Act 1 Uganda Communications Act 2013 agreement, the Commission shall within thirty days respond to the application in writing. (4) Where the Commission does not respond to the application in the time specified in subsection (3), the Commission shall be taken to have approved the application. (5) The Commission— (a) shall, within ninety days from the receipt of an application of an operator or within such other reasonable period in the circumstances; or (b) may, on its own motion, impose an interconnection agreement on two operators if a negotiated agreement is not possible or if the Commission determines that such agreement promotes fair competition. (6) Before imposing an interconnection agreement between two or more operators, the Commission shall give each operator thirty days’ notice stating the reasons for the intended imposition, and giving the operators opportunity to make representations. (7) The Commission shall issue minimum guidelines in accordance with which telecommunications operators shall negotiate interconnection agreements. 59. Maximum interconnection rates. (1) Notwithstanding section 58, the Commission may fix maximum interconnection rates. (2) For the purposes of determining the rate under subsection (1), the Commission shall take into account— (a) accessibility and affordability of the communications 41