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(6)
If the parties are able to reach an agreement, they shall submit
the agreement to the Authority.
(7)
Within 30 days of receiving the agreement, the Authority shall
issue a decision that either (a)
(b)
approves the agreement; or
rejects the agreement, and provides an explanation of
the specific changes that the parties must make in order
to receive approval.
(8)
The Authority shall not reject any individualised interconnection agreement unless the Authority concludes that the agreement would (a)
violate this Act or any rule made by the Authority;
(b)
discriminate against another licensee; or
(c)
result in charges for interconnection-related services
that exceed the dominant licensee’s forward looking
incremental cost, including allowance for a reasonable
return on capital investment.
(9)
A difference in charges for interconnection-related services
between different licensees shall not constitute discrimination where the different charges reflect cost differences directly attributable to providing service to
different licensees.
(10)
The Authority shall publish all approved interconnection
agreements involving a dominant licensee in a manner that will be readily
accessible to the public.
Acceptance of an existing interconnection agreement
31.
(1)
The requirements specified in this section shall apply in any
case in which a requesting licensee seeks to enter into an interconnection
agreement on the same prices, terms and conditions that the dominant licensee
has entered into an interconnection agreement with a similarly situated licensec.