7) the obligation related to the recovery of costs for access or interconnection and price controls as well as the
obligation related to cost orientation of charges and cost accounting systems in accordance with § 52 of this Act;
8) the obligation relating to functional separation in accordance with § 55 of this Act.
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(2) The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority may impose obligations not specified
in subsection 1 of this section on an undertaking with significant market power. In such case the Consumer
Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority shall take guidance from the provisions provided for in
subsection 8 of § 481of this Act.
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§ 51. Obligations related to interconnection of networks and equipment and provision of access thereto on
undertaking with significant market power
(1) In the framework of the obligation specified in clause 5 of subsection 1 of § 50 of this Act, the Consumer
Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority may additionally require an undertaking with significant market
power to:
[RT I, 15.12.2021, 1 – entry into force 01.02.2022]
1) provide a communications undertaking with access to specific network elements or network facilities,
including full access or shared access to the local loop or local sub-loop;
[RT I, 23.03.2011, 1 – entry into force 25.05.2011]
11) provide another communications undertaking with access to elements and services of an active or virtual
communications network;
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12) provide another communication undertaking with mandated access to buildings, irrespective of whether the
assets that are affected by the obligation are part of the relevant market in accordance with the market analysis,
provided that the obligation is necessary and proportionate to meet the objectives provided in § 134 of this Act;
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2) negotiate in good faith with communications undertakings requesting access;
3) maintain already granted access;
4) provide specific services on a wholesale basis for resale of such services by communications undertakings;
5) grant open access to technical interfaces, protocols or other key technologies that are indispensable for the
interoperability of services or virtual network services;
[RT I, 17.05.2016, 1 – entry into force 13.06.2016]
6) to provide co-location or other forms of facility sharing, including sharing of ducts, buildings or masts;
7) provide services necessary to ensure interoperability of end-to-end services to end-users, including facilities
for intelligent network services or roaming service on mobile networks;
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8) provide access to operational support systems or similar software systems necessary to ensure fair
competition in the provision of services;
9) interconnect networks or network facilities;
10) [repealed – RT I, 15.12.2021, 1 – entry into force 01.02.2022]
11) [repealed – RT I, 15.12.2021, 1 – entry into force 01.02.2022]
12) provide access to an associated service.
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(11) When considering whether the provisions of subsection 1 of this section are necessary and proportionate
to the objectives provided in § 134 of this Act, the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority
analyses whether other forms of access to wholesale services, either on the same or on a related wholesale
market, would be sufficient to address the identified problem in the end-user's interest. The specified analysis
includes commercial access offers, the access provided in Chapter 6 of this Act or existing or planned access to
other wholesale inputs pursuant to this section.
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(2) When conducting the analysis provided in subsection 11of this section, the Consumer Protection and
Technical Regulatory Authority asses primarily the following conditions:
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1) the technical and economic feasibility of using or installing competing facilities, in the light of the rate
of market development and taking into account the nature and type of interconnection and access involved,
including feasibility of access to ducts;
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11) the expected technological development affecting the design and management of communications
networks;
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12) the need to ensure technology neutrality enabling the communications undertakings to design and manage
their own communications networks;
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