A licensee listed in regulation 7(4) of the Regulations must develop their own RIO for the Authority's approval. The RIO must include at least the following:
| 1.1 | General Legal Principles |
| 1.1.1 | Definitions of terms and abbreviations; |
| 1.1.2 | Requirements concerning the exchange and use of information for the purpose of interconnection; and |
| 1.1.3 | Data exchange formats. |
| 1.2 | Initiating Negotiations and Proposing Amendments |
Procedure for initiating negotiations as well as that for amending interconnection agreements, including:
| 1.2.1 | How a request for interconnection is to be made; |
| 1.2.2 | To whom a request for interconnection is to be sent; and |
| 1.2.3 | The information that needs to be included in the application. |
| 1.3 | Description of Interconnection Services to be provided |
| 1.3.1 | List of interconnection services offered; |
| 1.3.2 | Full description of each interconnection service; and |
| 1.3.3 | Conditions governing access to services. |
| 1.4 | Schedule of Charges for Interconnection Services |
| 1.4.1 | Commercial and financial matters, including billing and collection procedures, and payment terms and conditions; |
| 1.4.2 | The full charge for each interconnection service. Where relevant charges should: |
| 1.4.2.1 | be broken down into or built up from the charges for the network components; |
| 1.4.2.2 | include an indication of any surcharges; and |
| 1.4.2.3 | include an indication of charging unit/s (e.g. per second); |
| 1.4.3 | Mechanisms for the review of charges; and |
| 1.4.4 | 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 |
| 1.5.1 | Comprehensive technical description of the interconnect interface(s), including the signalling protocol(s) used; |
| 1.5.2 | 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; |
| 1.5.3 | Description of the physical arrangements for interconnection; |
| 1.5.4 | Description of traffic routing arrangements; |
| 1.5.5 | Details regarding access to numbers by the parties; |
| 1.5.6 | Requirements to ensure network security or integrity; and |
| 1.5.7 | The quality, availability, security, efficiency, and synchronisation of the services provided. |
| 1.6 | Arrangements for the Establishment of Interconnection |
| 1.6.1 | Conditions governing service provision; |
| 1.6.2 | Traffic forecasting requirements and arrangements; |
| 1.6.3 | Arrangements for testing the operation of interfaces and the interoperability of services; |
| 1.6.4 | Fault management procedures (recording and clearing); and |
| 1.6.5 | Conditions governing bank guarantees, if any. |
| 1.7 | Other Legal and Procedural Issues |
| 1.7.1 | Provisions on procedures for review, termination, and amendment of interconnection agreements; |
| 1.7.2 | Limitation of liability and indemnity between licensees; |
| 1.7.3 | Penalty clauses; and |
| 1.7.4 | Dispute resolution arrangements and procedures, including the right of either party to request the Authority to intervene to resolve a dispute. |
[Annexure B substituted by regulation 8 of Notice R5646, GG51718, dated 9 December 2024 - effective 1 July 2025]
