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Philippines: New interconnection regulations Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) will release new regulations to limit anti-competitive activities.

The new rules on reference access offers (RAOs) will be a template for interconnection agreements that sets out the pricing, terms and conditions an operator could offer another operator or value-added service provider for access to its network, facilities, systems or customer base.

The NTC said effective interconnection is essential to sustainable competition in the telecommunications sector. The regulator added that technological changes, market expansion and the emergence of new services highlight the need for more substantive regulations governing network access and interconnection.

Under the draft circular, all operators would be required to submit to the NTC a RAO for all applicable access services within 90 days from the effective date of the circular. Access services that must be included in RAOs include fixed and mobile network termination service, mobile internet, broadband and mobile data termination service.

Source: The Manila Times - WDR/Intelecon Regulatory News.