(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 authorisation of the conduct.

 

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Chapter, the Commission shall authorise the conduct if the Commission is satisfied that the authorisation is in the national interest.

 

(3) Before authorising the conduct, the Commission may require the licensee to submit an undertaking regarding his conduct in any matter relevant to the authorisation. 

 

(4) If the licensee subsequently withdraws the undertaking, the authorisation 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.