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Section 61
Interconnection obligations of an operator with significant market power
By a decision under section 53, Ficora may impose an obligation on an operator with
significant market power to connect a communications network to the communications
network of another telecommunications operator (interconnection obligation). An operator
shall thus negotiate on interconnection with the other network operator under terms and
conditions consistent with interconnection obligations imposed on it by virtue of said decision.
In addition to the interconnection obligation referred to in subsection 1, Ficora may impose
an obligation to to make their services interoperablewith services of another
telecommunications operator to the extent necessary.
A telecommunications operator on which Ficora has imposed an interconnection obligation
shall comply with the provisions of sections 63 and 64 unless an agreement can otherwise be
reached on the content of the interconnection obligation.
Section 62
Interconnection obligations of a telecommunications operator
By a decision under section 55, Ficora may impose on a telecommunications operator:
1) an interconnection obligation referred to in section 61, if the telecommunications operator
controls user connections to the communications network and if the imposition of the
obligation is necessary to ensure the interconnection of communications networks; and
2) in addition to the interconnection obligation referred to in subsection 1, an obligation to
make their services interoperable with services of another telecommunications operator to the
extent necessary.
Section 63
Establishing interconnection
Interconnection shall be established at the point specified by the network operator requesting
the interconnection unless this is technically inappropriate or unreasonable from the
perspective of the telecommunications operator with the obligation to establish the
interconnection.
Interconnection shall be established as quickly as is technically possible.
The charge for the use of the telephone network of the network operator requesting the
interconnection that is collected from the telecommunications operator with the obligation to
establish the interconnection shall not be unreasonable.
Section 64
Interconnection of international telephone networks
International calls shall be routed to an international telecommunications service via a longdistance telecommunications service selected by the telecommunications operator providing
the international service.
All providers of public international telephone services shall provide access to all local
telephone services.