Fiber Network Equipment Commercial Norms

Wed Sep 22 16:58:49 UTC 2021

The building owner has no obligation to the provider.  If it provides no 
value, call them and tell them to remove the equipment if you don't want 
it in your building.

Aaron

On 9/22/2021 11:23 AM, jray06 at gmail.com wrote:
>
> A few of the buildings that my firm represents have the local telco’s 
> fiber distribution and/or repeater equipment located on the premises. 
> My understanding is that when one of these links go down, (we’ve 
> occasionally had to interrupt circuit power to do maintenance in a 
> building for one reason or another), a local engineering tech always 
> comes running to restore the link. The tech has led our maintenance 
> staff to believe that these repeaters are an integral part of the 
> local ring, which fits my understanding.
>
> When a network operator has equipment located at a third party 
> premises, what is the norm for commercial contractual terms regarding 
> the siting of that equipment? Any network equipment on site pre-dates 
> my client’s ownership of the buildings, and they have no record of any 
> agreements or easements governing who is responsible for power, 
> maintenance, liability, etc.
>
> My client has no philosophical objection to having the equipment on 
> site, but he’s asked why he has had to pay to power and cool this 
> equipment for almost 20 years when it serves him no benefit (he is not 
> utilizing that company’s services). I figure some of you may be able 
> to give me an insight as to what is normal and reasonable. Feel free 
> to contact me directly if this message is not suitable for this 
> distribution list.
>
> Appreciate the insight,
>
> *Jeff Ray*
>
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> C:  (956) 592-2019
>
> JRay06 at gmail.com
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Aaron Wendel
Chief Technical Officer
Wholesale Internet, Inc. (AS 32097)
(816)550-9030
http://www.wholesaleinternet.com
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