Interconnection. General Terms and Conditions 1. Each Party shall ensure that a major supplier is required to provide interconnection at any technically feasible point in the network. Such interconnection is provided: (a) under non-discriminatory terms, conditions, including technical standards and specifications, and rates, and of a quality no less favorable than that provided for its own like services, for like services of non-affiliated service suppliers, or for like services of its subsidiaries or other affiliates; (b) in a timely manner, on terms and conditions, including technical standards and specifications, and at cost-oriented rates, that are transparent, reasonable, having regard to economic feasibility, and sufficiently unbundled so that the supplier need not pay for network components or facilities that it does not require for the service to be provided; and (c) upon request, at points in addition to the network termination points offered to the majority of users, subject to charges that reflect the cost of construction of necessary additional facilities. Public Availability of the Procedures for Interconnection Negotiations 2. Each Party shall make publicly available the applicable procedures for interconnection negotiations with a major supplier in its territory. Transparency of Interconnection Arrangements 3. Each Party shall ensure that a major supplier in its territory makes publicly available either its interconnection agreements or a reference interconnection offer.
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Samples: Trade Agreement, Trade Agreement, Trade Agreement
