Section 65Part 7 — Universal Service, Interconnection, Infrastructure Sharing, Numbering, Etc
Interconnection and infrastructure sharing
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Subject to this section, a licensee that operates a public ICT network shall not refuse, obstruct or in any way impede another licensee in the making of any interconnection with its ICT network or the sharing of any infrastructure and shall, in accordance with this section, ensure that the interconnection or infrastructure sharing provided is made at technically feasible physical points.
A licensee who wishes to make any interconnection or share infrastructure shall make the request for interconnection or infrastructure sharing with another licensee in writing.
A licensee to whom a request is made in accordance with this section shall, in writing, respond to the request within a period of one month from the date the request is made to that licensee and, subject to subsection (5), provide the interconnection or infrastructure sharing service in a reasonable time.
A request by a licensee to make any interconnection or infrastructure sharing with another licensee shall be refused only on reasonable grounds, and such refusal shall be in writing.
Any interconnection or infrastructure sharing provided by a licensee under this section shall be provided at reasonable rates, terms and conditions which are not less favourable than those provided to —
any non-affiliated supplier;
any subsidiary or affiliate of the licensee; or
any other part of the licensee's own business.
Without prejudice to subsection (5), the Authority shall prescribe the cost and pricing standards and other guidelines on which the reasonableness of the rates, terms and conditions of the interconnections or infrastructure sharing will be determined.
A public ICT network provider shall not, in respect of any rates charged by that public ICT network provider for interconnection or infrastructure sharing services, call set up or call termination services provided by that public ICT network provider to another public ICT network provider, vary the rates on the basis of the class of customers to be served or the type of services that the public ICT network provider requesting the interconnection or infrastructure sharing services intends to provide.