Neelie Kroes, the retiring EU Competition Commissioner, was surely right to demand some divestiture of branches from the biggest groups, though arguably she did not go far enough.

Commitments

This trial system was licensed by the FCC to ATT for commercial use in 1982 and, as part of the divestiture arrangements for the breakup of ATT, the AMPS technology was distributed to local telcos.

Commitments could range from substantial liberalization to commitments binding existing regimes.

International Commitments

Financial commitments

International commitments

(s) Commitments

(g) Commitments

(k) Commitments

International Commitments.

International Commitments.

The proposals range from clustering commitments (as opposed to taking subsector specific commitments) and harmonizing all commitments for this sector to developing an understanding' on the scope of commitments under CRS.

The orderly divestiture of policy, training and compliance responsibilities will then follow in parallel with an enhanced focus on the Division's responsibilities, as outlined in paragraphs 53 and 54 of the report of the Secretary General (ibid.).

Item 3 Funding commitments

International obligations and commitments

Keep Europe s Commitments to Turkey

Three commitments are particularly important.

(iv) Burkina Faso's bilateral commitments.

Millennium Development Goals our commitments

These remain our commitments on the basis of these commitments we remain open to a variety of partnerships.

We must find a way to translate our common commitments and common obligations into national strategies and national commitments.

5. Welcomes the following voluntary commitments

Across the world, commitments are forthcoming.

2005 24 Funding commitments to UNFPA

Item 17 Funding commitments to UNFPA

Developing countries, too, have made serious commitments to their own people, and the primary responsibility for fulfilling those commitments is theirs.

Seven of the offers contain new commitments (i.e. the Member in question had not had any commitments in the sector before).

VIII. INITIAL MEASURES AUTHORIZING COMMITMENTS FOR THE

Two of the commitments refer specifically to

Policies and measures to fulfil the commitments

National Commitments to the Advancement of Women

We undertook commitments at Monterrey for 2006.

Donors must strive to honour their commitments.

The European Union has made similar commitments.

But we must also fulfil past commitments.

Accounting for commitments against future financial periods

Both cases highlighted the difficulty of foreseeing the potential implications of scheduled commitments and the need to exercise care in scheduling the commitments.

Investment banks commitments to leveraged buyouts became liabilities.

Those commitments will be respected and even exceeded.

Those commitments must be reflected in practical measures.

Consideration of commitments for subsequent periods for Parties

The international community must honour its collective commitments.

Status of implementation of agreed commitments and objectives

So far, the distribution sector has attracted relatively few commitments (currently, only 52 schedules for 63 Members include commitments in this sector and only 39 developing countries, 20 of which as a result of accession, have commitments in the sector).