(3) The licensee shall exercise the powers conferred by this section in such a manner as to cause
minimal interference of the enjoyment of the Right of Way by the owner or other users thereof and if
no fee are to be paid by the licensee to the owner of Right of Way, the licensee shall make reasonable
reparation to owner of such Right of Way.
(4) The fee payable by a licensee to a public Authority, for the use of a Public Right of Way, shall
be such reasonable amount as is assessed by the Public Authority after taking all relevant factors into
consideration, including the laws applicable to the Public Authority and the relevant laws applicable
in the district in which such Right of Way is situated.
(5) In consideration of the use of Private Right of Way, the licensee shall pay such fee to the
owner of such Private Right of Way as may be mutually agreed between the licensee and such owner
or in the absence of such agreement, such reasonable amount as may be demanded by the owner of
such Private Right of Way.
(6) In the event of a dispute as to the refusal by the owner of a Right of Way to allow a licensee
to exercise its powers under this section or the reasonableness of any condition imposed by the owner
of the relevant Right of Way, the same shall be referred, by an application, to the appropriate
Government who shall decide the matter referred to it within a period of sixty days.
(7) The appropriate Government shall nominate any officer not below the rank of Secretary to act
on behalf of the appropriate Government under this section through a notification in the official
Gazette within sixty days of the commencement of the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re
organization) (Amendment) Act, 2006.]
28. National standards.__(1) The Authority may, with the approval of the Federal Government,
notify regulations for establishing national standards for telecommunication equipment:
Provided that the Authority may specify different standards for different classes of
telecommunication equipment and may establish procedure for testing thereof:
Provided further that subject to the national standards established under this subsection and the
conditions of the licence, the Authority shall not restrict the type of telecommunication equipment
that may be used for the establishment, maintenance of operation of telecommunication systems or
the provision of telecommunication services.
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