if any Member fails to observe the provisions of the present Regulations – if the application of certain provisions in the present Regulations should jeopardize the operation and development of its country’s telecommunication facilities The Delegation of the Central African Republic recalls that if any Member makes reservations in connection with the application of one or more provisions of these Regulations its country is not obliged to observe the provision s concerned in its relations with the Member which made the reservations No 11 Original French For the Democratic Republic of Madagascar In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar by virtue of the principle recognizing each country’s sovereign right to regulate its telecommunications reserves for its Government the right to safeguard its interests should the application of certain provisions in the new Regulations be at variance with its national legislation FP-12 – 32 – No 12 FP-12 Original Spanish For the Republic of Guatemala 1 The Delegation of the Republic of Guatemala declares that it reserves for its Government the right to take whatever measures it may deem necessary to safeguard its interests in the event that a other Members should fail to comply with the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations Melbourne 1988 and the Annexes and Protocols thereto b its telecommunication services should be jeopardized owing to any reservations expressed by other countries c any action should be facilitated which may encroach upon the sovereignty of the Republic of Guatemala 2 It also reserves the right for its Government to make any declaration or reservation until such time as it shall ratify these Regulations Melbourne 1988 No 13 Original English For the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen declares that it reserves the right of its Government to take all measures it may deem necessary to protect its interests should any country not observe the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations adopted by the Conference – 33 – FP-14 No 14 FP-14 Original Russian For the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics In signing the International Telecommunication Regulations Melbourne 1988 the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics declare that they reserve the right to take any action they deem necessary to safeguard their interests should other states fail to comply with the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations or in case of any other action which is detrimental to the telecommunication services of the above-mentioned countries and which infringes their sovereignty No 15 Original English For the Republic of Zimbabwe In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Republic of Zimbabwe declares that it reserves the right of the Government of Zimbabwe to take all subsequent measures it may deem necessary to protect its sovereignty and national interest should these Regulations be used by other countries particularly against its sovereign right to regulate the orderly development of its international as well as national telecommunications FP-16 – 34 – No 16 FP-16 Original French For the Kingdom of Morocco In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Kingdom of Morocco reserves for its Government the right to take any action it deems necessary to safeguard its interests 1 if other Members fail in any way to observe the provisions of the Regulations the Annexes or the associated documents or if the reservations made by other countries are liable to jeopardize its telecommunication services 2 if the provisions of the present Regulations are liable to be detrimental in any way to the operation and the development of its telecommunication network No 17 Original English For Mauritius In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of Mauritius reserves the right of its Government to take such action that it deems necessary to safeguard its interests should any Member fail to comply with the requirements of the International Telecommunication Regulations or should reservations made by any country jeopardize its telecommunication services – 35 – FP-18 No 18 FP-18 Original English For the Islamic Republic of Iran IN THE NAME OF GOD ALMIGHTY The Delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran reserves for its Government the right to take any action as it may consider necessary to safeguard its interests should they be affected by decisions taken at the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 or by failure on the part of any other country or administration in any way to comply with the requirements of the International Telecommunication Convention Nairobi 1982 or its Annexes or the Protocols or the Regulations attached thereto or these Final Acts or should reservations or declarations by other countries or administrations jeopardize the proper and efficient operation of its telecommunication services or infringe the full exercise of the sovereign rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran No 19 Original English For the Republic of Kenya In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Republic of Kenya declares on behalf of the Government and in accordance with the powers conferred on it 1 that it reserves the right of its Government to take any action it may consider necessary to safeguard and protect its interests should any Member fail to comply as required with the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations Melbourne 1988 or Annexes or Protocols attached thereto 2 that the Government of the Republic of Kenya does not accept responsibility for consequences arising out of reservations made by other Members of the Union FP-20 – 36 – No 20 FP-20 Original English For the Republic of the Philippines In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Philippines Delegation on behalf of its Government makes all necessary reservations to any texts which may adversely affect directly or indirectly its sovereignty over the establishment operation and control of any telecommunication services and its authority to regulate all telecommunication activities of any person organization and administration Furthermore the Philippines reserves its right to safeguard its interests should reservations by other Governments jeopardize the proper and efficient operation of the telecommunication services and networks of the Republic of the Philippines Finally the