The Telecommunications (Licence Modification) (Paging Operator Licences) Regulations 2000

Condition 17

REQUIREMENT TO SEND INDIVIDUAL AGREEMENTS TO THE DIRECTOR AND TO PUBLISH THEM

17.1  On entering into an Interconnection agreement (including amendments), pursuant to Condition 13 or 16, the Licensee shall send a copy of such agreement (including amendments), to the Director.

17.2  Either party to an agreement or amendment referred to in Condition 13.1 or 16.1 above may, within 14 days of entering into such agreement or amendment make a representation to the Director that any part of such agreement or amendment deals with its commercial strategy and require the Director to make a determination to that effect.

17.3  A determination made in response to a requirement under paragraph 17.2 above shall specify any exclusions to be made from the agreement or amendment before it is published under paragraph 17.4 below. However, details of Interconnection charges, terms and conditions and any contributions to a universal service fund cannot be excluded from publication of the agreement or amendment.

17.4  The Licensee shall:

(a) where no request has been made under paragraph 17.2 above, as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event not earlier than 14 days and not later than 28 days after entering into an agreement or amendment pursuant to Condition 13.1 or 16.1; or

(b) where a request has been made under paragraph 17.2 above, as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event not before receipt of a determination and not later than 14 days thereafter;

publish the agreement or amendment in the following manner. Except to the extent that the Director may consent to an alternative location or method of publication, the Licensee shall make available in a publicly accessible part of every Major Office, in such manner and in such place that it is readily available for inspection free of charge by members of the general public during such hours as the Secretary of State may by order prescribe that the register of Licences and final and provisional orders is to be open for public inspection under section 19(4) of the Act, or in the absence of any such order having been made by the Secretary of State during normal office hours, a list of all such agreements and amendments together with a notice of the address and telephone number of the person to whom any request for a copy of any or all of such list, agreements or amendments, or any part of them, may be made.

17.5  The Licensee shall send a copy of the list referred to in paragraph 17.4 above, or (following publication) any agreement or amendment or part of them to any person who may request it within 7 working days of receipt of the request.

17.6  The Licensee shall, within a reasonable period following a request, send to any person requesting Interconnection all necessary information and specifications, in order to facilitate the conclusion of an agreement, including, to the extent that the Director may otherwise consent, information on changes planned for implementation within the next six months.

17.7  Any information received by a Licensee from any person for the purposes of any provision in Part A shall be used only for the purpose for which it was supplied. The Licensee shall not pass such information on to other departments within the Licensee’s organisation, subsidiaries or partners for which such information could provide a competitive advantage.

17.8  The Licensee shall comply with any request by the Director under regulation 6(5) of the Interconnection Regulations to inspect in its entirety any Interconnection agreement entered into by the Licensee.