Common use of Co-Location Clause in Contracts

Co-Location. 1. Subject to Article 3 (Transitional Arrangements), each Party shall ensure that major suppliers in its territory: (a) provide to suppliers of public telecommunications transport networks or services of other Parties that are facilities-based suppliers in the territory of that Party, physical co-location of equipment necessary for interconnection; and (b) in situations where physical co-location referred to in Subparagraph (a) is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations, co-operate with suppliers of public telecommunications transport networks — or services of other Parties that are facilities-based suppliers in the territory of that Party, to find and implement a practical and commercially viable alternative solution.