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Article 11
Except as otherwise provided hereunder, the equipment configuration and maintenance, location and associated costs of the network interconnection between Type I telecommunications enterprises shall be decided through negotiation.
Calculation of the above-mentioned costs by a dominant market player of Type I telecommunications enterprises shall meet the principles of cost orientation, fair and reasonable, and non-discrimination.
For network interconnection between Type I telecommunications enterprises, space for the installation of related telecommunications equipment shall be offered upon the request of the party that demands network interconnection.
Where Type I telecommunications enterprises have provided evidences that they are unable to offer installation space pursuant to the preceding paragraph, other space shall be offered for the installation of related equipment for network interconnection by the enterprises requesting network interconnection; provided that the related interconnection equipment shall be provided by the enterprise that requests network interconnection.
Article 14
Except as otherwise provided hereunder, the termination rate of Type I telecommunications enterprises shall be determined through negotiation between both parties of the network interconnection.
Calculation of the above-mentioned termination rate shall meet the principle of cost orientation, fairness, reasonableness, and non-discrimination.
The termination rate of fixed network operators with significant market power (SMP) shall be determined pursuant to the following principles in accordance with the cost of the applied relay, transmission, and switching equipment, which shall be reviewed every four years:
1. The termination rate shall be determined by the costs of the unbundled network elements in service; and
2. The cost mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be determined on the basis of TELRIC.
The termination rate ascertained by fixed network operators with significant market power (SMP) shall be verified by the NCC in advance; the commission shall also verify any modification to the rate.
In order to maintain balanced competition, consumer benefits, and other public interests, the NCC may modify the termination rate submitted by fixed network operators with significant market power (SMP) during verification.
The termination rate of 3G operators and mobile broadband operators, except as otherwise provided in regulations or provision, shall be determined in accordance with regulation. The provisions of Paragraph III also apply to the calculation and review of the termination rate.
Article 25
Type I telecommunications enterprises shall establish communications recording equipment, and provide communication records in a proper way for verification by interconnected enterprises.
Type I telecommunications enterprises shall adopt alternative measures in case they are unable to follow the stipulation set forth in the preceding paragraph due to the restriction of network equipment.
The telecommunications records to be verified set forth in Paragraph 1 shall include the telecommunications numbers of the originating party, the telecommunications numbers of the receiving party, the date of communications, and the beginning and the end of communications; where the switching network or receiving network, the records shall include the information regarding the route and circuit thereof.
Type I telecommunications enterprises shall comply with the non-discrimination principle when providing billing services to each other in relation to network interconnection.
In order to verify the billing between Type I telecommunications enterprises, the transit network enterprises shall provide the verified switching communication records of each originating network enterprise as requested by the receiving network enterprises.
The telecommunications network equipment of Type I telecommunications enterprises shall be capable of providing the receiving networks and subscribers with the telecommunication numbers of originating subscribers, which shall be sent to the receiving networks on line in real time when handling the communication calling. If communication is sent by the way of transit, the transit network enterprises shall transfer the telecommunication numbers of originating subscribers to the receiving networks.
The transit network enterprises shall pay international termination access charge to the receiving network enterprises if receiving network enterprises provide the evidence that transit network enterprises have transited traffic with no or incomplete originating subscribers numbers, and the receiving network enterprises are unable to ask for access charge from call-originating telecommunications enterprises.
The telecommunications numbers of subscribers provided in preceding 2 paragraph refer to the telecommunications numbers allocated pursuant to Item 1, Article 20 of this Act.