(1) Within 30 days after the parties to a negotiation regarding interconnection have concluded an interconnection agreement, the parties shall submit the proposed agreement to the Commission for its approval.
(2) The Commission shall approve the proposed interconnection agreement if it is satisfied that the proposed interconnection agreement is consistent with the Act, these Regulations, the terms and conditions of the parties' licenses or other provisions of law.
(3) The Commission shall consult with ECTEL for its advice and recommendations concerning the application, before determining whether to approve the proposed interconnection agreement.
(4) The Commission may request additional information from the parties to a proposed interconnection agreement where it considers it necessary to further evaluate the terms, conditions and charges contained in the proposed interconnection agreement.
(5) Where the Commission notifies the parties that it does not consider that the proposed interconnection agreement or any part of the agreement should be approved, the parties to that agreement shall negotiate and submit a revised proposed interconnection agreement to the Commission, within a period, having regard to the matters being the subject of the Commission's request.
(6) Notwithstanding the Commission's right to approve an interconnection agreement, where a proposed interconnection agreement is substantially the same as an existing agreement already approved by the Commission, such an agreement may provide that it will be effective upon submission to the Commission and will remain effective unless the Commission informs the parties to such agreement, within 60 days of its submission, or such longer period as the Commission may reasonably require, that it has not approved the agreement.
(7) Subregulation (6) does not apply where the parties to an interconnection negotiation have concluded an agreement after the effective date of any interim interconnection decision imposed by the Commission, under the procedures described in regulation 31.