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revenue-sharing arrangements;
           (v)  discounts applicable;
         1.       make available on its website, information and tools to assist Users and Unaffiliated Entities to anticipate the price they will have to pay for the use of Covered Services, which enables them to assess:
           (i)  the expected cost impact of any pricing changes; and
           (ii)  the expected cost impact associated with new products and initiatives; and
           (iii) the impact of discounts, rebates and revenue-sharing arrangements for different User groups and different activity profiles; and
         1.       maintain and publish policies and procedures for implementing changes to the pricing of its Covered Services which ensure, as far as practicable, that any such changes do not have the effect of shifting material revenue streams to entities other than Covered Licensees; and
         2.       maintain and publish a model for the internal allocation of all costs (including the cost of allocated capital, and policies to govern the transfer of prices between the relevant CS Service Provider and Associated Entities) incurred by the CS Service Provider and Associated Entities that:
           (i) allocates such costs both:
              (A) between the relevant CS Service Provider and Associated Entities; and
              (B) to the services which give rise to those costs; and
           (ii) ensures:
              (A) where possible, costs are directly allocated to the services which give rise to the costs; and
              (B)  shared costs are allocated based on appropriate, proportionate and transparent metrics; and
         1.        maintain and publish a methodology for determining the prices of its Covered Services that demonstrates that the expected revenue from the provision of Covered Services reflects the efficient costs of providing those services, including a return on investment commensurate with the commercial risks involved; and
         2.       ensure that any fee change for its Covered Services and any fees imposed for new Covered Services is consistent with subrule (1), and publish on its website a document explaining the basis of any such changed or new fees, including, but not limited to:
           (i)  an explanation of the relevant metrics and other evidence used as a basis for the fee change; and
           (ii)  an explanation of how the fee change complies with the policies and procedures referred to in paragraph (d); and
         1.       maintain records that demonstrate how it is complying with paragraph (a), and retain those records for a period of at least 5 years; and
         2.        negotiate commercially and in good faith with an Unaffiliated Market Operator, Unaffiliated CS Facility Operator or Data Accessing Entity regarding fees and other financial contributions charged for extensions to Covered Services requested by the Unaffiliated Market Operator or Unaffiliated CS Facility Operator or Data Accessing Entity; and
         3.        maintain accurate records that explain how it has negotiated with Unaffiliated Market Operators, Unaffiliated CS Facility Operators