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Geneva, 20-22 September 2000
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Some Facts
❧Population (millions)
28 to 30
❧Area (sq. Km)
710,850
❧GDP per capita ($)
1260
❧Inflation rate (April 2000)
2,2%
❧Language : Arabic, Berbers, business
conducted in French, English and Spanish
Some Facts (cont.)
❧ Largest phosphate reserves in the world
❧ Diverse agricultural (including aquaculture)
sector
❧ Oil and gas recently discovered
❧ Large tourism industry
❧ Growing manufacturing sector
❧ Considerable inflows of funds from Moroccans
working abroad
❧ Growing foreign direct investments
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❧ One state-owned operator (Maroc Telecom)
• Fixed Line Services : 1,5 million subscribers
• Teledensity : 5%
• Wireless Services : 6000 subscribers for NMT
and over 400,000 subscribers for GSM (over
250 000 prepaid cards)
• The Second GSM private Operator (Medi Telecom)
• Two GMPCS Operators
• ORBCOMM Maghreb (positioning; messaging)
• TESAM Maroc (all services)
• Three VSAT Operators (SpaceCom, Gulfsat Maghreb, Argos)
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• Open competition to all telecommunication activities
• Does not impose the time limits for opening market
segments to competition
• Liberalize price except for those related to the Universal
Service and interconnection
• Set up a financial contribution required by all operators
for the benefit of the Universal Service, land management,
R&D and training.
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• Separate between telecommunication and post activities
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• A Prime Minister Public Agency.
• Prepare studies and regulatory acts for the Telecom
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• Ensure the strict application of the rules.
• Financially autonomous body.
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Tenders preparation for license
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1. License regime
• Public Network using the public
phone domain
• Public Network using the radio
spectrum
2. Authorization regime
• Private Networks
3. Agreement regime
• Radio electric settlement
• Terminal equipment
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4. Declaration Regime
• Value added services
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• Define the obligations of competitive
operators
• Define the role of ANRT as regulator
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Respect principles and rules of interconnection.
Produce all necessary information to the
regulator.
Operators who hold a market share higher than
20% of a telecommunications service must
submit an interconnection offer to the regulator
for approval. Also they shall inform the
regulator regularly of the modifications
concerning the interconnection offers.
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Ensure clear terms, conditions and fair prices
for interconnection
Make sure that the interconnect agreement is in
accordance with the interconnection decree
and approve the interconnection offer
Impose sanctions and penalties for violation of regulation
Play a role of arbitrator in the interconnect dispute
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