Electronic and Postal Communications (Access, Co-location and Infrastructure
sharing)
G.N. No. 429 (contd)
“network service licensee” means a holder of a network service
licence;
“physical co-location” means a type of co-location where the
party controlling the building, tower, or other structure
in or on which another party switches, antennas, or other
electronic
communications
equipment
are
accommodated, also allows the other party to operate
those
switches, antennas, or other electronic
communications equipment;
“remote co-location” means co-location where the equipment of
the interconnection demanding operator is installed in a
location near the premises of the interconnection
providing operator and a transmission medium is used to
realize the physical interconnection;
“ site” means a place where a wireless communications network
facility or group of similar facilities are located;
“sharing agreement” means an agreement between an
infrastructure provider and a infrastructure acquirer for
sharing the infrastructure provider’s communication
network facilities;
“sharing request” means a written request from the
infrastructure acquirer to the infrastructure provider to
share a communications network facilities;
“virtual co-location” means co-location where equipment is
placed in the equipment line-up of the interconnection
providing operator and is maintained by that operator.
PART II
GENERAL DUTY ON ACCESS, CO-LOCATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING
Provision
of
infrastructure
sharing
and co-
4.-(1)
Any licensee who owns, leases or manages
infrastructure is obliged to negotiate and enter into a sharing
agreement, upon request with respect to access, co-location and
sharing of tangible or intangible communications facilities.
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