Common use of Network Interconnection Clause in Contracts

Network Interconnection. The licensee, who has authorization for International Long Distance, National Long Distance, Access services, may have only one Switch to provide the ILD, NLD and Access services. Separate accounts of all the services are to be maintained by duly apportioning the costs amongst the various services. However, the Access Service through the said Switch may be provided only if the Licensee has the Access Service authorization for the Service Area in which the switch is located. For this purpose, Media Gateway or its equivalent shall be considered as Switch for which MGC/Soft Switch can be installed anywhere in the country. Separate TAX and Gateway switch is not mandatory. The Licensee may deploy circuit switched or managed Packet Switched network to engineer its NLD networks.