Hi,
I ran into a situation like this a while back, and it got
VERY
messy. (I was both the owner of the building and looking for
a company
to provide connectivity). What if you get fed up with the
provider and
don't want them to do your connectivity anymore, now you
also have
to deal with the potential terms of the agreement no longer
being
valid (If you put a statement in that they needed to provide
service
at a discount, if you aren't buying from them anymore and
there is no
provision for outright payment....You see where I'm going).
I would stay away from anything other than them getting
their
own space, own contract with the building, etc.
Tuc
> I've got an interesting question / situation...
>
> I've got a local loop provider that we're looking at
using for some
> fiber connectivity. The long story is that there's no
real great place
> for them to place their gear in the entire building,
sort of paying rent
> to the landlord, placing gear in our suite, or placing
gear in an
> uncontrolled room , i.e. no cooling, no controlled
access. This
> "local-loop" provider is asking to place
this gear into our space...
> while this gear is to provide us with fiber
connectivity back to a
> carrier hotel; they're also looking to service other
tenants in our
> building. It is unrealistic to ask this provider for
some sort of a
> kickback, or monthly discount on service? They're
hitting us up for an
> install fee, maybe they could waive that? Anyone have
some thoughts on
> this? Am I being unrealistic in thinking that, if they
are going to
> profit by having gear in our space, we should expect to
see a small
> return or favor? The only other option for them is to
spend money and
> lease a small room, or modify an existing smaller room
in the building
> to fit their needs.
>
> Rob
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