Rev. 2011]
Kenya Information and Communications
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interconnected telecommunication systems.
(4) A service acquired as part of interconnection may be used for any
lawful purpose.
9. In similar conditions and similar circumstances, an interconnection Non-discrimination
licensee shall provide interconnection on a nondiscriminatory basis and the and transparency.
interconnection licensee shall ensure that—
(a) the rates it charges do not vary on the basis of the class of customers
to be served;
(b) it provides interconnecting licensees with interconnection facilities
and information under the same conditions and in the same quality
that it affords to its subsidiaries, affiliates, or other similarly situated
interconnecting licensees;
(c) it avails to interconnecting licensees all necessary information and
specifications related to interconnection; and
(d) customers of an interconnecting licensees receive treatment that
is no less favourable than the treatment which it affords to its own
customers or the customers of its subsidiaries, affiliates, or other
similarly situated interconnecting licensees.
10. (1) Parties to an interconnection agreement shall comply with all Quality of service.
relevant service standards of the International Telecommunications Union
and other technical standards that the Commission may publish from time to
time.
(2) A licensee shall ensure that the prescribed quality of service is not
impaired on interconnection.
11. (1) In order to achieve the quality of inter-operability to the prescribed Network upgrading.
level a licensee shall—
(a) notify the Commission and all other licensees interconnecting
in the network, of any planned change in the network capacity,
technology, structure and configuration, at least three months prior
to the planned change; and
(b) provide details relating to any change in the licensee’s network,
including traffic forecast to the Commission at least three months
prior to the planned change.
12. (1) All charges for interconnection services shall—
(a) be objective, independently verifiable and fair;
(b) be charged for each type of telecommunications service related
to interconnection;
Interconnection
charges structure.