6) Without prejudice to Sub-Article 3(c) of this Article, the Authority shall have the power to determine the Interconnection charges pursuant to Article 43 of the Proclamation. 18. Accounting Separation 1) Where an SMP Interconnection Provider also provides Retail Telecommunications Services, it shall keep separate accounts as if the Interconnection Services were in fact carried out by legally independent companies, so as to identify all elements of cost and revenue attributable to such services. 2) The Authority may, at its own discretion, adopt Directives prescribing how the account separation shall be implemented by Interconnection Providers that also provide Retail Telecommunications Services. PART SEVEN TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF INTERCONNECTION 19. Points of Interconnection 1) The Interconnection seeker shall notify to the Interconnection provider, in sufficient detail, the point or points where it wishes to interconnect, to enable the Interconnection Provider assess the system conditioning and other requirements for establishing such Points of Interconnection (PoIs). 2) Interconnecting Operators shall be responsible for the cost of building and maintaining their own PoIs along with associated equipment and switching capacity to support the interconnection, and for the cost of transporting their own network traffic to the Points of Interconnection. 3) Locations for the PoIs shall include the following: a) Mobile switching centers; b) Media gateways; c) Local exchanges; d) Tandem exchanges; and, e) Any other technical or commercial feasible point. 4) Where an Interconnection Seeker requests that its facilities for interconnection be collocated with the facilities or premises of the Interconnection Provider, such collocation may be provided, and the cost of such collocation shall be mutually agreed by the parties. 20. Quality of Interconnection Services 1) An interconnection agreement shall include minimum standards of service levels, reflect sound international industry practices, and provide reasonable remedies for any failure to meet those service levels. 2) Interconnection quality and service level shall conform with the non-discrimination principle, to ensure that the quality and service level offered by the Interconnection Provider shall be comparable to the quality and service level it supplies to itself or to any other Operator. 11

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