Electronic and Postal Communications (Access, Co-location and Infrastructure
sharing)
G.N. No. 429 (contd)
to the nearest located Internet Exchange Point.
Sharing
Agreement
Negotiation
procedure
8.-(1) An infrastructure acquirer is required to submit
an infrastructure sharing request to an infrastructure provider
providing relevant details and any other information required by
infrastructure provider to start the feasibility study on its
network to allow the infrastructure sharing.
(2) Within twenty one working days from the date of
receipt of the infrastructure acquirer’s request, the infrastructure
provider is required to complete the feasibility study and
provide its decision to the infrastructure acquirer in writing on
any of the following(a) confirming the availability of the facilities and
proposal to start the procedure to complete a
sharing agreement;
(b) confirming the availability of the facilities with
suggested amendments to the application and
proposed date to start the procedure to complete a
sharing agreement;
(c) rejecting a sharing request.
(3) After negotiation of sharing agreement, parties are
required to sign the sharing agreement within twenty one
working days from(a) the date of the acceptance letter of the
infrastructure provider; or
(b) the date the infrastructure provider receives the
letter from the infrastructure acquirer accepting
the suggested amendments.
(4)
The infrastructure sharing agreement shall be
submitted to the Authority for approval.
Mandate
on colocation
9.-(1)
The Authority may direct network facilities
licensee to enter into co-location arrangements.
(2) An infrastructure provider who has been mandated
to provide co-location to network facilities shall be entitled to
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