Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsInterconnection Regulations, 2010Part VI : Submission, filing, review and timeframes of agreements18. Consideration by the Authority for compliance |
| 1) | The Authority will notify the parties in writing within thirty (30) days of submission whether the agreement is consistent with the Act and these regulations. |
| 2) | If the Authority delays in notifying the parties of compliance beyond the stipulated thirty (30) day period in regulation 18(1), the Authority will provide written reasons for the delay to the parties to the agreement. |
| 3) | If the parties to the agreement do not receive any written notification from the Authority within the thirty (30) day period, the agreement is deemed to be compliant. |
| 4) | Where the Authority determines that the interconnection agreement is consistent with the Act and these regulations, the Authority will notify the parties. |
| 5) | Where the Authority determines that the agreement is not consistent with the Act and these regulations, the Authority must direct the parties to agree on new terms and conditions that are consistent with the Act and these regulations within a period determined by the Authority which period must not exceed thirty (30) days. |
| 6) | Where the parties submit an amended agreement in terms of section 39(6) of the Act, the Authority must notify the parties in writing within thirty (30) days whether or not the amended agreement is consistent with the Act and these regulations. |