EXHIBIT A.3 SUMMARY OF THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES IN HONG KONG
TYPE OF SERVICE
A.
LOCAL SERVICES
i. FRANCHISED SERVICES
B.
Local telephony
LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS
TYPE OF CONTROL
Telephone Ordinance
Telecommunications
Ordinance Section 8(3)
Exclusive franchise over local telephonic services to 1995
Scheme of Control on the rate of return on Shareholders Funds
Leased circuits
Faxline & Datel lines
International voice
PNETS charges
ii. OBLIGATORY SERVICES
International data
Datapak
Some PMBXS
Some telephone
equipment
Data and facsimile
Agreement to provide certain services
outside the Scheme of Control
40:60 Formula
Deregulated
iii. NON FRANCHISED
SERVICES
CPE
Exemption from licensing Order
Deregulated
Public Non-Exclusive
Value Added services Telecommunications
Other data services
INTERNATIONAL SERVICES
Licence
Telecommunication
Ordinance
International voice
telephony
International leased
lines
Telex
Telegraph
Exclusive licence
granted by the
Governor in Council to CWHK until 2006
Tariffs must be within a scale of charges approved in writing by the Telecommunications
Authority
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