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telecommunication facilities,.
(2) Interconnection agreements shall facilitate endtoend connectivity by
ensuring that any call originated on the telecommunications system of an
interconnecting operator is able to be terminated at any point on the
telecommunications system of any other telecommunications service provider on a
nondiscriminatory basis.
(3) The transmission of calls across and within telecommunications
systems shall be seamless to both the calling and called parties.
(4) Procedures for forecasting, ordering and provisioning interconnection
shall be efficient, necessary and occur within reasonable time 5ames.
(5) The facilities or systems used for interconnection shall be provided in
sufficient capacity to enable the efficient transfer of signals between interconnected
telecommunication systems.
(6) Interconnection Agreements
(a)
may not, directly or indirectly
(i)
preclude or frustrate the exercise by any person of rights or priv
ileges afforded under the Act and these Regulations;
(ii)
impose any penalty, obligation or disadvantage on a person for
exercising any rights or privileges under the Act and these
Regulations;
(iii) prohibit a person from providing an interconnection service
which that person is able lawfully to provide; or
(iv) frustrate the provision by a person of a telecommunications
service that the person is able lawfully to provide; and
(b)
shall take into account any other principles and directives as the
Authority may issue from time to time.
(7) The provisions of these Regulations concerning interconnection shall
govern the treatment of interconnection and facilities sharing agreements.
(8) A service acquired as part of interconnection may be used for any law