# The Telecommunications (Interconnection) Regulations 1997, Part II


Other issues the coverage of which is to be encouraged in interconnection agreements—
(a) description of interconnection services to be provided;
(b) terms of payment, including billing procedures;
(c) locations of the points of interconnection;
(d) technical standards for interconnection;
(e) interoperability tests;
(f) measures to comply with essential requirements;
(g) intellectual property rights;
(h) definition and limitation of liability and indemnity;
(i) definition of interconnection charges and their evolution over time;
(j) dispute resolution procedure between parties before requesting national regulatory authority intervention;
(k) duration and renegotiation of agreements;
(l) procedures in the event of alterations being proposed to the network or service offerings of one of the parties;
(m) achievement of equal access;
(n) provision of facility sharing;
(o) access to ancillary, supplementary and advanced services;
(p) traffic/network management;
(q) maintenance and quality of interconnection services;
(r) confidentiality of non-public parts of the agreement;
(s) training of staff.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2931/schedule/4/part/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/telecommunications-interconnection-regulations-1997/schedule-4/part-II
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