Access to Building Entrance Facilities, Building Distribution Facilities, and Equipment Rooms. The parties acknowledge that ownership and control of building entrance and distribution ducts, building entrance and distribution conduits, building entrance and building distribution space, equipment rooms, equipment closets, mechanical rooms, telephone communications rooms, and similar spaces will vary from location to location and that the respective rights of third-party property owners, tenants in buildings owned by third-party property owners, telecommunications carriers, cable television systems, and other providers of telecommunications services with respect to such ducts, conduits, and spaces must be determined on a case-by-case basis. Each party shall, when feasible, directly obtain from third- party property owners such access to building entrance and building distribution ducts, building entrance and building distribution conduits, building entrance and distribution space, equipment rooms, equipment closets, mechanical rooms, telephone communications rooms, and other similar areas as may be needed by such party to serve the building owner and tenants located within buildings owned by third parties or to access other space in the building occupied or to be occupied by such party. In those situations in which Applicant cannot obtain from the building owner access on terms satisfactory to Applicant, Applicant may request access from SWBT as provided in Sections 5.03-5.04 of this Agreement; provided, however, that a separate, building- specific notice of intent to occupy under Section 8.02(b) or license application under Section 9.02, including such additional information as may be necessary to identify the space to be occupied and the facilities to be placed in such space, shall be required for access to the facilities and space subject to this section. Any such notice or application shall conspicuously note on its face that access to building entrance or building distribution facilities or space is being sought. Applicant acknowledges that SWBT must, before providing access to building space and facilities located on or within third-party property, review applicable legal documents and physical arrangements relating to the property, including physical arrangements within the building. Upon completion of that review, SWBT will notify Applicant whether Applicant’s request can be granted under this Agreement, will require access arrangements under a tariff or other applicable agreement, or will require other special handling (e.g., direct negotiations with the third-party property owner). Pending such notice, Applicant may not occupy any duct, conduit, or space subject to this section pursuant to Section 8.03 without SWBT’s express written consent but may exercise occupancy rights obtained directly from the building owner. If SWBT has lawful authority to provide such access and is required by the Pole Attachment Act to do so, SWBT shall provide Applicant access under this Agreement. Such access shall be negotiated on a case-by-case basis taking into account any special legal, technical, security, or construction considerations applicable to the ducts, conduits, or space which Applicant seeks to access. Such access, when provided, shall only include access to ducts, conduits, and available space (as distinguished from access to cables and other equipment not subject to the Pole Attachment Act). Such access shall be subject to such reasonable terms and conditions as may be appropriate to protect the equipment and other property of the parties and third parties, the reliability of the parties’ networks and the networks of third parties, and the privacy of communications carried over the parties’ networks and networks of third parties. (a) Applicant’s access, if any, to building entrance ducts and building entrance conduits entering SWBT-owned buildings (including but not limited to central offices) and access, if any, to other building entrance and building distribution facilities and space located within such buildings shall be arranged under and shall be subject to tariffs, agreements, and, if applicable, commission or court orders establishing such access rights rather than this Agreement. (b) Applicant’s access to and use of building entrance ducts, building entrance conduits, building entrance space, and other building entrance facilities owned and controlled by third-parties shall be obtained by Applicant through direct negotiations between Applicant and the third-party property owners who own and control access to such facilities. If SWBT owns a building entrance duct, building entrance conduit, or other building entrance space, or if SWBT has sufficient control over a building entrance duct, building entrance conduit, or other building entrance space to permit other telecommunications carriers or cable television systems to have access to such ducts, conduits, or space without approval or consent from the third-party property owner, SWBT shall, if adequate capacity is available, and subject to reasonable safety, reliability, and engineering conditions, provide access to Applicant and other telecommunications carriers and cable television systems on a nondiscriminatory, first-come, first-served basis; provided, however, that Applicant agrees to indemnify, on request defend, and hold SWBT harmless from any injury, loss, damage, claim or liability arising out of or in connection with Applicant’s access to or use of such building entrance ducts, building entrance conduits, or other building entrance space. Such access shall be granted, on a case-by-case basis, in the form of a license, sublicense, easement, sub-easement, or other mutually acceptable writing and shall not include access to or the right to use SWBT’s cables or other SWBT telecommunications equipment occupying such ducts, conduits, or space. Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties, SWBT’s charge for such access (obtained from SWBT rather than from the third-party property owner) shall include (1) a pro rata portion of all charges (including but not limited to one-time charges and recurring charges), if any, paid by SWBT to obtain the building entrance duct, building entrance conduit, or building entrance space and (2) any other documented legal, administrative, engineering and construction costs incurred by SWBT to obtain such duct, conduit, or space, process Applicant’s request for access, or prepare the facilities for Applicant’s occupancy or use. SWBT’s charges to Applicant under this subsection shall be calculated and negotiated on a case-by-case basis. (c) Applicant’s access to and use of building distribution ducts, building distribution conduits, building distribution space, and other building distribution facilities owned and controlled by third-parties shall be obtained by Applicant through direct negotiations between Applicant and the third-party property owners who own and control access to such facilities. If SWBT owns a building distribution duct, building distribution conduit, or other building distribution space, or if SWBT has sufficient control over a building distribution duct, building distribution conduit, or other building distribution space to permit other telecommunications carriers or cable television systems to have access to such duct, conduit, or space without approval or consent from the third-party property owner, SWBT shall, if adequate capacity is available, and subject to reasonable safety, reliability, and engineering conditions, provide access to Applicant and other telecommunications carriers and cable television systems on a nondiscriminatory, first-come, first-served basis; provided, however, that Applicant agrees to indemnify, on request defend, and hold SWBT harmless from any injury, loss, damage, claim or liability arising out of or in connection with Applicant’s access to or use of such building distribution ducts, building distribution conduits, or other building distribution space. Such access shall be granted, on a case-by-case basis, in the form of a license, sublicense, easement, sub-easement, or other mutually acceptable writing and shall not include access to or the right to use SWBT’s cables or other SWBT telecommunications equipment occupying such ducts, conduits, or space. Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties, SWBT’s charges for such access (obtained from SWBT rather than from the third- party property owner) shall include (1) a pro rata portion of all charges (including but not limited to one-time charges and recurring charges) paid by SWBT to obtain the building distribution duct, building distribution conduit, or building distribution space and (2) any other documented legal, administrative, engineering costs and construction costs incurred by SWBT to obtain such duct, conduit, or space, process Applicant’s request for access, or prepare the facilities for Applicant’s occupancy or use. SWBT’s charges to Applicant under this subsection shall be calculated and negotiated on a case-by-case basis. (d) Access to equipment rooms, equipment closets, mechanical rooms, telephone communications rooms, and similar areas located in buildings owned and controlled by third-parties shall be subject to access as provided in subsection (c); provided, however, that when any such room or space is leased to SWBT on an exclusive basis (as may be the case if the room or space will be used to house remote switching equipment, pair gain equipment, or other network equipment used to provide or support telecommunications services to customers at locations outside the building in which such room is located), access, if any, shall be also subject to facilities collocation tariffs, agreements, or arrangements. (e) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as authorizing Applicant to occupy space owned or controlled by third parties or to utilize third-party facilities or property without permission or authority from the owner of such property, where such permission or authority is required. Neither this section nor any license or permission granted under or subject to this section shall be construed as a representation by SWBT to Applicant that Applicant has the right to have access to or occupy any duct, conduit, or space owned and controlled by a third-party property owner or to utilize any telecommunications equipment owned or controlled by SWBT or any third party (including but not limited to owner- or tenant-owned cables, wires, and equipment located on the customer side of any network interface device). (f) If Applicant has been granted access to a building entrance or building distribution duct, conduit, or space pursuant to this section, Applicant shall, at SWBT’s request, relinquish such access to SWBT if it is subsequently determined that Applicant’s use of such space will preclude SWBT from meeting carrier- or provider-of-last-resort obligations to customers on the premises affected.
