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Copies of TA's Statement may be obtained from Senior Administrative Officer (Legislation & Planning) Miss Eliza Yau on tel 2961 6602 and fax 2803 5112.
Note to Editors:
Following is an executive summary of the statement on Interconnection and Related Competition Issues by the Telecommunications Authority, Mr Alexander Arena, today (Tuesday):
Executive Summary
The introduction of fixed telecommunications network services (FTNS) competition requires the resolution of a number of complex technical and commercial issues. After reviewing the progress of commercial negotiations among the fixed telecommunications operators [Hong Kong Telephone Company (HKTC), Hong Kong Telecom International (HKTI), and the three new entrants], the Telecommunications Authority (TA) is issuing this Statement to assist in the resolution of some of these issues and to progress future commercial negotiations on these and related matters.
The TA is of the view that :
while some progress has been achieved so far in commercial negotiations, much more needs to be done quickly and the TA now proposes that this statement assists to determine an industry position on a number of outstanding matters;
calling line identification (CLI) data is integral to the efficient operation of modern telecommunications networks:
CLI should be made available by all fixed telecommunications network services (FTNS) licensees to other FTNS licensees on a ubiquitous basis;
all FTNS licensees should be required to abide by a CLI Code of Conduct on customer information obtained through CLI exchange; and
the Code would be developed by the TA in consultation with all network licensees by 31 May 1995;