interconnection information to an interconnect operator upon receipt of written request. (3) An interconnect operator's request for interconnection shall be given reasonable priority over customer orders of the interconnect provider. Interconnection charges and charging structure. 41. (1) Save as may be provided for in an interconnection agreement, all interconnect providers shall, at the beginning of each year, forward to the relevant licensees a proposal for interconnection rates, terms and conditions that are just, reasonable and non-discriminatory. (2) All charges for interconnection shall be objective, independently verifiable, fair, and shall be charged for each type of telecommunications service related to interconnection and shall not be designed to facilitate cross-subsidies by an interconnect provider of its network. (3) All charges for interconnection shall be structured so as to distinguish and separately price(a) fixed charges for the establishment and implementation of physical interconnection; (b) periodic rental charges for use of facilities, equipment and resources including interconnect and switching capacity; and (c) variable charges for telecommunications services and supplementary services. (4) All interconnection rates and charges for a major telecommunications service provider shall (a) be built up from the cost of separately identifiable network elements and be computed taking into account only those costs directly attributable to interconnection plus a reasonable profit margin; (b) be sufficiently unbundled so that an interconnect operator does not pay charges that 35

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