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Samples: Master Agreement for Access to Poles, Ducts, Conduits, and Rights of Way, Master Agreement for Access to Poles, Ducts, Conduits, and Rights of Way, Master Agreement for Access to Poles, Ducts, Conduits, and Rights of Way
Access to Building Entrance Facilities, Building Distribution Facilities, and Equipment Rooms. The parties acknowledge that ownership and control of building entrance and distribution ducts, building entrance and distribution conduits, building entrance and building distribution space, equipment rooms, equipment closets, mechanical rooms, telephone communications rooms, and similar spaces will vary from location to location and that the respective rights of third-party property owners, tenants in buildings owned by third-party property owners, telecommunications carriers, cable television systems, and other providers of telecommunications services with respect to such ducts, conduits, and spaces must be determined on a case-by-case basis. Each party shall, when feasible, directly obtain from third- third-party property owners such access to building entrance and building distribution ducts, building entrance and building distribution conduits, building entrance and distribution space, equipment rooms, equipment closets, mechanical rooms, telephone communications rooms, and other similar areas as may be needed by such party to serve the building owner and tenants located within buildings owned by third parties or to access other space in the building occupied or to be occupied by such party. In those situations in which Applicant cannot obtain from the building owner access on terms satisfactory to Applicant, Applicant may request access from SWBT as provided in Sections 5.03-5.04 of this Agreement; provided, however, that a separate, building- building-specific notice of intent to occupy under Section 8.02(b) or license application under Section 9.02, including such additional information as may be necessary to identify the space to be occupied and the facilities to be placed in such space, shall be required for access to the facilities and space subject to this section. Any such notice or application shall conspicuously note on its face that access to building entrance or building distribution facilities or space is being sought. Applicant acknowledges that SWBT must, before providing access to building space and facilities located on or within third-party property, review applicable legal documents and physical arrangements relating to the property, including physical arrangements within the building. Upon completion of that review, SWBT will notify Applicant whether Applicant’s request can be granted under this Agreement, will require access arrangements under a tariff or other applicable agreement, or will require other special handling (e.g., direct negotiations with the third-party property owner). Pending such notice, Applicant may not occupy any duct, conduit, or space subject to this section pursuant to Section 8.03 without SWBT’s express written consent but may exercise occupancy rights obtained directly from the building owner. If SWBT has lawful authority to provide such access and is required by the Pole Attachment Act to do so, SWBT shall provide Applicant access under this Agreement. Such access shall be negotiated on a case-by-case basis taking into account any special legal, technical, security, or construction considerations applicable to the ducts, conduits, or space which Applicant seeks to access. Such access, when provided, shall only include access to ducts, conduits, and available space (as distinguished from access to cables and other equipment not subject to the Pole Attachment Act). Such access shall be subject to such reasonable terms and conditions as may be appropriate to protect the equipment and other property of the parties and third parties, the reliability of the parties’ networks and the networks of third parties, and the privacy of communications carried over the parties’ networks and networks of third parties.
(a) Applicant’s access, if any, to building entrance ducts and building entrance conduits entering SWBT-owned buildings (including but not limited to central offices) and access, if any, to other building entrance and building distribution facilities and space located within such buildings shall be arranged under and shall be subject to tariffs, agreements, and, if applicable, commission or court orders establishing such access rights rather than this Agreement.