Philippines reserves its right to take any other action in accordance with its Constitution and laws _____________ or recognized private operating agency ies No 21 Original English For the Republic of Uganda In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Republic of Uganda reserves the right of its Government to take all measures it may deem necessary to protect its interests should any country not observe the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations adopted by the Conference – 37 – FP-22 No 22 FP-22 Original French For the Republic of Cameroon The Delegation of the Republic of Cameroon to the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 reserves for its Government the right to take any action it deems necessary to safeguard its interests if any country should fail in any way to observe the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations Melbourne 1988 or if the reservations made by any country should jeopardize the efficient operation of the telecommunication services of Cameroon No 23 Original English For the Federative Republic of Brazil In signing these Final Acts subject to approval by its National Congress the Delegation of Brazil reserves for its Government the right to take all necessary measures to safeguard its interests should other Members fail to comply with the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations Melbourne 1988 and its Appendices 1 2 and 3 or should reservations by other Members result in jeopardy to its telecommunication services No 24 Original English For New Zealand In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of New Zealand declares that it reserves for its Government the right to take such action as it may consider necessary to safeguard its interests should any Member not observe the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations adopted by the Conference or should reservations by other countries jeopardize the telecommunication services of New Zealand FP-25 – 38 – No 25 FP-25 Original French For the Republic of Senegal 1 In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Republic of Senegal formally declares on behalf of its Government that its country will not accept any obligation in connection with the application of any provision relating to the special arrangements contained in the present Regulations 2 The Republic of Senegal formally declares that it will not accept any obligation in connection with the application of any provision in the present Regulations as regards the implementation and establishment within its territory of any other network or any other telecommunication systems or services including any other corresponding facility for the transport of telecommunications which may be different from its own telecommunication facilities and services and or which may be such as to be detrimental in any way from the technical economic or any other point of view to the operation of the latter No 26 Original English For the United Republic of Tanzania In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the United Republic of Tanzania declares that its Government reserves the right to take any action it may deem necessary to protect its interests should reservation or any other action by any Member jeopardize its telecommunication services – 39 – FP-27 No 27 FP-27 Original Spanish For the Argentine Republic In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Argentine Delegation reserves for its Government the right to take any action it deems necessary to protect its interests and to safeguard the operation of its telecommunication services should they be affected by the decisions of this Conference or by the reservations made by other delegations No 28 Original English For Papua New Guinea In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of Papua New Guinea declares that it reserves the right to take such action as it may deem necessary to safeguard its interests should any Member not observe the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations adopted by the Conference or should reservations by other Countries jeopardize the telecommunications services of Papua New Guinea No 29 Original French For the Republic of the Niger In signing the present Final Acts the Delegation of the Republic of the Niger to the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 reserves for its Government the right 1 to take any action it deems necessary to safeguard its interests if any Members should in any way fail to comply with the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations and the Annexes thereto or if the reservations made by the other Members should jeopardize the efficient operation of the telecommunication services of the Niger 2 to reject any provision of a mandatory nature particularly in connection with the special arrangements which are liable to be in any way detrimental to the operation of its own telecommunications facilities and services FP-30 – 40 – No 30 FP-30 Original French For the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria reserves for its Government the right to take any action it deems necessary to safeguard its interests if any Members should fail to observe the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations or if the reservations made by other Members should jeopardize its telecommunication services The Delegation of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria also reserves for its Government the right to take any action it considers necessary to safeguard its interests in connection with the provisions relating to special arrangements which are contained in the International Telecommunication Regulations No 31 Original English For the Kingdom of Swaziland In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Kingdom of Swaziland reserves the right of its Government to take any action it deems necessary to safeguard its interests in the event of Members failing in any way to comply with the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations Melbourne 1988 or the Annexes thereto or should reservations by other Members jeopardize its telecommunications facilities and services No 32 Number not used – 41 – FP-33 No 33 FP-33 Original English For Ghana The Delegation of the Republic of Ghana hereby reserves for its Government the right to take any measures it deems necessary and expedient to protect its interests and sovereign right should the non-compliance of and or