Administrative Regulations for Major Dispute Mediation of Telecommunications Enterprises Article 5

After the competent authority confirms that the dispute does not fall into the scope of Subparagraph 1 to Subparagraph 8 of the preceding article, in which case the application shall not be accepted, the counterparty shall submit a mediation agreement statement within 7 days from the date of receipt of the notification.If the counterparty failed to submit a mediation agreement statement within the time limit of the preceding paragraph, it shall be deemed as a refusal to mediate.If the counterparty refuses to mediate, the mediation fails and the mediation procedure terminates.After the counterparty agrees to mediation, the competent authority shall notify the applicant to pay the mediation fee specified in Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 1, Article 13, within seven days from the date of receipt of the notification.