interconnection information to an interconnect operator upon
receipt of written request.
(3)
An interconnect operator's request for
interconnection shall be given reasonable priority over
customer orders of the interconnect provider.
Interconnection
charges and
charging structure.
41. (1) Save as may be provided for in an
interconnection agreement, all interconnect providers
shall, at the beginning of each year, forward to the relevant
licensees a proposal for interconnection rates, terms and
conditions that are just, reasonable and non-discriminatory.
(2) All charges for interconnection shall be objective,
independently verifiable, fair, and shall be charged for each
type of telecommunications service related to interconnection
and shall not be designed to facilitate cross-subsidies by an
interconnect provider of its network.
(3) All charges for interconnection shall be structured
so as to distinguish and separately price(a)
fixed charges for the establishment and
implementation of physical interconnection;
(b)
periodic rental charges for use of facilities,
equipment and resources including interconnect
and switching capacity; and
(c)
variable charges for telecommunications
services and supplementary services.
(4) All interconnection rates and charges for a major
telecommunications service provider shall (a)
be built up from the cost of separately
identifiable network elements and be computed
taking into account only those costs directly
attributable to interconnection plus a reasonable
profit margin;
(b)
be sufficiently unbundled so that an
interconnect operator does not pay charges that
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