reservations by any Member to the International Telecommunication Regulations Melbourne 1988 including the Annexes and Resolutions thereto jeopardize or threaten to jeopardize its telecommunication facilities and services No 34 Original English For the Sultanate of Oman In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Sultanate of Oman reserves for its Government the right to take such action as it may consider necessary to safeguard its interests should any Member fail in any way to comply with the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations adopted by this Conference or should reservations by other countries jeopardize the telecommunication services of the Sultanate of Oman No 35 Original English French Spanish For the Federal Republic of Germany Belgium Denmark Spain France Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Portugal the Kingdom of the Netherlands the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegations of the above-mentioned Members of the Union being Member States of the European Economic Community declare that these States will apply the International Telecommunication Regulations in accordance with their obligations under the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community FP-36 – 42 – No 36 FP-36 Original English For Brunei Darussalam In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan Brunei Darussalam reserves for its Government the right to take such action it may deem necessary to safeguard its interests should any Member fail in any way to comply with the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations adopted by the Conference or should reservations by any country jeopardize its telecommunication services No 37 Original English For the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia declares that it reserves the right of its Government to take all measures it may deem necessary to protect its interests should any country not observe the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations adopted by the Conference No 38 Original English For the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Brunei Darussalam the Republic of Djibouti the United Arab Emirates the Islamic Republic of Iran the Republic of Iraq the State of Kuwait Malaysia the Kingdom of Morocco the Sultanate of Oman the Islamic Republic of Pakistan the State of Qatar the Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia the Yemen Arab Republic the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen The above-mentioned Delegations to the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 declare that the signature and possible ratification by their respective Governments of the Final Acts of WATTC Melbourne 1988 are not valid with respect to the Zionist Entity under the name of the so-called Israel and in no way whatsoever imply its recognition – 43 – FP-39 No 39 FP-39 Original English For the United States of America I The United States of America formally declares that it does not by signature of these Telecommunication Regulations nor by any subsequent approval thereof a accept any obligation to enforce any provision of the domestic law or regulations of any other Member b endorse in any way domestic procedures of other Members which would require approval for providers of telecommunication services and services dependent on telecommunication transport seeking to do business outside the United States of America c accept any obligation in respect of the application of any provision of these Regulations to service within the United States with respect to telecommunication services between the United States on the one hand and Canada Mexico and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Islands on the other hand and to the rates applicable to such services d accept any obligation in respect of the application of any provision of these Regulations to services other than public correspondence services II It is the understanding of the United States of America that a the Recommendations of the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee are produced for voluntary consideration by among others providers of international telecommunication services and manufacturers of telecommunications equipment FP-39 – 44 – b its rights and obligations are determined by the Telegraph and Telephone Regulations 1973 among Members party thereto until the United States and such Members express their consent to be bound by these Telecommunication Regulations in accordance with the provisions of the basic instrument of the International Communication Union to which the Member is a party III The United Opinion No 1 States of America disassociates itself from Conference No 40 Original French For the People’s Republic of Benin In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the People’s Republic of Benin reserves for its Government the right a to accept or to reject wholly or partially the provisions of the present International Telecommunication Regulations and the Appendices thereto b should it approve these Regulations to take any action it might consider necessary to safeguard its telecommunication services and its other interests if certain Members fail to observe the present Regulations and the Appendices thereto or if reservations made by other Members were to be detrimental to the interests of the People’s Republic of Benin – 45 – FP-41 No 41 FP-41 Original English For the People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia reserves the right of its Government a to make any statement or reservation until such time as it ratifies the International Telecommunication Regulations and related Annexes if the provisions of the Regulations and related Annexes adversely affect directly or indirectly the operation of its telecommunication services or its sovereignty b to disregard those parts of the Regulations and related Annexes if those parts are in contradiction to the national legislation of the People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia No 42 Original English For the United Arab Emirates The Delegation of the United Arab Emirates reserves for its Government the right to take such action as it may consider necessary to safeguard its interests should any Member fail in any way to comply with the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations adopted by this Conference or should reservations by other countries jeopardize the telecommunication services of the United