(b) Applicant’s access to and use of building entrance ducts, building entrance conduits, building entrance space, and other building entrance facilities owned and controlled by third-parties shall be obtained by Applicant through direct negotiations between Applicant and the third-third- party property owners who own and control access to such facilities. If SWBT owns a building entrance duct, building entrance conduit, or other building entrance space, or if SWBT has sufficient control over a building entrance duct, building entrance conduit, or other building entrance space to permit other telecommunications carriers or cable television systems to have access to such ducts, conduits, or space without approval or consent from the third-party property owner, SWBT shall, if adequate capacity is available, and subject to reasonable safety, reliability, and engineering conditions, provide access to Applicant and other telecommunications carriers and cable television systems on a nondiscriminatory, first-come, first-served basis; provided, however, that Applicant agrees to indemnify, on request defend, and hold SWBT harmless from any injury, loss, damage, claim or liability arising out of or in connection with Applicant’s access to or use of such building entrance ducts, building entrance conduits, or other building entrance space. Such access shall be granted, on a case-by-case basis, in the form of a license, sublicense, easement, sub-easement, or other mutually acceptable writing and shall not include access to or the right to use SWBT’s cables or other SWBT telecommunications equipment occupying such ducts, conduits, or space. Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties, SWBT’s charge for such access (obtained from SWBT rather than from the third-party property owner) shall include (1) a pro rata portion of all charges (including but not limited to one-time charges and recurring charges), if any, paid by SWBT to obtain the building entrance duct, building entrance conduit, or building entrance space and (2) any other documented legal, administrative, engineering and construction costs incurred by SWBT to obtain such duct, conduit, or space, process Applicant’s request for access, or prepare the facilities for Applicant’s occupancy or use. SWBT’s charges to Applicant under this subsection shall be calculated and negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
(c) Applicant’s access to and use of building distribution ducts, building distribution conduits, building distribution space, and other building distribution facilities owned and controlled by third-parties shall be obtained by Applicant through direct negotiations between Applicant and the third-party property owners who own and control access to such facilities. If SWBT owns a building distribution duct, building distribution conduit, or other building distribution space, or if SWBT has sufficient control over a building distribution duct, building distribution conduit, or other building distribution space to permit other telecommunications carriers or cable television systems to have access to such duct, conduit, or space without approval or consent from the third-party property owner, SWBT shall, if adequate capacity is available, and subject to reasonable safety, reliability, and engineering conditions, provide access to Applicant and other telecommunications carriers and cable television systems on a nondiscriminatory, first-come, first-served basis; provided, however, that Applicant agrees to indemnify, on request defend, and hold SWBT harmless from any injury, loss, damage, claim or liability arising out of or in connection with Applicant’s access to or use of such building distribution ducts, building distribution conduits, or other building distribution space. Such access shall be granted, on a case-by-case basis, in the form of a license, sublicense, easement, sub-easement, or other mutually acceptable writing and shall not include access to or the right to use SWBT’s cables or other SWBT telecommunications equipment occupying such ducts, conduits, or space. Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties, SWBT’s charges for such access (obtained from SWBT rather than from the third- party property owner) shall include (1) a pro rata portion of all charges (including but not limited to one-time charges and recurring charges) paid by SWBT to obtain the building distribution duct, building distribution conduit, or building distribution space and (2) any other documented legal, administrative, engineering costs and construction costs incurred by SWBT to obtain such duct, conduit, or space, process Applicant’s request for access, or prepare the facilities for Applicant’s occupancy or use. SWBT’s charges to Applicant under this subsection shall be calculated and negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
(d) Access to equipment rooms, equipment closets, mechanical rooms, telephone communications rooms, and similar areas located in buildings owned and controlled by third-parties shall be subject to access as provided in subsection (c); provided, however, that when any such room or space is leased to SWBT on an exclusive basis (as may be the case if the room or space will be used to house remote switching equipment, pair gain equipment, or other network equipment used to provide or support telecommunications services to customers at locations outside the building in which such room is located), access, if any, shall be also subject to facilities collocation tariffs, agreements, or arrangements.
(e) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as authorizing Applicant to occupy space owned or controlled by third parties or to utilize third-party facilities or property without permission or authority from the owner of such property, where such permission or authority is required. Neither this section nor any license or permission granted under or subject to this section shall be construed as a representation by SWBT to Applicant that Applicant has the right to have access to or occupy any duct, conduit, or space owned and controlled by a third-party property owner or to utilize any telecommunications equipment owned or controlled by SWBT or any third party (including but not limited to owner- or tenant-owned cables, wires, and equipment located on the customer side of any network interface device).
