IP: Building owners access proposal

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> From: David Lesher <wb8foz () NRK COM>
> Subject:      Building owners access proposal
> To: CYBERTELECOM-L () LISTSERV AOL COM
>
> http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/columnists/2000/1218edge2.html
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> Real estate groups propose model carrier/building contract
>
> By DAVID ROHDE
> The Edge, 12/21/00
>
> The touchy issue of contracts between competitive carriers and
> commercial building owners is back on the table, thanks to a new
> "Model License Agreement" proposed by the real estate industry.
>
> Building contracts have been a hotly contested issue the last
> couple of years because of two key developments.  The first
> was the rise of fixed-wireless carriers, who needed access to
> building risers and rooftops and felt some commercial landlords
> were shutting them out.
>
> {}
>
> But the FCC also warned the real estate industry that it would
> continue to monitor the development of competitive in-building
> telecom services and reconsider those stiffer rules if
> warranted.
>
> ............
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>
> I can see this is another hot potato for the Portals. In another
> form {zoning rules & CC&R's on resit property than ban antennas}
> it's been around a while & getting worse....
>
> Without access rights of some kind, monopoly control will be a
> fact of life.
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