Obligations Relating to Interconnection with Suppliers of Public

1. Each Party shall ensure that suppliers of public telecommunications services in its
territory provide, directly or indirectly, interconnection with the suppliers of public
telecommunications services of the other Party.
2. In carrying out paragraph 1, each Party shall ensure, in accordance with its domestic
law and regulations, that suppliers of public telecommunications services in its territory take
reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information of, or
relating to, suppliers and end-users of public telecommunications services and only use such
information for the purpose of providing those services.