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(b)
approval of transfer or assignment of licences;
revoke a license for non compliance with, or violation of, this Act
Review of agreements entered into by service providers
34.
(1)
Any agreement between licence holders, or any agreement between a
licence holder and a foreign correspondent telecommunications carrier,
shall be submitted to the Authority for approval and the Authority may
review any agreements entered into by licensees to ensure compliance with
this Act except that the Authority may exempt certain classes of agreements
from this provision.
(2)
Any licence holder who fails to disclose the existence of, and submit an
agreement which, may affect competition or the objects of this Act commits
an offence and on conviction shall be liable to a fine not exceeding M6000
or to imprisonment for a period not less than 6 months.
(3)
If the Authority does not respond to a submitted agreement within 90 days
from the date of submission, the Authority shall be deemed to have given its
approval to the terms of such agreement.
Part VII
Duties of telecommunication service providers
Timely provision of service
35.
(1)
All licensees and operators providing delisted services for which a licence
is not required, shall furnish such telecommunication services to consumers
upon reasonable request, and all practices and charges with respect thereto
shall be reasonable and nondiscriminatory.
(2)
The Authority may require any licensee, after affording the licensee an
opportunity to be heard, to provide adequate telecommunication facilities
for! efficient performance of its duties under this Act.
(3)
All public telecommunication services licensees shall, upon request,
establish physical connections with other public telecommunication services
providers, share networking, signalling and data bases with providers of
value added services for the transport and termination of telecommunication
and information, and establish and provide the facilities and arrangements
for that purpose and establish reasonable charges and rates of service and
division of charges thereof.
Agreements for interconnection
36
(1)
Public telecommunication service providers shall enter into agreements
governing the interconnection of their facilities, sharing of infrastructure,
local number facilities, and other inter networking, and other facilities that