(2)
(a)
be consistent with this Act and any regulations, rules and orders made by the
LTA before the date of the offer, including any requirements prescribed
therein relating to interconnection charges and quality of service;
(b)
be no less favourable than any reference interconnection offer that has been
approved by the LTA for the service provider;
(c)
meet all reasonable requests for interconnection with the dominant service
provider’s telecommunications network at any technically feasible point; and
(d)
in all other respects, incorporate reasonable terms and conditions, including
technical standards and specifications.
In addition, every dominant service provider shall ensure that:
(a)
it applies similar conditions to all interconnecting service providers under
similar circumstances;
(b)
it provides interconnection to interconnecting service providers under
substantially the same conditions and of substantially the same quality as it
provides for its own telecommunications services, or those of its affiliates;
(c)
it makes available on request all necessary or reasonably required
information and specifications to service providers requesting
interconnection; and
(d)
it only uses information received from a service provider seeking
interconnection for the purposes for which it was supplied and does not
disclose the information or otherwise use the information to obtain a
competitive advantage.
37.
Interconnection Charges
(1)
Interconnection charges of dominant service providers shall be cost-based and shall comply
with any regulations, rules or orders issued by the LTA, including any pricing, costing and
cost separation requirements so prescribed.
(2)
The LTA may require the interconnection charges of any dominant service provider to be
approved by the LTA in advance, including the power to direct dominant service providers
to implement charges determined by the LTA.
38.
Reference Interconnection Offers
(1)
Dominant service providers shall:
(a)
prepare a reference interconnection offer for approval by the LTA within the
time period prescribed by order of the LTA;
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