US embassy cable - 05BRATISLAVA498

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SLOVAK LICENSING CONDITIONS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Identifier: 05BRATISLAVA498
Wikileaks: View 05BRATISLAVA498 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Bratislava
Created: 2005-06-29 08:56:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: ECPS ETRD EU LO
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

290856Z Jun 05
UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000498 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR EB/CIF: FINTON 
DEPT PLEASE PASS TO USTR MCHALE, NEUREITER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECPS, ETRD, EU, LO 
SUBJECT: SLOVAK LICENSING CONDITIONS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
 
REF: STATE 114687 
 
Per reftel, Econoff posed questions to Anton Smitka, 
Director General of the Post and Telecommunications Division 
of the Ministry of Transport.  Smitka stated that, according 
to Slovak law, license charges cannot exceed the essential 
administrative costs to the Ministry.  The charges may 
include costs associated with international cooperation and 
harmonization, market analysis, and the monitoring and 
control of fulfillment conditions and other controls over 
the market.  Smitka added that Slovakia does not impose any 
capitalization or bonding requirements. 
 
THAYER 
 
 
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