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(3)
(4)
the Authority may deem to be in the public interest, as well as with
providers of value added services, on reasonable and nondiscriminatory
terms
Copies of agreements referred to in subsection (1) together with a summary
of their principal terms shall be submitted to the Authority; and the
Authority may publish such agreements in the Gazette.
Where public telecommunication service providers fail to agree on charges
and terms and conditions of interconnection within the time period
prescribed by the Authority, the Authority may, on its own motion, or
pursuant to a request from one or both operators under section 37, establish
binding charges and terms and conditions of interconnection in accordance
with this section and the requirements of the Authority.
Where a completed agreement for interconnection fails substantially to
comply with the principles of inter connection established by this Act and
the Authority, the Authority may, on its own motion or pursuant to a
complaint by an interested party, and after affording the patties an
opportunity to be heard, order a modification of the terms.
Submission of interconnection disputes to Authority
37.
(1)
Any disagreements or disputes over interconnection charges, terms and
practices of public telecommunication service providers shall be submitted
to the Authority for resolution.
(2)
In resolving such disputes or disagreement the Authority shall be guided
by the following principles
(a) the terms and practices for interconnection arrangements shall not
discriminate between users of interconnection arrangements and
similarly situated users;
(b) charges for interconnection services and facilities shall reflect the
public telecommunication services licensee’s costs defined as the
incremental cost, and may include allowance for a reasonable return
on capital investment;
(c) differences in charges between different users may only be justified
based on cost differences directly attributable to providing
interconnection for those users.
Submission of agreements governing external interconnections
38
(1)
Any agreement between a local and a foreign public telecommunication
service licensee shall be submitted to the Authority for approval or
modification of any terms, including accounting rates and settlement
arrangements, agreed upon by the parties; but such an agreement shall
not be effective until approval or modification by the Authority.
(2)
Public telecommunication service licensees shall comply with international