Arab Emirates FP-43 – 46 – No 43 FP-43 Original French For the Rwandese Republic In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Rwandese Republic declares that its Government reserves the right to take any action it may consider necessary to safeguard its interests if any country should fail to comply with the provisions contained therein Furthermore the Government of the Rwandese Republic reserves the right to approve and to ratify the documents signed by its Representatives No 44 Original English For the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland In signing these Regulations the Delegation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland wishes to reaffirm its Government’s commitment to the development of competition in the provision of international telecommunication infrastructure and services It believes such competition to be in the interest of telecommunications users and economic development generally Every effort should be made where practicable to meet the reasonable preferences of customers In implementing the provisions of the Regulations the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland intends to be guided as appropriate by these principles It wishes in particular to disassociate itself from those parts of Opinion No 1 which it believes may suggest views contrary to these principles – 47 – FP-45 No 45 FP-45 Original English For the People’s Republic of the Congo The Delegation of the People’s Republic of the Congo declares that its Government reserves the right to take any action it deems necessary to protect and safeguard its interests should certain Members in any way fail to comply with the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations Melbourne 1988 or should the reservations made by other Members jeopardize the efficient operation and the development of its telecommunication services No 46 Original English For the Republic of Singapore In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Republic of Singapore reserves the right for its Government to accept or reject all or some of the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations The Singapore Delegation also reserves for its Government the right to take such action as it may consider necessary to safeguard its interests should any Member fail in any way to comply with the requirements of the International Telecommunication Regulations including the Appendices and the Final Protocol FP-47 – 48 – No 47 FP-47 Original English For the Republic of India In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Republic of India reserves the right of its Government to take necessary steps to protect its interests should any other Member either reserve its position on any of the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations 1988 or operate any telecommunication service or facility in contravention of any provision in these Regulations No 48 Original French For Burkina Faso The Delegation of Burkina Faso reserves for its Government the right to take any action it deems necessary to safeguard its interests if certain Members should in any way fail to comply with the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations Melbourne 1988 or if the reservations made by other Members should jeopardize the efficient technical commercial and economic operation and or the development of its telecommunication services OUR COUNTRY OR DEATH WE SHALL PREVAIL No 49 Original Russian For the People’s Republic of Bulgaria In signing the International Telecommunication Regulations the People’s Republic of Bulgaria declares that it reserves the right to take any action to safeguard its interests should other States fail to comply with the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations and also in the case of any other action which is liable to jeopardize the telecommunication services and to infringe the sovereignty of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria – 49 – FP-50 No 50 FP-50 Original French For the Republic of Zaire In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Republic of Zaire firmly declares that it reserves for the National Party the People’s Movement of the Revolution MPR the right to accept or reject wholly or partially the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations Melbourne 1988 to the extent that it deems it necessary to safeguard its national rights and interests if any of the Member States of the International Telecommunication Union should fail to comply with the provisions contained in the present Regulations No 51 Original French For the Togolese Republic The Delegation of the Togolese Republic to the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 reserves for its Government the right to take any action it deems necessary to safeguard its interests and ensure compliance with its legislation if the failure of a country to comply with any provision of the present Regulations and the Annexes thereto an “improper” interpretation of certain provisions or the reservations made by certain Members in signing ratifying or acceding to the Regulations should give rise to situations detrimental to its telecommunication services or facilities FP-52 – 50 – No 52 FP-52 Original French For the Republic of Senegal In signing the present Final Acts the Delegation of the Republic of Senegal declares on behalf of its Government that it will not accept any consequences which may arise from the reservations made by other Governments The Republic of Senegal reserves the right to take any action it may consider to be necessary for the purpose of safeguarding its interests if certain Members should fail to observe the provisions of the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 and the annexes or protocols attached thereto or if the reservations made by other countries should have the effect of jeopardizing the efficient operation of its telecommunication facilities and services No 53 Original French For the Socialist Republic of Romania In signing the Final Acts of the present World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference the Delegation of the Socialist Republic of Romania reserves for its Government the right to take any action it may consider necessary for the purpose of safeguarding its interests should the reservations made by other countries jeopardize its telecommunication services No 54 Original English For the Yemen People’s Democratic Republic The Delegation