Electronic and Postal Communications (Interconnection)
G.N. No. 425 (contd)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
date of the request;
the date for which interconnection is required;
the suggested date for commencement of
negotiations; and
the estimate of the interconnection capacity
required.
(2) Subject to the provision of sub regulation (10), the
interconnection seeker shall notify the Authority on the request.
(3) The interconnection provider shall respond to the
request for the interconnection within seven days of receipt of
the request .
(4) The interconnection negotiations shall commence
where the interconnection provider is able to (a) supply the form of interconnection requested by the
interconnection seeker;
(b) interconnect within the time frame requested by the
interconnection seeker.
(5) The request for interconnection may be refused on the
following grounds, where(a) it is not economically or technically feasible;
(b) it results in the interconnection provider being
unduly prejudiced;
(c)
there is insufficient network capacity; and
(d) any other ground as may be determined by the
Authority.
(6) The interconnection provider shall notify the
interconnection seeker and the Authority of the grounds for
refusal in sub regulation (5) of this regulation in writing.
Interconnection
negotiation
procedures
6.-(1) The interconnection parties shall negotiate on
technical and commercial terms for the interconnection
arrangements in a transparent manner.
(2) The interconnection negotiations shall be done
freely and in good faith between the parties involved and each
negotiating party shall not(a) intentionally mislead the other party;
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