Electronic Communications Act, 2008 ACT 775 (4) A request for interconnection, transmission and routing of service may only be refused on reasonable technical or financial grounds which must be stated in writing. (5) The network operator or service provider shall (a) comply with guidelines and standards established by the Authority in Regulations or another relevant law to facilitate interconnection, (b) on request provide points of interconnection in addition to those offered. generally to other network operators or service providers, subject to rates that reflect the network operator's or service provider's total' economic cost of constructing additional facilities necessary to satisfy the request, (c) provide the elements of interconnection to other network operators and service providers, in a manner that is at least equal in both quality and rates to that provided by that network operator or service provider to (i) its own business units, (ii) body corporate with which it is affiliated, or (iii) any other party to which the network operator or service provider provides interconnection and without regard to the types of users to be served, or the types of services to be provided, by the other operator or service provider, (d) promptly negotiate, on the request by another network operator or service provider, and endeavour to conclude, an agreement with regard to the charges and the technical and other terms and conditions for the elements of interconnection subject to paragraph (g), (e) submit to the Authority a copy of any agreement concluded under paragraph (d) within seven days after the conclusion to enable the Authority to determine whether the agreement complies with the guidelines established under this Act, (f) offer, on a non-discriminatory basis, the terms and conditions of an agreement concluded under paragraph (d) or required by a decision made under paragraph (g) to any other network operator or service provider seeking interconnection, 25