fail to interconnect within a reasonable timeframe, or as specified in this Directive, and where appropriate, set the terms and conditions of interconnection; and, d) Intervene on its own initiative, or at the request of a party to an agreement, to resolve an interconnection dispute in accordance with the dispute resolution procedure provided in this Directive. PART THREE GENERAL INTERCONNECTION PRINCIPLES 6. Transparency 1) The Authority’s process in reaching decisions on interconnection matters shall be open and transparent. 2) An Interconnection Provider shall publish a RIO approved by the Authority and shall make it available to the Interconnection Seeker free of charge. 3) The Authority shall publish the approved RIO on its website. 7. Non-Discrimination The non-discrimination principle requires that the terms and conditions of interconnection for all current and future services, and evolution of services and network technologies, including technical standards, reliability, quality of service and compensation, shall be comparable to how the Interconnection Provider supplies those same Interconnection Services to itself, or to any other Operator. 8. Cost Orientation Interconnection Providers shall charge justifiable and reasonable charges that are cost-based, and not unduly discriminatory among Interconnection Seekers. 9. Interconnecting Telecommunications Operators’ Rights and Obligations 1) A Telecommunications Operator has, irrespective of the supporting technology employed, the right to demand interconnection from another Telecommunications Operator, and the right and the obligation, when requested, to negotiate interconnection, and interconnect at technically feasible locations, with another Telecommunications Operator. 2) Interconnecting Operators shall have the right to request, and receive, relevant information from each other in order to plan, construct, install, or maintain, each operator’s Telecommunications Network. 3) Interconnecting Operators shall use information received pursuant to this Directive solely for the purpose for which it was supplied, and use reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality of such information. 3