of the Yemen People’s Democratic Republic to the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 declares that its Government reserves the right to take all necessary measures to safeguard its interests should reservations by other delegations or any failure to comply with these Regulations jeopardize the satisfactory operation of its telecommunication services – 51 – FP-55 No 55 Original Spanish FP-55 For Spain With reference to the reservations made by a number of delegations in connection with the conditions required for the provision of international telecommunication services the Delegation of Spain at the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 declares that such reservations will under no circumstances constitute a valid argument for the avoidance of the application of Spanish national law on the part of any entity which directly or indirectly intends to provide such services on the territory of Spain or via the Spanish telecommunication network No 56 Original Spanish For Mexico In view of the reservations made by various countries in connection with the decisions adopted by this Conference the Delegation of Mexico reserves for its Government the right to take any action it may consider necessary to safeguard its interests if other Members should fail to comply with the provisions of the Final Acts or if the reservations made by them should jeopardize its telecommunication services No 57 Original English For the State of Israel 1 The Declaration made by certain delegations in No 38 of the Final Protocol being in flagrant contradiction with the principles and purposes of the International Telecommunication Union and therefore devoid of any legal validity the Government of Israel wishes to put on record that it rejects these declarations outright and will proceed on the assumption that they can have no validity with respect to the rights and duties of any Member State of the International Telecommunication Union FP-57 – 52 – In any case the Government of Israel will avail itself of its rights to safeguard its interests should the Governments of those delegations in any way violate any of the provisions of the Convention or the Annexes Protocols or Regulations attached thereto or the Final Acts of this Conference The Delegation of Israel further notes that Declaration No 38 does not refer to the State of Israel by its full and correct name As such it is totally inadmissible and must be repudiated as a violation of recognized rules of international behaviour 2 Furthermore after noting various other declarations already deposited the Delegation of the State of Israel reserves for its Government the right to take any action it deems necessary to protect its interests and to safeguard the operation of its telecommunication services should they be affected by the decisions of this Conference or by the reservations made by other delegations FP-57 No 58 Original English For the Republic of Malta The Delegation of the Republic of Malta having considered the declarations made by a number of Members in Document 122 dated 9 December 1988 reserves to the Government of the Republic of Malta the right to take such steps as it may deem necessary to safeguard its national interests should these be adversely affected by the action of any other Member or Members of the International Telecommunication Union – 53 – FP-59 No 59 FP-59 Original English For the Syrian Arab Republic In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 and having noted with concern the numerous reservations made by other delegations the Delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic declares that it reserves the right of its Government to take all measures it may deem necessary to protect its interests should any country not observe the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations adopted by the Conference in particular because of the reservations made in respect of essential parts thereof No 60 Original English For the State of Qatar In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the State of Qatar declares that it reserves the right of its Government to take all measures it may deem necessary to protect its interests should any country not observe the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations adopted by the Conference and in particular with regard to the countries having made reservations in Document 122 concerning important parts of the Melbourne Regulations FP-61 – 54 – No 61 FP-61 Original English For the Kingdom of Tonga In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Kingdom of Tonga reserves for its Government the right to take any action it deems necessary to safeguard its interests if any country should fail in any way to observe the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations Melbourne 1988 or if the reservations made by any country should jeopardize the efficient operation of the telecommunication services of the Kingdom of Tonga No 62 Original English For the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Delegation of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia declares that its Government reserves the right to take all necessary steps and measures to safeguard its interests should reservations by other delegations or any failure to comply with these Regulations jeopardize the satisfactory operation of its national or international telecommunication services facilities or means of transport or in any way jeopardize its sovereign right to regulate its telecommunications – 55 – FP-63 No 63 FP-63 Original English For Malaysia The Delegation of Malaysia hereby and in particular with respect to the reservations made by other delegations in Document 122 1 reserves for its Government the right to take such action as it may deem necessary to safeguard its interests should certain Members not share in defraying the expenses of the Union or should any Member fail in any other way to comply with the requirements of the International Telecommunication Regulations or should reservations by other countries jeopardize its telecommunication services 2 declares that the signing of these Regulations by the Delegation of Malaysia is not valid with respect to the Member appearing under the name of Israel and in no way implies its recognition No 64 Original French For the Republic of Djibouti In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of Djibouti reserves for its Government the right to take any