#Government
Target:
Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao and the IVth Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste
Region:
East Timor

UNDERSTANDING the IV'th CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT's commitment to uphold the CONCESSION CONTRACT of Telecommunications Services of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste signed by the Ist Constitutional Government of RDTL and PORTUGAL TELECOM INTERNACIONAL on 19 JULY 2002;

AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT BOTH the PROVISION OF EXCLUSIVITY OF 15 YEARS FOR THE INCUMBENT TIMOR TELECOM WHICH WILL CEASE ON 19 JULY 2017 AND THE RECENT ASSURANCES by the GOVERNMENT OF PRIME MINISTER XANANA GUSMÃO NOT TO LIBERALIZE THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR WITHIN THE NEXT (12) MONTHS BASED ON THE RECENT VOWS OF THE DIRECTOR OF PORTUGAL TELECOM TO IMPROVE THE COVERAGE, QUALITY AND SERVICES OF TIMOR TELECOM:

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, CALL ON THE IVTH CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT OF PRIME MINISTER XANANA GUSMAO TO TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION TO CEASE THE CONDITIONS OF THE CONCESSION CONTRACT, NEGOTIATE A SETTLEMENT WITH THE RELEVANT PARTIES AND LIBERALIZE THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET ALLOWING DIGICEL TL INTO THE MARKET WITHIN THE NEXT SIX (6) MONTHS, BY 01 MARCH 2010.

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