Mexico—Measures Affecting Telecommunication Services
World Trade Organization Panel
WT/DS204/R (June 1, 2004)

- Written by Josh Lee, JD
Facts
Mexico (defendant) was a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), along with the United States (plaintiff). Under the GATS, Mexico made a number of commitments related to telecom services, including providing market access to domestic connections on a cost-oriented basis and ceasing certain anti-competitive behavior. AT&T believed that the interconnection charges were too high and not cost-oriented. United States companies also believed that certain arrangements made between domestic Mexican telecommunications providers related to requirements for transferring incoming and outgoing calls were essentially an anti-competitive form of market sharing and price fixing. The companies sought assistance from the United States Trade Representative, which then filed a challenge to these practices with the World Trade Organization.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning ()
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