§3106 Review of Trade Agreement Implementation by Trade Representative

Summary

The Trade Representative must include a review of all U.S. trade agreements that cover telecommunications products or services when doing the yearly trade analysis. For each agreement, the Trade Representative must decide if a foreign country is breaking the agreement or keeping U.S. telecom companies from getting the fair, mutually agreed market chances the deal promised. When doing this review, the Trade Representative must look at actual trade patterns (like U.S. exports, sales, and services) that do not match what would be expected given the country’s commitments and competitiveness. The Trade Representative will consult the U.S. International Trade Commission about those patterns. If the Trade Representative finds a violation, that finding is treated as a formal violation of the trade agreement and can lead to U.S. trade enforcement actions. The Trade Representative should first use measures that directly affect telecom trade with the country, unless other sector actions would work better to gain compliance.