excessive charges resulting from the service provider’s dominant position. Such an order
shall prescribe the tariff change to be made and shall identify the basis and reasons for the
required change.
(4)
Tariffs that are subject to filing with and approval by the LTA shall enter into force only
after they have been approved by an order of the LTA. Any agreement or other commercial
arrangement between service providers and any customer to apply any tariff other than one
approved by the LTA, or to apply any terms or conditions contrary to a tariff approved by the
LTA, is prohibited and unenforceable.
43.
Publication of Tariff Information
(1)
The LTA may publish tariffs or tariff related information filed by a dominant service
provider pursuant to Section 42 (1), including for the purpose of obtaining customer or other
public comment on the proposed tariff.
(2)
The tariffs of all service providers shall be published as required pursuant to Section 56.
44.
Tariffs for Services to Other Service Providers
Tariffs charged by a dominant service provider to other service providers:
(a)
shall be filed with and subject to approval by the LTA in accordance with
Section 42 (1); and
(b)
shall comply with any orders made by the LTA in relation to such tariffs.
45.
General Principles for Tariff Regulation
(1)
The LTA may issue an order to adopt any method of tariff regulation that is consistent with
this Act, including, but not limited to, price cap regulation, rate-rebalancing and other forms
of cost-based regulation.
(2)
The LTA shall consult with service providers before it adopts any new method of tariff
regulation pursuant to Section 45 (1).
46.
Cost Studies
(1)
The LTA may issue an order requiring a dominant service provider to prepare or otherwise
participate in the development of a cost study of its telecommunications services, if the LTA
determines that a cost study would be an effective and appropriate means of preventing anticompetitive conduct or implementing any scheme of tariff regulation.
(2)
The LTA shall consult with the service provider required to participate in a cost study, and
other interested parties, before it makes an order requiring the study.
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