Regulation 3 The Obligation to Interconnect
A relevant licence shall include a provision imposing an obligation on the Licensee to negotiate interconnection when requested by another such Public Operator, or, where the relevant licence authorises connection to telecommunication systems or telecommunication apparatus outside the United Kingdom, by a European Public Operator.
The relevant licence may include a condition enabling the Director to agree to limit this obligation:
on a temporary basis where in his opinion there are technically and commercially viable alternatives to the interconnection requested; and
the requested interconnection is in his opinion inappropriate in relation to the resources available to meet the request; and
any limitation imposed by the Director shall be fully reasoned and shall be published in accordance with regulation 8(3) below.
A licence granted to an Operator having Significant Market Power in a relevant market shall include a condition imposing an obligation to meet all reasonable requests for access to the network including access at points other than the network termination points offered to the majority of end-users.