services offered by a telecommunications licensee;
“essential service” means any telecommunications
service declared by the Commission in the Gazette to
be an essential service for the purposes of these
Regulations;
“interconnect capacity” means a transmission and
switching capability and any other facility for
connecting telecommunications networks of two or
more telecommunications service licensees;
“interconnect provider” means a provider of a
telecommunications service who, in accordance with a
licence issued by the Commission, is required to
provide
interconnection
service
to
other
telecommunications licensees;
“interconnect operator” means a provider of
telecommunication services who has interconnected or
has requested that it be able to interconnect its
telecommunications system to the telecommunications
system of an interconnect provider;
“interconnection agreement” means an agreement,
entered into, before or after the coming into force of
these Regulations, between interconnect provider and
an interconnect operator in relation to the
interconnection of their telecommunication systems;
“interconnection information” means information in the
possession or control of parties to an interconnection
agreement or intending to interconnect their
telecommunications networks and which may assist
such parties to better formulate their interconnection or
plans
or
to
establish
or
maintain
their
telecommunication systems or a telecommunication
service for the purpose of interconnection, which
information may include (a)
technical, traffic and other relevant
information;
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