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, jra...@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*
O: (956) 542-3642
C: (956) 592-2019
jra...@gmail.com
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