Those licensees listed in Regulation 7(4) must develop their own RIO for the Authority's approval. The RIO must include at least the following:
| 1.1 | General Legal Principles |
| • | Definitions of terms and abbreviations; |
| • | Requirements concerning the exchange and use of information for the purpose of interconnection; and |
| 1.2 | Initiating Negotiations and Proposing Amendments |
| • | Procedure for initiating negotiations as well as that for amending interconnection agreements, including: |
| • | how a request for interconnection is to be made; |
| • | to whom a request for interconnection is to be sent; and |
| • | the information that needs to be included in the application. |
| 1.3 | Description of Interconnection Services to be provided |
| • | List of interconnection services offered; |
| • | Full description of each interconnection service; and |
| • | Conditions governing access to services. |
| 1.4 | Schedule of Charges for Interconnection Services |
| • | Commercial and financial matters, including billing and collection procedures, and payment terms and conditions; |
| • | The full charge for each interconnection service. Where relevant charges should: |
| • | be broken down into or built up from the charges for the network components; |
| • | include an indication of any surcharges; and |
| • | include an indication of charging unit/s (e.g. per second); |
| • | Mechanisms for the review of charges; and |
| • | 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 |
| • | Comprehensive technical description of the interconnect interface(s), including the signalling protocol(s) used; |
| • | 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; |
| • | Description of the physical arrangements for interconnection; |
| • | Description of traffic routing arrangements; |
| • | Details regarding access to numbers by the parties; |
| • | Requirements to ensure network security or integrity; and |
| • | The quality, availability, security, efficiency, and synchronisation of the services provided. |
| 1.6 | Arrangements for the Establishment of Interconnection |
| • | Conditions governing service provision; |
| • | Traffic forecasting requirements and arrangements; |
| • | Arrangements for testing the operation of interfaces and the interoperability of services; |
| • | Fault management procedures (recording and clearing); and |
| • | Conditions governing bank guarantees, if any. |
| 1.7 | Other Legal and Procedural Issues |
| • | Provisions on procedures for review, termination, and amendment of interconnection agreements; |
| • | Limitation of liability and indemnity between licensees; |
| • | Dispute resolution arrangements and procedures, including the right of either party to request the Authority to intervene to resolve a dispute. |
