ANNEX A ILLUSTRATION OF CATEGORIES OF INTERCONNECTION SERVICES AND DEFINITIONS The following categories of services are offered as an illustration of the kinds of common interconnection services this Directive applies to. 1) Wholesale Fixed Call Termination Service: Refers to a call conveyance service provided by a Telecommunications Operator that offers fixed voice service (the “Terminating Operator”) to its subscribers. The service is provided to another Telecommunications Operator, but may also include another operator located outside of Ethiopia. The Terminating Operator’s network is handed over a call that originated on another operator’s network, including calls originating outside of Ethiopia. The Terminating Operator conveys that call over its network and terminates it on the called party, which is a subscriber of the Terminating Operator. 2) Wholesale Mobile Call Termination Service: Refers to a call conveyance service provided by a Telecommunications Operator that offers mobile voice service (the “Terminating Operator”) to its subscribers. The service is provided to another Telecommunications Operator, but may include another operator located outside of Ethiopia. The Terminating Operator’s network is handed over a call that originated on another operator’s network, including calls originating outside of Ethiopia. The Terminating Operator conveys that call over its network and terminates it on the called party, which is a subscriber of the Terminating Operator. 3) Short Messaging Service (SMS) Termination Service: Is a message conveyance service provided by a Telecommunications Operator. The service is provided to another Telecommunications Operator, but may also include another operator located outside of Ethiopia. The Terminating Operator’s network is handed over a SMS that originated on another operator’s network. The Terminating Operator conveys that SMS over its network and terminates it on the receiving party, which is a subscriber of the Terminating Operator. 4) Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) Termination Service: Is a message conveyance service provided by a Telecommunications Operator. The service is provided to another Telecommunications Operator, but may also include another operator located outside of Ethiopia. The Terminating Operator’s network is handed over a MMS that originated on another operator’s network. The Terminating Operator conveys that MMS over its network and terminates it on the receiving party, which is a subscriber of the Terminating Operator. 5) Wholesale Transit Interconnection: Refers to a call conveyance service, provided by a Telecommunications Operator whose network is not present where the call originated, and neither is the Terminating Operator. The service is provided to another Telecommunications Operator or another operator located outside of Ethiopia. 6) Wholesale Fixed Call Origination Service: Refers to a call conveyance service, provided by a Telecommunications Operator that offers fixed voice service to its subscriber (the “Originating Operator”). The Originating Operator conveys the call on its network to a point of interconnection where it hands over the call to another operator for wholesale transit or wholesale call termination. The wholesale fixed call origination service is required to enable provision of Carrier Selection Service. This service allows subscribers physically connected to a 15