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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (9754)	12/16/2000 2:12:32 PM
From: MikeM54321	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Re: FCC In Action - Open Access in Private Buildings? Give me a break. Thread- Another FCC rule designed to slow broadband access deployments in buildings and create a huge revenue stream for lawyers. If I owned a multi-tenant building, I would be pretty upset that the government dictates to me who I can use as a common SP for my privately owned building. Why can't we let the free market decide. The owner of a multi-tenant building certainly is not in the business of upsetting the tenants. If the owner of the building is smart, he'll market the access package as part of the tenant package. The better the package, the higher rents he can receive. If he signs a one year exclusive, each year he can get bids and lower his costs. Hmmm, just like the free market is supposed to work. No wonder the government wants to halt this. Wonder why the FCC doesn't declare open access in the church steeples that elmatador refers too? It's not fair that a church is allowed to pick only one wireless SP for their premium locations. I think the government would do a better job of deciding who belongs in the steeple. -MikeM(From Florida) __________________ *FCC Bans Exclusive Carrier/Landlord Deals* Stops short of an earlier proposal requiring landlords to provide access to all requesting carriers. By DAVID ROHDE Network World, 10/23/00 WASHINGTON, D.C. - If a commercial building owner tells you that one of your branch offices has an exclusive contract with a local carrier, tell him that's impossible, or report him to the government. Under a rule passed by the Federal Communications Commission earlier this month, telecom carriers from now on are forbidden from signing exclusive contracts with multitenant building owners. The new rule also outlaws carriers from signing the functional equivalent of exclusive contracts - deals in which buildings "effectively restrict" access to necessary facilities such as wiring closets and risers to all but that carrier.... nwfusion.com