The Telecommunications (Interconnection) Regulations 1997

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. The Obligation to Interconnect

5. 4. Significant Market Power

6. 5. The Interconnection Requirements

7. 6. General Responsibilities of the Secretary of State and of the Director

8. 7. Essential Requirements

9. 8. Publication of information by the Director

10. 9. Technical standards

11. 10. Collocation and facility sharing

12. 11. Numbering

13. 12. Universal Service contributions

14. 13. Modification of licences to include the interconnection conditions

15. Signature

16. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       1. PART I

       2. PART II

          1. The leased lines service

       3. PART III

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       1. 1. provide (i) fixed or (ii) mobile public switched telecommunications networks...

       2. 2. provide leased lines to users' premises;

       3. 3. are authorised in a Member State of the Community to...

       4. 4. provide publicly available fixed or mobile telecommunications services or both...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       1. PART I

          1. 1. Non Discrimination and Information

          2. 2. The Licensee shall make available on request to organisations considering...

          3. 3. The Licensee shall provide to the Director copies of interconnection...

          4. 4. Information received by the Licensee from an organisation seeking interconnection...

       2. PART II

          1. 1. Interconnection Charges and Cost Accounting Systems

          2. 2. The Licensee shall publish in accordance with regulation 8 a...

          3. 3. The Licensee’s charges shall, in accordance with European Community law,...

          4. 4. The Licensee shall have a cost accounting system which in...

       3. PART III

          1. 1. Accounting Separation

          2. 2. The Licensee shall keep separate accounts, drawn up, submitted to...

       4. PART IV

          1. Financial Information

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Framework for Negotiation of Interconnection Agreements

       1. PART I

       2. PART II

    5. SCHEDULE 5

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       Conditions Inserted in Schedule 1 to the Relevant Licence

17. Explanatory Note