3 (e) sending a copy thereof to any Person requesting one. A Public Telecommunications Operator in a Dominant Position shall offer upon request Access to its Telecommunications Network on fair and reasonable terms to any Licensed Operator. Such operator shall only be under an obligation to offer Access to the ducts if the Authority considers that there is an essential need for such Access, whereby such demand is deemed to exist in the case of Access for a holder of a mobile Telecommunications Licence. The Authority may publish regulations with regards to Access, including a regulation concerning the reference Access offer similar to a reference Interconnection offer. If the Authority considers the tariffs and the terms and conditions on which Access is offered by an operator in a Dominant Position are unreasonable, it may determine such tariffs and terms and conditions as it considers appropriate, and the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Article shall apply in this respect. (f) A Public Telecommunications Operator that obtains information from another Public Telecommunications Operator during or after negotiations concerning Interconnection or Access procedures shall not use such information for any purpose other than the purpose for which such information is provided, and shall not divulge such information in any way. This restriction also applies to the provision of such information to any other parties or Persons that may derive competitive advantage from such information. (g) A Public Telecommunications Operator may refer to the Authority any dispute that arises between it and any other Public Telecommunications Operator with respect to Interconnection or Access, in order for the Authority to resolve such dispute if no agreement in that respect was reached with the other operator within one month of the commencement of negotiations between the parties. (h) The Authority may issue regulations containing the procedures for Interconnection and Access requests, the timeframe for response thereto and commencement of negotiations, and may issue a guideline regulation concerning the rules on which it shall rely upon for the resolution of disputes in connection with Interconnection and Access. -41Translation dated 12 April 2009 This is an unofficial translation of the Law. It is provided for information purposes only. Reliance may only be placed upon the official Arabic version of the Law published in the Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Any comments on this translation will be gratefully received by the Authority. Please email any comments to: contact@tra.org.bh

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