(5) Any disputes as to the reasonableness of a request for interconnection shall be referred to the Commission. (6) The Commission may, where it deems expedient to do so, exempt any telecommunications systems provider from the obligation to enter into an interconnect agreement where (a) such an agreement is prohibited by law; (b) the licence issued to the interconnect provider exempts the interconnect provider from the obligation to interconnect; (c) the licence issued to the interconnect operator does not authorise the telecommunications services for which interconnection is requested; (d) the requested interconnection is not feasible due to technical specifications required by the Commission or technical limitations inherent in the telecommunications systems to be interconnected; (e) such interconnection would endanger life or safety or result in injury or harm to the interconnect provider's property or unreasonably impair the quality of the licensed services provided by the interconnect provider; and (f) that there are technically and commercially viable alternatives to the form of interconnection requested. (7) Where parties have commenced interconnection negotiations and one party claims that the other party is unwilling to negotiate or agree on any term or condition on which interconnection is to be provided, the matter shall be referred to the Commission for determination. (8) Where a party or any other person alleges that there has been a contravention or failure to comply with the provisions of the Act, these Regulations or an interconnection 37

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