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after the Due Date of the late invoice, such number of days to be calculated in accordance with the following formula:

a - b

Where:

a is the number of days from and including the scheduled invoice date for the late invoice referred to in Clause 6.14.1 to and including the date of delivery of the late invoice to the Service Operator;

b is the number of days from and including the scheduled invoice date referred to in Clause 6.14.1 for the late invoice to and including the expiry of the 2 Working Day period referred to in Clause 6.14.3.

6.15 Where an amount due from a Telecom ROC to the Service Operator under Clauses 6.6.3 or 6.10 remains unpaid on the sixth Working Day after the date of resolution of the dispute, then that Telecom ROC shall be liable to pay to the Service Operator interest on that amount at the Bill Rate (as at the date 6 Working Days after the date of resolution of dispute) plus 5 percent per annum, such interest to be charged from and including the date 6 Working Days after the date of the resolution of the dispute.

6.16 Where the Service Operator fails to pay any amounts due under this Agreement on or before the date of expiry of 10 days from the date of service on the Service Operator of a notice from the Telecom ROC of its intention to suspend or restrict that Telecom ROC’s Network Service, that Telecom ROC may, without terminating this Agreement, suspend or restrict the provision of all or any part of that Telecom ROC’s Network Service at any time. The acceptance by a Telecom ROC of any payment of part of the amounts owing to that Telecom ROC by the Service Operator later than 10 days after the date of service of a notice under this Clause 6.16 or the continued provision of that Telecom ROC’s Network Service after the date 10 days after the service of such a notice shall not constitute a waiver of that Telecom ROC’s rights under this Clause 6.16. A notice served under this Clause 6.16 shall set out details of the amounts unpaid, and shall be served in accordance with the provisions of Clause 19.2, but shall not be served earlier than:

6.16.1 in the case of amounts which remain unpaid after the Due Date of the relevant invoice, the day after the Due Date;

6.16.2 in the case of amounts due from the Service Operator to the Telecom ROC under Clauses 6.6.1 or 6.7 which remain unpaid on the sixth Working Day after the date of resolution of the dispute, the day 6 Working Days after the date of resolution of the dispute.

6.17 The Service Operator shall continue to be liable to pay for any charges incurred between the time of suspension, restriction or termination of a Telecom ROC’s Network Service and the actual discontinuance of that Telecom ROC’s Network Service.

7. CHARGING OF SERVICE OPERATOR’S CUSTOMERS

7.1 The Service Operator shall arrange for all charging of the Service Operator’s Customers.

8. ACCESS CODE

8.1 The Service Operator shall have no title or interest in any Access Code or listing associated with a Telecom ROC’s Network Service.

8.2 Subject to Clauses 8.3 and 8.4, Telecom may not change an Access Code without first obtaining the prior written consent of the Service Operator to the change, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. In the event that such consent is obtained, the Principal ROC shall give to the Service Operator reasonable notice before the implementation of the change.