(f) If Applicant has been granted access to a building entrance or building distribution duct, conduit, or space pursuant to this section, Applicant shall, at SWBT’s request, relinquish such access to SWBT if it is subsequently determined that Applicant’s use of such space will preclude SWBT from meeting carrier- or provider-of-last-resort obligations to customers on the premises affected.and
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Samples: Master Agreement for Access to Poles, Ducts, Conduits, and Rights of Way, Master Agreement for Access to Poles, Ducts, Conduits, and Rights of Way, Master Agreement for Access to Poles, Ducts, Conduits, and Rights of Way
Access to Building Entrance Facilities, Building Distribution Facilities, and Equipment Rooms. The parties acknowledge that ownership and control of building entrance and distribution ducts, building entrance and distribution conduits, building entrance and building distribution space, equipment rooms, equipment closets, mechanical rooms, telephone communications rooms, and similar spaces will vary from location to location and that the respective rights of third-party property owners, tenants in buildings owned by third-party property owners, telecommunications carriers, cable television systems, and other providers of telecommunications services with respect to such ducts, conduits, and spaces must be determined on a case-by-case basis. Each party shall, when feasible, directly obtain from third- party property owners such access to building entrance and building distribution ducts, building entrance and building distribution conduits, building entrance and distribution space, equipment rooms, equipment closets, mechanical rooms, telephone communications rooms, and other similar areas as may be needed by such party to serve the building owner and tenants located within buildings owned by third parties or to access other space in the building occupied or to be occupied by such party. In those situations in which Applicant cannot obtain from the building owner access on terms satisfactory to Applicant, Applicant may request access from SWBT as provided in Sections 5.03-5.04 of this Agreement; provided, however, that a separate, building- building-specific notice of intent to occupy under Section 8.02(b) or license application under Section 9.02, including such additional information as may be necessary to identify the space to be occupied and the facilities to be placed in such space, shall be required for access to the facilities and space subject to this section. Any such notice or application shall conspicuously note on its face that access to building entrance or building distribution facilities or space is being sought. Applicant acknowledges that SWBT must, before providing access to building space and facilities located on or within third-party property, review applicable legal documents and physical arrangements relating to the property, including physical arrangements within the building. Upon completion of that review, SWBT will notify Applicant whether Applicant’s request can be granted under this Agreement, will require access arrangements under a tariff or other applicable agreement, or will require other special handling (e.g., direct negotiations with the third-party property owner). Pending such notice, Applicant may not occupy any duct, conduit, or space subject to this section pursuant to Section 8.03 without SWBT’s express written consent but may exercise occupancy rights obtained directly from the building owner. If SWBT has lawful authority to provide such access and is required by the Pole Attachment Act to do so, SWBT shall provide Applicant access under this Agreement. Such access shall be negotiated on a case-by-case basis taking into account any special legal, technical, security, or construction considerations applicable to the ducts, conduits, or space which Applicant seeks to access. Such access, when provided, shall only include access to ducts, conduits, and available space (as distinguished from access to cables and other equipment not subject to the Pole Attachment Act). Such access shall be subject to such reasonable terms and conditions as may be appropriate to protect the equipment and other property of the parties and third parties, the reliability of the parties’ networks and the networks of third parties, and the privacy of communications carried over the parties’ networks and networks of third parties.
(a) Applicant’s access, if any, to building entrance ducts and building entrance conduits entering SWBT-owned buildings (including but not limited to central offices) and access, if any, to other building entrance and building distribution facilities and space located within such buildings shall be arranged under and shall be subject to tariffs, agreements, and, if applicable, commission or court orders establishing such access rights rather than this Agreement.
(b) Applicant’s access to and use of building entrance ducts, building entrance conduits, building entrance space, and other building entrance facilities owned and controlled by third-parties shall be obtained by Applicant through direct negotiations between Applicant and the third-party property owners who own and control access to such facilities. If SWBT owns a building entrance duct, building entrance conduit, or other building entrance space, or if SWBT has sufficient control over a building entrance duct, building entrance conduit, or other building entrance space to permit other telecommunications carriers or cable television systems to have access to such ducts, conduits, or space without approval or consent from the third-party property owner, SWBT shall, if adequate capacity is available, and subject to reasonable safety, reliability, and engineering conditions, provide access to Applicant and other telecommunications carriers and cable television systems on a nondiscriminatory, first-come, first-served basis; provided, however, that Applicant agrees to indemnify, on request defend, and hold SWBT harmless from any injury, loss, damage, claim or liability arising out of or in connection with Applicant’s access to or use of such building entrance ducts, building entrance conduits, or other building entrance space. Such access shall be granted, on a case-by-case basis, in the form of a license, sublicense, easement, sub-easement, or other mutually acceptable writing and shall not include access to or the right to use SWBT’s cables or other SWBT telecommunications equipment occupying such ducts, conduits, or space. Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties, SWBT’s charge for such access (obtained from SWBT rather than from the third-party property owner) shall include (1) a pro rata portion of all charges (including but not limited to one-time charges and recurring charges), if any, paid by SWBT to obtain the building entrance duct, building entrance conduit, or building entrance space and (2) any other documented legal, administrative, engineering and construction costs incurred by SWBT to obtain such duct, conduit, or space, process Applicant’s request for access, or prepare the facilities for Applicant’s occupancy or use. SWBT’s charges to Applicant under this subsection shall be calculated and negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
(c) Applicant’s access to and use of building distribution ducts, building distribution conduits, building distribution space, and other building distribution facilities owned and controlled by third-parties shall be obtained by Applicant through direct negotiations between Applicant and the third-party property owners who own and control access to such facilities. If SWBT owns a building distribution duct, building distribution conduit, or other building distribution space, or if SWBT has sufficient control over a building distribution duct, building distribution conduit, or other building distribution space to permit other telecommunications carriers or cable television systems to have access to such duct, conduit, or space without approval or consent from the third-party property owner, SWBT shall, if adequate capacity is available, and subject to reasonable safety, reliability, and engineering conditions, provide access to Applicant and other telecommunications carriers and cable television systems on a nondiscriminatory, first-come, first-served basis; provided, however, that Applicant agrees to indemnify, on request defend, and hold SWBT harmless from any injury, loss, damage, claim or liability arising out of or in connection with Applicant’s access to or use of such building distribution ducts, building distribution conduits, or other building distribution space. Such access shall be granted, on a case-by-case basis, in the form of a license, sublicense, easement, sub-easement, or other mutually acceptable writing and shall not include access to or the right to use SWBT’s cables or other SWBT telecommunications equipment occupying such ducts, conduits, or space. Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties, SWBT’s charges for such access (obtained from SWBT rather than from the third- party property owner) shall include (1) a pro rata portion of all charges (including but not limited to one-time charges and recurring charges) paid by SWBT to obtain the building distribution duct, building distribution conduit, or building distribution space and (2) any other documented legal, administrative, engineering costs and construction costs incurred by SWBT to obtain such duct, conduit, or space, process Applicant’s request for access, or prepare the facilities for Applicant’s occupancy or use. SWBT’s charges to Applicant under this subsection shall be calculated and negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
(d) Access to equipment rooms, equipment closets, mechanical rooms, telephone communications rooms, and similar areas located in buildings owned and controlled by third-parties shall be subject to access as provided in subsection (c); provided, however, that when any such room or space is leased to SWBT on an exclusive basis (as may be the case if the room or space will be used to house remote switching equipment, pair gain equipment, or other network equipment used to provide or support telecommunications services to customers at locations outside the building in which such room is located), access, if any, shall be also subject to facilities collocation tariffs, agreements, or arrangements.
(e) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as authorizing Applicant to occupy space owned or controlled by third parties or to utilize third-party facilities or property without permission or authority from the owner of such property, where such permission or authority is required. Neither this section nor any license or permission granted under or subject to this section shall be construed as a representation by SWBT to Applicant that Applicant has the right to have access to or occupy any duct, conduit, or space owned and controlled by a third-party property owner or to utilize any telecommunications equipment owned or controlled by SWBT or any third party (including but not limited to owner- or tenant-owned cables, wires, and equipment located on the customer side of any network interface device).
(f) If Applicant has been granted access to a building entrance or building distribution duct, conduit, or space pursuant to this section, Applicant shall, at SWBT’s request, relinquish such access to SWBT if it is subsequently determined that Applicant’s use of such space will preclude SWBT from meeting carrier- or provider-of-last-resort obligations to customers on the premises affected.
