establishing the point of interconnection.
Requests for
new forms of
interconnect-ion
70. (1) A request by an interconnecting operator
for a new form of interconnection shall be in writing
and provide the network controller with information
about the form of interconnection, the approximate
date the interconnection is required and an
estimate of the capacity required.
(2) The interconnecting operator shall forward a
copy of the request for interconnection to the
Authority.
(3) The network controller shall, within fifteen days
of receipt of the request for interconnection, inform
the interconnecting operator in writing
(a) of its ability to supply the form of inter
connection requested and its schedule of
supply; and
(b)
whether it is able to do so within the time
frame requested by the interconnection
operator.
(4) If a dispute in negotiations arises, either the
network controller or the interconnection operator
may request the Authority’s assistance in resolving
the dispute through mediation.
(5) The Authority shall resolve disputes brought to
it within one hundred and twenty days of its receipt
of the referral or of receipt of information requested
from the parties following the referral.
(6) The network controller shall, where it has
informed the interconnecting operator that it is able
to provide interconnection, ensure that the system
conditioning and provisioning procedures required
to provide the interconnection are undertaken
within forty-five days from the date of notification.
(7) A network controller shall provide ninety days
written notice to an interconnecting operator of any
planned changes to its information and commu
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