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Public telecommunications operators should not discriminate between users when providing
leased lines. Conditions of access to such lines should be observed with transparency and
fairness.
Public telecommunications operators must provide information on the availability and tariffs
of leased lines to the Regulatory Board in accordance with the format and procedures
specified by the Regulatory Board. All changes to the information are also notified to the
Regulatory Board.
Failure to provide the information required by paragraph (4) of this Article results in a fine
assessed in accordance with Article 63 of this law.
Article 38
Dominant organizations publish tariffs for leased lines. Those tariffs are based on the costs
incurred in providing such lines together with a reasonable rate of return and are independent
of any use to which any user wishes to put the leased line. Tariffs must specify at least an
initial connection charge and a periodic rental charge. Failure to provide tariff information is
punishable in accordance with Article 63 of this law.
The provision of leased lines by dominant organizations are subject to Article 30 of this law.
CHAPTER VIII . ITERCOECTIO
Article 39
All public telecommunications operators should, if requested in writing by other public
telecommunications operators, interconnect their networks with those of the other operators.
Technical and commercial arrangements for interconnection must be concluded by written
agreement between the relevant telecommunications operators.
Interconnection can not be refused if the request is reasonable with regard to applicant’s
requirements and the public telecommunications operator’s capacity to satisfy them. The
reasons which give rise to a refusal must be explained in detail to the applicant in writing.
If agreement can not be reached between telecommunications operators, any operator may
refer the matter to the Regulatory Board.
If the Regulatory Board is unable to facilitate the conclusion of an agreement, the Board may
in the interests of all users in the Republic, impose interconnection terms on both parties
which are as far as possible objective, fair and reasonable and do not discriminate between the
operators.
The Minister, by Ministerial decree, sets out the general conditions and pricing principles
which an interconnection agreement must satisfy.