Electronic Communications Act, 2008
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criminatory and equitable basis and charges payable shall be determined
on a cost-sharing basis.
(4) At the request of the parties, the Authority may assist in negotiating an agreement between them.
(5) A network operator or public utility may deny access to a facility
or utility installation only where it demonstrates that the facility or utility
installation has insufficient capacity, taking into account its reasonably
anticipated requirements, or where there are reasons of safety, security,
reliability or difficulty of a technical or engineering nature.
(6) The Authority may regulate the rates, terms and conditions
for access to a facility or utility installation, and shall ensure that the
rates, terms and conditions are just and reasonable and to the greatest
extent possible, based on a cost-sharing formula.
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(7) In carrying out its functions under this section, the Authority
may adopt necessary and appropriate procedures to resolve disputes concerning the rates, terms and conditions.
(8) The owner of a shared facility shall be responsible for the
maintenance of the facility and the responsibility for the connection and
engineering of other occupiers equipment shall be by agreement of the
parties.
(9) Under this section, access to facilities does not include interconnection.
Access to international transmission capacity
22. Access to international transmission capacity shall be made available
to all service providers in a cost-based, transparent, and non-discriminatory
manner determined by the Authority.
Universal service, universal access and tariffs
Universal service
23. (1) The Authority shall determine the public telecommunications
services in respect of which the requirement of universal service shall
apply, taking into account the needs of the public, affordability of the
service and advances in technologies.
(2) Universal service includes, at a minimum, a high quality public
telephone service, that offers
(a) a free telephone directory for subscribers of the service,
(b) operator assisted information service,
(c) free access to emergency number information,
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