services offered by a telecommunications licensee; “essential service” means any telecommunications service declared by the Commission in the Gazette to be an essential service for the purposes of these Regulations; “interconnect capacity” means a transmission and switching capability and any other facility for connecting telecommunications networks of two or more telecommunications service licensees; “interconnect provider” means a provider of a telecommunications service who, in accordance with a licence issued by the Commission, is required to provide interconnection service to other telecommunications licensees; “interconnect operator” means a provider of telecommunication services who has interconnected or has requested that it be able to interconnect its telecommunications system to the telecommunications system of an interconnect provider; “interconnection agreement” means an agreement, entered into, before or after the coming into force of these Regulations, between interconnect provider and an interconnect operator in relation to the interconnection of their telecommunication systems; “interconnection information” means information in the possession or control of parties to an interconnection agreement or intending to interconnect their telecommunications networks and which may assist such parties to better formulate their interconnection or plans or to establish or maintain their telecommunication systems or a telecommunication service for the purpose of interconnection, which information may include (a) technical, traffic and other relevant information; 29