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one of the following options:
2. Each Party shall ensure that a supplier of public
telecommunications networks or services in its territory does not (a) a reference interconnection offer approved by the Party’s
use or provide commercially sensitive or confidential information telecommunications regulatory body or any other
of, or relating to, users acquired as a result of interconnection interconnection offer containing the rates, terms and
arrangements other than for the purpose of providing these conditions that the major supplier offers generally to
services. suppliers of public telecommunications services;

Obligations relating to major suppliers (b) the terms and conditions of an interconnection agreement
that is in effect; or
3. Each Party shall ensure that a major supplier in its territory
provides interconnection for the facilities and equipment of (c) a new interconnection agreement through commercial
suppliers of public telecommunications networks and services of negotiation.
another Party at any technically feasible point in the major
supplier’s network. Such interconnection shall be provided: 5. Each Party shall ensure that the procedures applicable for
interconnection to a major supplier are made publicly available.
(a) under non-discriminatory terms, conditions (including
technical standards and specifications) and rates; 6. Each Party shall ensure that a major supplier in its territory makes
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publicly available either its interconnection agreements or
(b) of a quality no less favourable than that provided by the reference interconnection offer or any other interconnection offer.
major supplier for its own like services, for like services of
non-affiliated service suppliers, or for its subsidiaries or
other affiliates; Article 10: Provisioning and Pricing of Leased Circuit Services

(c) on a timely basis, and on terms and conditions (including Each Party shall ensure that a major supplier in its territory provides
technical standards and specifications) and at cost- suppliers of public telecommunications networks or services of another
oriented rates that are transparent, reasonable, having Party with leased circuit services that are public telecommunications
regard to economic feasibility, and sufficiently unbundled services, on a timely basis, and on terms and conditions and at rates that
so that the supplier of public telecommunications networks are reasonable, non-discriminatory, and transparent.
or services of another Party need not pay for network
components or facilities that it does not require for the
services to be provided; and Article 11: Co-location

(d) upon request, at points in addition to the network 1. Each Party shall ensure that a major supplier which has control
termination points offered to the majority of suppliers of over essential facilities in its territory allows suppliers of public
public telecommunications networks and services, subject telecommunications networks or services of another Party
to charges that reflect the cost of construction of necessary physical co-location of their equipment necessary for
additional facilities. interconnection on a timely basis, and on terms and conditions
(including technical feasibility and space availability where
4. Each Party shall ensure that a major supplier in its territory applicable) and at rates that are reasonable, non-discriminatory,
provides suppliers of public telecommunications services of and transparent.
another Party with the opportunity to interconnect their facilities
and equipment with those of the major supplier through at least 2. Where physical co-location is not practical for technical reasons
or because of space limitations, each Party shall endeavour to

6 For greater certainty, interconnection rates may be commercially negotiated between ensure that a major supplier in its territory provides an alternative
suppliers of public telecommunications networks or services. solution, on a timely basis, and on terms and conditions and at

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