Section 50, The Telecommunications Act, 2006

(1) Any agreement between a local and foreign publictelecommunications operator shall be submitted to the Commission for approval or modification of any terms, including the accounting rates and settlements arrangement agreed upon by the parties and such agreement shall not be effective until approval is granted. (2) Public telecommunications operators shall comply with international and bilateral arrangements relating to or regulating interconnection arrangements as well as any rules prescribed by the Commission concerning such arrangements. (3) In approving or modifying international interconnection agreements, the Commission shall take into account any exclusionary or discriminatory practices of the foreign-based service providers and telecommunications authorities and shall ensure that the local service providers are not subjected to unreasonable terms or discrimination.