Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsInterconnection Regulations, 2010Part III : Principles for interconnection agreements13. Point of interconnection |
| 1) | An interconnection agreement must provide for a location that constitutes a point of demarcation between the interconnection provider and the interconnection seeker. These locations may include but are not be limited to: |
| a) | mobile switching centres; |
| b) | media gateways; |
| c) | local exchanges; |
| d) | tandem exchanges; |
| e) | digital switching centres; and |
| f) | Internet exchange points |
| 2) | The interconnection provider must offer interconnection services at any financially and technically feasible point upon request by an interconnection seeker. |
| 3) | The interconnecting parties must agree on operations and maintenance expenses of the facilities necessary to reach the point or points of interconnection. |
| 4) | Where the interconnection provider has informed the interconnection seeker that the requested point of interconnection has insufficient capacity, it must provide to the interconnection seeker details of the nearest point of interconnection. |
| 5) | The interconnection seeker must be afforded an opportunity to make representation to the interconnection provider regarding the nearest suitable point of interconnection. |