(1) The Regulator shall, acting in pursuit of its objectives set out in section 12 of the Act of 2002 and Regulation 4, encourage and, where appropriate, ensure, in accordance with these Regulations, adequate access, interconnection and the interoperability of services in such a way as to -

(a) promote efficiency,

(b) promote sustainable competition,

(c) promote the deployment of very-high-capacity networks,

(d) promote efficient investment and innovation, and

(e) give the maximum benefit to end-users.

(2) The Regulator shall provide guidelines and make publicly available the procedures applicable to gain access and interconnection to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises and operators with a limited geographical reach can benefit from the obligations imposed.