Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 · s 140

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s 140Authorization of a conduct

(1)

A licensee may apply to the Commission, prior to engaging into any conduct which may be construed to have the purpose or the effect of substantially lessening competition in a communications market, for authorization of the conduct.

(2)

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Chapter, the

Commission shall authorize the conduct if the Commission is satisfied that the authorization is in the national interest.

(3)

Before authorizing the conduct, the Commission may require the licensee to submit an undertaking regarding his conduct in any matter relevant to the authorization.

(4)

If the licensee subsequently withdraws the undertaking, the authorization shall be deemed never to have been given for the purposes of this Chapter.

(5)

A licensee may withdraw an application made under subsection (1) at any time.