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:
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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.
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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.
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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 intends to provide such services on the territory
of Spain or via the Spanish telecommunication network.
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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.