(b) periodic rental charges for use of facilities, equipment and resources including
interconnect and switching capacity; and
(c) variable charges for telecommunications services and supplementary services.
(3) A licensee shall be free to acquire services from an interconnect provider at any
retail price offered by the interconnect provider without prejudice to any rights to
acquire the same or similar services under an interconnection agreement.
(4) The Commission shall prescribe guidelines on interconnection charging
methodology from time to time.
13. Interconnection procedures.
(1) All requests by an interconnecting licensee for any form of interconnection
shall be in writing and shall provide the interconnection licensee with information
relating to—
(a) the form of interconnection;
(b) the date for the commencement of negotiations;
(c) the approximate date the interconnection is required; and
(d) an estimate of the capacity required.
(2) A copy of the request for interconnection in paragraph (1) shall be forwarded to
the Commission by the requesting party within seven days of the request by the
requesting party.
(3) The interconnect licensee shall inform the interconnecting operator in writing
within fourteen days of receipt of the request for interconnection of its ability and
willingness to supply the form of interconnection requested within the time frames
requested by the interconnecting licensee and its ability to commence negotiations
on the date requested.
(4) Where the parties do not agree on the date to commence negotiations, the
Commission shall facilitate negotiations to an interconnection agreement on a date
specified by the Commission.