Article 49
Interconnection or access arrangements offered by Dominant Service Providers designated in accordance with the
preceding Article, in addition to meeting the requirements of Article 47 of this By-Law, shall:
1. Meet all requirements of the Law, this By-Law and any regulations, rules and orders issued by the General
Secretariat, including any requirements relating to interconnection or access charges, interconnection provisioning
intervals or quality of service.
2. Be in accordance with any applicable reference interconnection offer approved by the General Secretariat for
the Service Provider.
3. Meet all reasonable requests for interconnection with the Dominant Service Provider’s telecommunications
network, at any technically feasible point, including permitting traffic originating on the Dominant Service
Provider’s network to be terminated on the networks of the interconnecting Service Provider and all other licensed
service providers.
4. Incorporate reasonable terms and conditions, including technical standards and specifications.
Every designated Dominant Service Provider shall ensure that:
1. It applies substantially the same terms and conditions to all service providers requiring interconnection or
facilities access under similar circumstances.
2. It provides interconnection and facilities access to all service providers under substantially the same conditions
and quality as it provides for its own telecommunications service operations or those of its Affiliates.
3. It makes available on request, and without delay, all necessary or reasonably required information and
specifications to service providers who request interconnection or facilities access.
4. It uses information received from a service provider seeking interconnection or facilities access only for the
purposes for which it was supplied and does not disclose the information or use it for any other anti-competitive
purpose.
Article 50
1. The General Secretariat may require that interconnection or access charges of any Dominant Service Provider
be subject to Article 29 of the Law and Articles 56, 57, 58 and 59 of this By-Law. The General Secretariat may
also direct Dominant Service Providers to implement specific interconnection or access charges, or changes to such
charges, as determined by the General Secretariat.
2. Interconnection and facilities access charges of Dominant Service Providers designated in accordance with
Article 48 of this By-Law shall be cost-based and in accordance with rules or standards determined by the General
Secretariat.
3. In establishing charges for interconnection or facilities access, Dominant Service Providers designated in
accordance with Article 48 of this By-Law shall comply with any rules or orders applicable to interconnection or
access, including any pricing, costing and cost separation requirements as prescribed by the General Secretariat.
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