(3)
(b)
refusing to provide information about a service provider’s own
telecommunications services or telecommunications network or other
facilities that are necessary for the interconnection arrangements;
(c)
misleading or coercing a party into reaching an agreement it would not
otherwise have made;
(d)
interfering in any way with a service provider’s ability to communicate with
the LTA, including having a service provider sign a non-disclosure
agreement that precludes it from providing information requested by the
LTA; or
(e)
refusing to permit amendment of the interconnection agreement to take into
account changes in circumstances, including changes to this Act or any
applicable regulation or rule.
A service provider shall not be required to enter into an interconnection agreement on terms
that would, in its reasonable opinion, and where the LTA has not made an order otherwise:
(a)
cause or be likely to cause material danger, damage or injury to any person or
to any property;
(b)
cause material damage or otherwise interfere with the operation of its
telecommunications network, telecommunications facilities or the provision
of its telecommunications services; or
(c)
not be reasonable, having regard to technical or economic constraints.
(4)
Service providers and other interested parties may at any time request the LTA to issue an
order that clarifies or interprets the interconnection rights or obligations set out in this Act or
any applicable regulations or rules.
35.
Interconnection by Dominant Service Providers
(1)
Sections 36, 37, 38 and 39 apply only to service providers that the LTA has designated as
dominant service providers in one or more telecommunications markets relevant to
interconnection.
(2)
The LTA may issue a regulation, rule or order clarifying the interconnection related
obligations of any dominant service provider.
36.
Requests for Interconnection
(1)
Interconnection arrangements offered by dominant service providers, in addition to meeting
the requirements of Section 34, shall:
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