Common use of General Terms and Conditions 1 Clause in Contracts

General Terms and Conditions 1. Each Party shall ensure that a major supplier in its territory is required to provide interconnection at any technically feasible point in the network. Such interconnection shall be provided: (a) under non- discriminatory terms, conditions (including technical standards and specifications), and rates; (b) of a quality no less favorable than that provided for its own like services, for like services of non-affiliated service suppliers, or for like services of its subsidiaries or other affiliates; (c) in a timely fashion, on terms, conditions (including technical standards and specifications), and cost-oriented rates, that are transparent, reasonable, having regard to economic feasibility, and sufficiently unbundled so that the supplier need not pay for network components or facilities that it does not require for the services to be provided; and (d) upon request, at points in addition to the network termination points offered to the majority of users, subject to charges that reflect the cost of construction of necessary additional facilities. Public Availability of the Procedures for Interconnection Negotiations 2. Each Party shall make publicly available the applicable procedures for interconnection negotiations with a major supplier in its territory. 3. Each Party shall ensure that a major supplier in its territory makes publicly available either its interconnection agreements or a reference interconnection offer. Transparency of Interconnection Arrangements 2 For Colombia, the term "anticompetitive cross-subsidization" shall be interpreted as including margin squeeze.