The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)...

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) outlined nontariff barriers that U.S. telecom service and equipment suppliers face (CD March 6 p16) when exporting goods and services. USTR will target efforts to address trade barriers including a European Union proposal to create a Europe-only cloud computing network, Turkey’s blocking Internet-enabled services, restrictions on the provision of VoIP services in China and India and other barriers in other countries, said the office in a Friday news release (http://1.usa.gov/1e5RMR5). “Barriers to trade in telecommunications-related goods and services disproportionately affect U.S. suppliers, given our strong competitive position in these sectors,” said USTR Michael Froman.