Telecommunications Services Trade and the WTO Agreement (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Dec. 23, 2002 |
| Report Number |
RS20319 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Bernard A. Gelb, Resources, Science, and Industry Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
| Older Revisions |
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Summary:
World telecommunications services trade is growing and evolving very rapidly, appearing to
corroborate expectations that the 1997 international agreement to liberalize trade in basic
telecommunications services would greatly increase world trade in those services. While the
agreement, under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO), faces many obstacles to full
effectiveness, it is expected to benefit the highly competitive U.S. telecommunications industries and
facilitate world economic growth. Congress, as always, is concerned that trading partners adhere to
their commitments. Essentially no bills in the 107th Congress were directly related to this issue,
however. This report will be updated as events warrant.
