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.
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