If you can get the contract to be the 'riser management' company, would
that allow you to set high rates and discourage anyone else from coming
in? We've run into that in a few class A buildings. 'Oh, you need a cat
5 run from floor 3 to floor 5, that will be $5000, and we are the only
company allowed to do work in the riser.
On 8/28/2016 11:19 AM, Justin Wilson wrote:
I have typically ran across the terms “Franchise rights” and “Riser
rights” when it comes to buildings.
If you have franchise rights you are the only one with rights to
provide your product to that building.
Riser rights just gives you access to to raceways, risers, etc. for
running your cable. You could get exclusive access to such things,
but I don’t see that as often as franchise rights. I think this is
mainly due to a franchise fee is typically higher and more beneficial
to the building owner.
A telco can cry foul and play the fact that telephones are an
essential service. Even if they can’t legally do anything, they can
pressure the building owner enough where it becomes an issue. I have
seen tenants want to order landline phones in buildings where a WISP
had exclusive rights. The tenant is going to be favored by the
building owner almost every time.
My advice get exclusive access to any pathways for cable in regards to
your services with the ability to sublet. If you can get it, get an
exclusive franchise for providing data services.
Justin Wilson
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On Aug 28, 2016, at 10:26 AM, Paul McCall <pa...@pdmnet.net
<mailto:pa...@pdmnet.net>> wrote:
I know that has been discussed several times in the past, but I
recall a few variables so I will re-ask the question.
If our company goes into a building and wires (either
pre-construction of post construction), will a contract legally cover
us so that nobody else can come around and claim rights to use that
to distribute a service also?
Does that “ruling” change it we install conduit as well?
We have a bunch buildings to get “wired” over the next 60 days and I
want to protect ourselves if at all possible.
Paul
Paul McCall, President
PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc.
658 Old Dixie Highway
Vero Beach, FL 32962
772-564-6800
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