Interconnection legislation and policies worldwide (non-comprehensive list established by the SRU) [previous page] [TREG Home]
Country
Law /Regulation
Year
Description
Argentina
Resolución 49/91
Condiciones Económicas de Interconexión Definitivas Resolución 61/97
Reglamento General de Interconexión
1997
1997 2000
Australia
Telecommunications Act 1997
Division 5 (Technical Standards about the interconnection facilities) Division 6 (Connection Permits and connection rules)
Austria
Federal Law Relating to Telecommunications
Articles 37 and 38 relate to interconnection
Belgium
Telecommunications law
Arrêté royal 20/04/99
1991
1999
As revised in 1997 Art. 109 ter
Fixes the details and general principles applicable to commercial negotiations that aim to conclude interconnection agreements
Bolivia
Ley No. 1632 - Ley de Telecomunicaciones
1995
Title IV on interconnection
Botswana
Telecommunications Act
1996
Article 47 on network interconnection
Bulgaria
Telecommunications Law
1998
Article 84
Cameroon
Loi n°98/014
Décret n°99/369/PM
Chapter III
Establishing the interconnection regime between telecommunication networks open to the public.
Canada
Telecom Decision CRTC 98-17
VII (Interconnection, Resale and Sharing, and Related Matters)
Dominican Rep.
Ley General de Telecomunicaciones N°153-98
Chapter VIII
El Salvador
Ley de Telecomunicaciones
Art. 20 (obligation to give access), 22 (free negotiation), 91 (interconnection dispute resolution), 109 (interconnection charges)
Ethiopia
Regulations N°47
Part Seven
Finland
Telecommunications Market Act
Chapter 3 (Interconnection of telecommunications networks and telecommunications services)
France
New Ground Rules for Telecommunications
IV (The Principles and Practicalities of Interconnection)
Germany
Ordinance concerning Special Network Access
Part IV (Open Network Provision and Interconnection)
Guatemala
Ley General de Telecomunicaciones
Chapter III (Network Interconnection)
Ireland
Decision Notice D4/ 00
Decision Notice D12/99
Decision Notice 8/99
Decision Notice D6/99
2000
Interconnect for calls destined for Internet services and Number Translation Codes
Telecom Eireanns RIO
Costing Methodologies for use in Accounting Separation The development of Long Run Incremental Costing for Interconnection
Italy
Decree of 23 April 1998
Presidential Decree N. 318
Provisions for the interconnection in the telecommunications sector.
Implementation of Directive 97/33/EC
Japan
Telecommunications Business Law
Basic Rules for Interconnection
Korea (Rep.)
The Telecommunications Business Law
1983
Art. 34 (Interconnection Telecommunications Facilities)
Liechtenstein
Art. 13 (a)
Luxembourg
Loi du 21 mars sur les Télécommunications
Title IV
Mexico
Reglamento de Telecommunicaciones
Chapter 7
Mauritania
Loi 99-019/ relative aux télécommunications
Section 3
Morocco
Décret n°2-97-1025
Interconnection
Netherlands
Chapter 6 (Interconnection and Special Access)
Nicaragua
Ley General de Telecomunicaciones y Servicios Postales
Reglamento General de Interconexión y Acceso
Art. 18, 36, 37
Norway
The Telecommunications Act
Sections. 1-4 and 3-4-K
2001
Panama
Ley No. 31
Art. 42.2
Peru
Decreto Supremo N 020-98-MTC
Art. 37-49
Portugal
Decree Law N 415/98
Singapore
The Telecommunications Act 1999
Provides for the licensing and regulatory powers of the IDA in respect of telecommunication matters.
Slovak Republic
1964
Basic standards - as amended by Act No. 150/1992 Coll. and Act No. 96/1993 of the Legal Code.
Slovenia
Telecommunications Act Draft 3
Art. 72
South Africa
Telecommunications Act No 103 Interconnection guidelines
1996 1999
Art. 43
Spain
Consulta pública
Ley 12/1997
Oferta de Interconexión de Referencia 2000
Consultation on interconnection pricing Telecommunication liberalization
Reference Interconnection Offer from Telefónica de España
Sweden
1993
Section 32-36
Switzerland
Loi sur les télécommunications (LTC)
OST Decree of 6.10.1997
RS 784.101.112/1
RS 784.101.112/2
ORAT Decree of 6.10.1997
Decree of Communications Commission of 17.11.1997
Art. 11
Concerning telecommunications services
Number portability between service providers
The free choice of service provider national and international
Addressing resources in the telecommunications sector
Concerning the LTC
Togo
Décret n°98-089
On interconnection of telecommunication networks.
United Kingdom
Guidelines on Interconnection and Interoperability
United States
Telecommunications Act of 1996
Sec.251
Venezuela
Reglamento de interconexión N.3 275
European Parliament
Directive 97/33/EC
Interconnection in Telecommunications with regard to Ensuring Universal Service and Interoperability through Application of the Principles of Open Network Provision
Commission of the European Communities
Commission Recommendation 98/195/EC
Commission Recommendation on Interconnection in a liberalized telecommunications market
Part 1- Interconnection Pricing
Commission Recommendation 98/511/EC
Commission Recommendation of amending Recommendation 98/195/EC on interconnection in a liberalized telecommunications market
Commission Recommendation 98/322/EC
Commission Recommendation on interconnection in a liberalized telecommunications market
Part 2 Accounting separation and cost accounting
COM/CITEL /doc. 462/99
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