Nothing at all. The regulated telco has a “duty to serve” and is frequently the “provider of last resort”. So if someone wants their service normally they can not be prevented from getting it. The landowner can block access in some states.
From: CBB - Jay Fuller Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2016 11:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ownership of wire / fiber in a building IF anyone has any paperwork they can share for accomplishing exclusive access in a building, i'd love to see it. thanks ;) ps - what prevents a tenant from ordering service from a telco themselves not realizing such an agreement is in place? 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 [email protected] --- http://www.mtin.net Owner/CEO xISP Solutions- Consulting – Data Centers - Bandwidth http://www.midwest-ix.com COO/Chairman Internet Exchange - Peering - Distributed Fabric On Aug 28, 2016, at 10:26 AM, Paul McCall <[email protected]> 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 [email protected] www.pdmnet.com www.floridabroadband.com
