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Telecom interconnection: compare the operator agreement
An interconnection agreement defines how identified networks and services exchange traffic and divide operating duties. Compare interfaces, capacity, measurement, settlement and incident handling using the actual contract versions. France and Switzerland provide different statutory access and dispute routes. Record the right relied upon alongside the negotiated terms; an initial access determination and a dispute over an existing agreement require separate legal analysis.
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What physical and logical interfaces define the agreement?
France: connect physical and logical interfaces with a dated technical annex. Switzerland: retain the actual agreed interconnection points and specifications as well; a proposed interface must remain distinguishable from an accepted and operating connection.
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Which networks and services must interoperate?
France: identify operators, networks and services within the interconnection agreement under L34-8. Switzerland: identify the same concrete communications and the invoked LTC framework; a generic service contract does not define these network interfaces.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L34-8-I, L36-8-IARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
What physical and logical interfaces define the agreement?
France: connect physical and logical interfaces with a dated technical annex. Switzerland: retain the actual agreed interconnection points and specifications as well; a proposed interface must remain distinguishable from an accepted and operating connection.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L34-8-I, L36-8-IARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
Interconnection interface and obligation comparison
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- Jurisdiction
- France
- Networks and services
- Networks A and B, voice S1
- Interface and capacity
- Point I1, technical schedule T1
- Price and measurement
- Tariff F1, traffic logs R1
- Quality and incidents
- Restoration under clause Q1
Record the right relied upon alongside the negotiated terms; an initial access determination and a dispute over an existing agreement require separate legal analysis.
How are capacity, traffic measurement and technical changes agreed?
France: compare agreed capacity, traffic units, measurement and change procedures. Switzerland: preserve those contractual terms and their actual versions; a technical log alone does not demonstrate every responsibility or prove acceptance of a changed configuration.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L34-8-I, L36-8-IARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
Preparation reference: Interconnection interface and obligation comparison
| Preparation question | Point to verify |
|---|---|
| Which networks and services must interoperate? | France: identify operators, networks and services within the interconnection agreement under L34-8. Switzerland: identify the same concrete communications and the invoked LTC framework; a generic service contract does not define these network interfaces. |
| What physical and logical interfaces define the agreement? | France: connect physical and logical interfaces with a dated technical annex. Switzerland: retain the actual agreed interconnection points and specifications as well; a proposed interface must remain distinguishable from an accepted and operating connection. |
| How are capacity, traffic measurement and technical changes agreed? | France: compare agreed capacity, traffic units, measurement and change procedures. Switzerland: preserve those contractual terms and their actual versions; a technical log alone does not demonstrate every responsibility or prove acceptance of a changed configuration. |
| Which charges and records support settlement and invoice disputes? | France: reconcile contract price, period, measured traffic and invoice components. Switzerland: retain the same supplied settlement evidence; the worksheet determines neither a regulatory interconnection price nor a payable amount where contractual or measurement bases are unknown. |
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L34-8-I, L36-8-IARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
Which charges and records support settlement and invoice disputes?
France: reconcile contract price, period, measured traffic and invoice components. Switzerland: retain the same supplied settlement evidence; the worksheet determines neither a regulatory interconnection price nor a payable amount where contractual or measurement bases are unknown.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L34-8-I, L36-8-IARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
An interconnection agreement defines how identified networks and services exchange traffic and divide operating duties. Compare interfaces, capacity, measurement, settlement and incident handling using the actual contract versions. France and Switzerland provide different statutory access and dispute routes. Record the right relied upon alongside the negotiated terms; an initial access determination and a dispute over an existing agreement require separate legal analysis.
Who bears outage, quality and restoration duties?
France: connect service-quality terms, outage notices, escalation and restoration commitments. Switzerland: compare the corresponding agreed duties and observed events; an outage alone does not establish every alleged breach, responsibility or contractual compensation amount.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L34-8-I, L36-8-IARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
What separate numbering and portability arrangements remain necessary?
France: separate numbering entitlement and portability arrangements from the interconnection itself. Switzerland: the technical prescription also identifies operational roles and agreements for portability; a connection does not establish every number right or every routing event.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L34-8-I, L36-8-IARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
Which statutory access or market-power basis is actually invoked?
France: identify the precise statutory access basis and its scope instead of relying on an unsupported dominance allegation. Switzerland: distinguish dominant-supplier access under LTC 11 from interoperability under LTC 21a, which can apply without the same dominance prerequisite.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L34-8-I, L36-8-IARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
Does the dispute concern initial access or execution of an existing agreement?
France: L36-8 gives Arcep competence for specified conclusion or execution disputes. Switzerland: distinguish initial access determination from LTC 11b civil disputes concerning agreements or access decisions. The agreement-comparison record does not itself determine jurisdiction or constitute the regulator application.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L34-8-I, L36-8-IARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
Which official references should you consult?
- Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L34-8-I, L36-8-Iwww.legifrance.gouv.fr
- ARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022www.arcep.fr
- Loi sur les télécommunications : 11www.fedlex.admin.ch
- PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2www.bakom.admin.ch
Texts cited last checked: 3 November 2026
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What physical and logical interfaces define the agreement?
France: connect physical and logical interfaces with a dated technical annex. Switzerland: retain the actual agreed interconnection points and specifications as well; a proposed interface must remain distinguishable from an accepted and operating connection.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L34-8-I, L36-8-IARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
Which charges and records support settlement and invoice disputes?
France: reconcile contract price, period, measured traffic and invoice components. Switzerland: retain the same supplied settlement evidence; the worksheet determines neither a regulatory interconnection price nor a payable amount where contractual or measurement bases are unknown.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L34-8-I, L36-8-IARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
What separate numbering and portability arrangements remain necessary?
France: separate numbering entitlement and portability arrangements from the interconnection itself. Switzerland: the technical prescription also identifies operational roles and agreements for portability; a connection does not establish every number right or every routing event.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L34-8-I, L36-8-IARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
Does the dispute concern initial access or execution of an existing agreement?
France: L36-8 gives Arcep competence for specified conclusion or execution disputes. Switzerland: distinguish initial access determination from LTC 11b civil disputes concerning agreements or access decisions. The agreement-comparison record does not itself determine jurisdiction or constitute the regulator application.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L34-8-I, L36-8-IARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2