Interconnection of Networks

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An undertaking providing a public network shall have the right and, upon the request of other undertaking providing public networks, obligation to negotiate network interconnection and, if feasible, to interconnect its network with the network of the requesting undertaking on the basis of a contract. Undertaking providing public networks which control the access to at least one terminal point of the network identified by one or more numbers in the numbering plan shall be obliged to interconnect their networks, if requested so by any of them in order to enable the users of individual networks and publicly accessible services to communicate with each other and ensure interoperability of services.

An undertaking providing a public network shall have the right and, upon the request of another undertaking providing a public network in any state of the European Union based on a general authorisation, obligation to negotiate network interconnection and, if feasible, to interconnect its network with the network of the requesting undertaking on the basis of a contract. The undertaking asking for access or interconnection does not have to have a authorisation to do business in the member state in which it asks for access or interconnection, provided it does not provide services or operate a network in the given member state.

Information provided to undertaking during the process of negotiating the interconnection of public networks may be used only for the purpose for which the information was provided, and must not be misused by third parties for the purposes of achieving a competitive advantage. The present provision shall not apply to information pursuant to Section 38, Subsection 2.

Interconnection of public networks must be available in usual points of interconnection and in the quality, which shall not be worse than the operation of the network for the own needs of the undertaking or for provision of the public network and service to the companies it controls. The undertaking shall be responsible for interoperability of the interconnection on the side of the public network it operates, up to the point of interconnection.

An undertaking providing public network shall be obliged to enable interconnection:

1. Under technical requirements resulting from the technical standards and technical specifications pursuant to Section 13, Subsection 2, Letter s) ensuring interoperability of services, and under transparent and non-discriminatory conditions,

2. In a reasonable period of time and under reasonable contractual conditions, whereas the interconnection must not be conditioned by payment for those parts of the public network or for those facilities that are not necessary for provision of the public service;

3. Also in other locations than in usual points of interconnection of public networks if the undertaking providing a public network requests so and covers the essential costs of such interconnection.

The undertaking shall be obliged to submit the concluded contract on interconnection of networks to the Office within 15 days following its conclusion. The Office shall publish notification of conclusion of a contract on interconnection of networks, including basic technical and economic conditions of interconnection. The Office shall allow everyone requesting so to look into the contracts, except for those parts of the contracts which will be marked by contracting parties as business confidentiality. The price for interconnection is not subject to business confidentiality.