A public network operator has the following rights and obligations with respect to interconnection—
(a) to act in a manner that enables interconnection to be established as soon as reasonably practicable;
(b) to promptly provide interconnection at cost-oriented rates to any other public network operator that requests it;
(c) to promptly receive interconnection at cost-oriented rates from any other public network operator;
(d) to provide timely forecasts of usage to the interconnection provider and shall be required to cover the costs that the interconnection provider incurs to meet forecasted needs even if the forecasted traffic fails to materialize;
(e) to configure its network to enable—
(i) transmission, and
(ii) switching or routing,
of voice, data and images over its networks;
(f) to exchange signalling information using standard signalling systems;
(g) to provide call-termination services to any other public network operator that requests the call-termination services;
(h) to provide to an interconnecting operator written notice of any breach of an interconnection agreement and a reasonable period of time to cure the breach before terminating an interconnection agreement in accordance with the procedure set out in regulation 23;
(i) to make it possible for customers to complete international calls using public network operators of the customer's choice, and the choice is to be available on a call-by-call basis, with the call being completed without the requirement either of second dial tone or manual intervention.