A licensee listed in regulation 7(4) of the Regulations must develop their own RIO for the Authority's approval. The RIO must include at least the following:
| 1.1 |
General Legal Principles |
| 1.1.1 |
Definitions of terms and abbreviations; |
| 1.1.2 |
Requirements concerning the exchange and use of information for the purpose of interconnection; and |
| 1.1.3 |
Data exchange formats. |
| 1.2 |
Initiating Negotiations and Proposing Amendments |
Procedure for initiating negotiations as well as that for amending interconnection agreements, including:
| 1.2.1 |
How a request for interconnection is to be made; |
| 1.2.2 |
To whom a request for interconnection is to be sent; and |
| 1.2.3 |
The information that needs to be included in the application. |
| 1.3 |
Description of Interconnection Services to be provided |
| 1.3.1 |
List of interconnection services offered; |
| 1.3.2 |
Full description of each interconnection service; and |
| 1.3.3 |
Conditions governing access to services. |
| 1.4 |
Schedule of Charges for Interconnection Services |
| 1.4.1 |
Commercial and financial matters, including billing and collection procedures, and payment terms and conditions; |
| 1.4.2 |
The full charge for each interconnection service. Where relevant charges should: |
| 1.4.2.1 |
be broken down into or built up from the charges for the network components; |
| 1.4.2.2 |
include an indication of any surcharges; and |
| 1.4.2.3 |
include an indication of charging unit/s (e.g. per second); |
| 1.4.3 |
Mechanisms for the review of charges; and |
| 1.4.4 |
Billing services for third parties, where relevant (e.g. if operator is billing on behalf of resellers, other individual ECS or other individual ECNS). |
| 1.5 |
Technical Characteristics |
| 1.5.1 |
Comprehensive technical description of the interconnect interface(s), including the signalling protocol(s) used; |
| 1.5.2 |
Full details of the availability and location of points of interconnection which shall include public Internet Exchange Points ("IXPs") at which the licensee has a presence; |
| 1.5.3 |
Description of the physical arrangements for interconnection; |
| 1.5.4 |
Description of traffic routing arrangements; |
| 1.5.5 |
Details regarding access to numbers by the parties; |
| 1.5.6 |
Requirements to ensure network security or integrity; and |
| 1.5.7 |
The quality, availability, security, efficiency, and synchronisation of the services provided. |
| 1.6 |
Arrangements for the Establishment of Interconnection |
| 1.6.1 |
Conditions governing service provision; |
| 1.6.2 |
Traffic forecasting requirements and arrangements; |
| 1.6.3 |
Arrangements for testing the operation of interfaces and the interoperability of services; |
| 1.6.4 |
Fault management procedures (recording and clearing); and |
| 1.6.5 |
Conditions governing bank guarantees, if any. |
| 1.7 |
Other Legal and Procedural Issues |
| 1.7.1 |
Provisions on procedures for review, termination, and amendment of interconnection agreements; |
| 1.7.2 |
Limitation of liability and indemnity between licensees; |
| 1.7.3 |
Penalty clauses; and |
| 1.7.4 |
Dispute resolution arrangements and procedures, including the right of either party to request the Authority to intervene to resolve a dispute. |
[Annexure B substituted by regulation 8 of Notice R5646, GG51718, dated 9 December 2024 - effective 1 July 2025]
Mutual Banks Act, 1993
