Regulations Governing Network Interconnection among Telecommunications Enterprises Article 13

Related service fees for network interconnection are as follows:1. Network interconnection setup charge: it refers to the one-time cost for network interconnection establishment between Type I telecommunications enterprises.2. Access charge: it refers to the cost calculated on the basis of duration of the network communications using network interconnection.3. Transit charge: it refers to the charge paid to the other Type I telecommunications enterprise, through whose network the communication between networks of two Type I telecommunications enterprises are completed for the networks of two enterprises, which are partly or completely not well interconnected.4. Connection charge or other equipment rents: it refers to the cost for leasing links or other equipment in order to construct the network interconnection circuits.5. Other auxiliary charge: it refers to the costs for providing other services.The fees in the preceding paragraph shall be handled as follows:1. The access charge and connection charge are assumed by the party that receives the tariff; nevertheless, specific agreement follows if there is any negotiation with the connection charge by the interconnecting enterprises.2. The transit charge is assumed by the party that leads to the reason for the switching, and it shall be determined through negotiation if there is no reason for the switching.3. Other costs shall be assumed by the party that requires interconnection and results in the cost increase of the other party.If the traffic volume between two networks exceeded the bearing capacity of the direct interconnection circuit or bandwidth and requires network switch, the resulted cost shall be negotiated by related enterprises, and the provisions of Item 2 in the preceding paragraph are not applicable.