Voluntary Negotiation of Interconnection Agreements

Voluntary Negotiation of Interconnection Agreements. Upon receiving a request for interconnection, services, or network elements, an incumbent local exchange carrier may negotiate and enter into a binding agreement with the requesting telecommunications carrier or carriers. The agreement must include a detailed schedule of itemized charges for interconnection and each service or network element included in the agreement. Source: PL 15-35, § 2 (8448), modified.