3658 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 175

13. STANDARDS

13.1 The Service Operator shall not Connect anything to a Telecom ROC’s Network at a Service Delivery Point and a Telecom ROC shall not Connect anything to the Service Operator’s Network at a Service Delivery Point except in accordance with the PTC Specifications. Each Telecom ROC shall co-operate with the Service Operator and the Service Operator shall co-operate with each Telecom ROC in a bona fide manner towards achieving compliance with the PTC Specifications in the Connection of the Service Operator’s Network to each Telecom ROC’s Network.

13.2 The Service Operator will certify to the Principal ROC at the beginning of the term of this Agreement that the Service Operator’s Network complies with the PTC Specifications. All ROCs acknowledge that the Service Operator’s qualified communications personnel are competent to certify compliance of the Service Operator’s Network with the PTC Specifications.

13.3 The Service Operator and each Telecom ROC shall be responsible for all maintenance, repair and testing of the Service Operator’s Network and each Telecom ROC’s Network respectively during the term of this Agreement to ensure that they comply at the Service Delivery Points with the PTC Specifications and CCITT recommendations and with their respective obligations under Clause 12 and Clauses 13.5 to 13.10 (inclusive).

13.4 The Service Operator and each Telecom ROC shall carry out testing in accordance with the requirements of Item 2 of Schedule F.

13.5 The parties shall comply with the technical requirements set out in Schedule H.

13.6 The Service Operator shall ensure that all Calls comply in level and frequency with the requirements of PTC 102 Figure 4.

13.7 The parties shall use their best endeavours to minimise distortion on Calls crossing a Service Delivery Point. In particular the Service Operator shall ensure a limitation of the QDU level specified in Item 2 of Schedule H for all Calls to or from Telecom Group’s international network which pass in and out of any Point of Interconnection.

13.8 Where a Call may eventually be transmitted to Telecom Group’s international network, the parties shall use reasonable endeavours to ensure that they comply with:

13.8.1 CCITT recommendations; and

13.8.2 the principles and requirements of any co-respondent agreements between Telecom Group and overseas networks as notified to the Service Operator by the Principal ROC from time to time.

13.9 The Service Operator shall use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the quality of the conveyance of Calls to be accepted from a Telecom ROC’s Network and delivered to the recipient of the Call (or to another Service Delivery Point), is maintained between the point of acceptance of the Call from that Telecom ROC and the point of delivery of the Call. Each Telecom ROC shall use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the quality of the conveyance of Calls to be delivered to the Service Operator’s Network (of the recipient of the Call, as the case may be) is maintained between the point of acceptance of the Call from the Service Operator’s End User (or the Service Operator’s Network, as the case may be), and the point of delivery of the Call to the Service Operator’s Network (or the recipient of the Call, as the case may be).

13.10 The Service Operator will ensure that the numbering system of the Service Operator’s Network is technically compatible with the numbering system of each Telecom ROC’s Network. The Principal ROC and the Service Operator will each provide to the other numbering plan information for routing table configuration, and if the Principal ROC determines that it is necessary in connection with emergency 111 services, the Service Operator will provide geographical information relating to the Service Operator’s numbering plan.

13.11 The Service Operator will not:

13.11.1 use the prefix number “0900” in connection with the Service Operator’s Network Service;

13.11.2 use the prefix number “0800” in connection with the Service Operator’s Network Service, without the prior written consent of the Principal ROC, such consent to be subject to such conditions as Telecom shall determine including (without limitation), the condition that the Service Operator will not bill the calling party for calls prefixed by an 0800 number.

14. TELECOM ROC’S USE OF SERVICE OPERATOR’S PREMISES

14.1 The Service Operator shall no later than 5 Working Days prior to the Installation Date for an Interconnect Link which is part of a Telecom ROC’s Network prepare and have available for that Telecom ROC:

14.1.1 the premises more particularly described in Schedule G specified for that Telecom ROC to accommodate the Service Delivery Point (to be Connected to that Interconnect Link), and such other items of that Telecom ROC’s Equipment which are required to be situated on the Service Operator’s Premises;

14.1.1.1 to enable Connection of the Service Delivery Point to other parts of Telecom ROC’s Network; or

14.1.1.2 because such items of that Telecom ROC’s Equipment must be situated within close proximity of the Service Delivery Point;

14.1.2 other services and facilities reasonably required by that Telecom ROC to provide that Telecom ROC’s Network Service including:

14.1.2.1 all necessary electrical power (including any special mains power, direct current power and earthing arrangements), reticulation, lighting, air conditioning and fire protection equipment;