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Submission of interconnection disputes to PUC
Cap. 229, s. 23 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) Any disagreements or disputes over interconnection charges, terms and practices of public telecommunication service providers shall be submitted to the PUC for resolution.
(2) In resolving such disputes or disagreements the PUC shall be guided by the following principles–
(a) the terms and practices for interconnection arrangements shall not discriminate 31 unjustifiably between users of interconnection arrangements and similarly situated users;
(b) charges for interconnection services and facilities shall reflect the telecommunication service licensee’s costs defined as the incremental cost, and may include allowance for a reasonable return on capital investment;
(c) differences in charges between different users may only be justified based on cost differences directly attributable to providing interconnection for those users.
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