action which it may consider necessary for the purpose of safeguarding its interests if any Member should fail to meet the obligations laid down in the International Telecommunication Regulations or if the reservations made by any country should jeopardize the efficient operation of its telecommunication services Furthermore in its relations with other Members administrations or any other entity it declares that its Government will not accept any provision in the present Regulations the applications of which might jeopardize its interests and which might interfere with the exercise of its sovereign right to regulate telecommunications as a whole within its territory _______________ or recognized private operating agency ies FP-64 – 56 – Finally the Delegation of the Republic of Djibouti formally declares on behalf of its Government that its country will not accept any obligation in connection with the application of any of the provisions relating to special arrangements which are contained in the present Regulations or any other provision which would involve the establishment within its territory of telecommunication systems networks or other services including any other corresponding telecommunication transport facility other than its own telecommunication facilities and services FP-64 No 65 Original English For the Republic of Korea The Delegation of the Republic of Korea reserves the right of its Government to take such action as it considers necessary to safeguard its interests should any Member fail to comply with the provisions of these International Telecommunication Regulations Melbourne 1988 or should reservations by other countries jeopardize its telecommunication services No 66 Original English For the Islamic Republic of Pakistan IN THE NAME OF GOD ALMIGHTY In signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 and having noted with concern the reservations made by various delegations in Document 122 the Delegation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan reserves the right of its Government to take necessary steps to protect its interests should any other Member or administration either reserve its position on any of the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations finalized at the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 or operate any telecommunication service or facility in contradiction of any provisions in these Regulations – 57 – FP-67 No 67 FP-67 Original Spanish For Chile Having taken note of the declarations made by other countries the Delegation of Chile in signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 reserves for its Government the right a to accept or reject all or any of the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations whenever it considers that those provisions might affect its national or international interests or the sovereign rights enshrined in its Constitution b to take any action which it may consider necessary to safeguard its interests should other countries fail to observe the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations No 68 Original English For the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam In light of the declarations made in Document 122 in signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Delegation of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam declares that it reserves for its Government the right to take any necessary measures to safeguard its sovereignty and its national and international telecommunication networks and services should they be jeopardized by any failure to comply with the Regulations or by reservations or actions made by any other Members FP-69 – 58 – No 69 FP-69 Original English For the United States of America The United States of America noting the scope of possible application of the statements and reservations of other Members reserves the right to make additional reservations prior to or at the time it notifies its approval of these Telecommunication Regulations and further reserves its rights to take whatever acts it deems necessary at any time to protect its interests No 70 Original English For the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea In the light of the declarations made in Document 122 in signing the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea declares that it reserves the right to take any necessary measures to protect its interests and sovereign right should the other States fail to comply with the provisions of the International Telecommunication Regulations Melbourne 1988 No 71 Original English For the Republic of India With reference to declarations made by certain delegations stating that some decisions of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 may not be acceptable to them the Delegation of the Republic of India hereby reserves the sovereign right of its Government to take the steps necessary to protect India’s interests from the possible adverse implications of such reservations – 59 – FP-72 No 72 FP-72 Original Russian For the People’s Republic of Poland In the light of the declarations formulated in Document 122 the Delegation of the People’s Republic of Poland reserves for its Government the right if necessary to take appropriate action to safeguard its sovereign rights and interests in the field of telecommunications should any other Member administration or recognized private operating agency interpret the International Telecommunication Regulations in such a way as to jeopardize those rights and interests No 73 Original English For the Kingdom of the Netherlands The Delegation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has accepted the Regulations set at the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference Melbourne 1988 because it sees these Regulations as a balanced package serving the harmonious and efficient development operation and use of telecommunications world-wide Noting that several Members of the Union have made reservations on their position towards the principles and provisions with regard to special arrangements contained in the Regulations which have consequences on the balanced contents of these Regulations the Delegation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands therefore formally declares that it does not endorse in any way procedures requiring approval for providers of telecommunication services and services dependent on telecommunication transport in those Member countries FF-72