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Samples: Master Agreement for Access to Poles, Ducts, Conduits, and Rights of Way
Access to Building Entrance Facilities, Building Distribution Facilities, and Equipment Rooms. The parties Parties acknowledge that ownership and control of building entrance and distribution ducts, building entrance and distribution conduits, building entrance and building distribution space, equipment rooms, equipment closets, mechanical rooms, telephone communications rooms, and similar spaces will vary from location to location and that the respective rights of third-party property owners, tenants in buildings owned by third-party property owners, telecommunications carriers, cable television systems, and other providers of telecommunications services with respect to such ducts, conduits, and spaces must be determined on a case-by-case basis. Each party Party shall, when feasible, directly obtain from third- third-party property owners such access to building entrance and building distribution ducts, building entrance and building distribution conduits, building entrance and distribution space, equipment rooms, equipment closets, mechanical rooms, telephone communications rooms, and other similar areas as may be needed by such party Party to serve the building owner and tenants located within buildings owned by third parties or to access other space in the building occupied or to be occupied by such partyParty. In those situations in which Applicant cannot obtain from the building owner access on terms satisfactory to Applicant, Applicant may request access from SWBT NEVADA as provided in Sections 5.035.3-5.04 5.4 of this Agreement; provided, however, that a separate, building- building-specific notice of intent to occupy under Section 8.02(b) 8.2.2 or license permit application under Section 9.029.2, including such additional information as may be necessary to identify the space to be occupied and the facilities to be placed in such space, shall be required for access to the facilities and space subject to this section. Any such notice or application shall conspicuously note on its face that access to building entrance or building distribution facilities or space is being sought. Applicant acknowledges that SWBT NEVADA must, before providing access to building space and facilities located on or within third-party property, review applicable legal documents and physical arrangements relating to the property, including physical arrangements within the building. Upon completion of that review, SWBT NEVADA will notify Applicant whether Applicant’s request can be granted under this Agreement, will require access arrangements under a tariff or other applicable agreement, or will require other special handling (e.g., direct negotiations with the third-party property owner). Pending such notice, Applicant may not occupy any duct, conduit, or space subject to this section pursuant to Section 8.03 8.3 without SWBTNEVADA’s express written consent but may exercise occupancy rights obtained directly from the building owner. If SWBT NEVADA has lawful authority to provide such access and is required by the Pole Attachment Act to do so, SWBT NEVADA shall provide Applicant access under this Agreement. Such access shall be negotiated on a case-by-case basis taking into account any special legal, technical, security, or construction considerations applicable to the ducts, conduits, or space which Applicant seeks to access. Such access, when provided, shall only include access to ducts, conduits, and available space (as distinguished from access to cables and other equipment not subject to the Pole Attachment Act). Such access shall be subject to such reasonable terms and conditions as may be appropriate to protect the equipment and other property of the parties Parties and third parties, the reliability of the partiesParties’ networks and the networks of third parties, and the privacy of communications carried over the partiesParties’ networks and networks of third parties.
(a) 5.6.1 Applicant’s access, if any, to building entrance ducts and building entrance conduits entering SWBTNEVADA-owned buildings (including but not limited to central offices) and access, if any, to other building entrance and building distribution facilities and space located within such buildings shall be arranged under and shall be subject to tariffs, agreements, and, if applicable, commission or court orders establishing such access rights rather than this Agreement.
(b) 5.6.2 Applicant’s access to and use of building entrance ducts, building entrance conduits, building entrance space, and other building entrance facilities owned and controlled by third-parties shall be obtained by Applicant through direct negotiations between Applicant and the third-party property owners who own and control access to such facilities. If SWBT NEVADA owns a building entrance duct, building entrance conduit, or other building entrance space, or if SWBT NEVADA has sufficient control over a building entrance duct, building entrance conduit, or other building entrance space to permit other telecommunications carriers or cable television systems to have access to such ducts, conduits, or space without approval or consent from the third-party property owner, SWBT NEVADA shall, if adequate capacity is available, and subject to reasonable safety, reliability, and engineering conditions, provide access to Applicant and other telecommunications carriers and cable television systems on a nondiscriminatory, first-come, first-served basis; provided, however, that Applicant agrees to indemnify, on request defend, and hold SWBT NEVADA harmless from any injury, loss, damage, claim or liability arising out of or in connection with Applicant’s access to or use of such building entrance ducts, building entrance conduits, or other building entrance space. Such access shall be granted, on a case-by-case basis, in the form of a license, sublicensepermit, easement, sub-sub- easement, or other mutually acceptable writing and shall not include access to or the right to use SWBTNEVADA’s cables or other SWBT NEVADA telecommunications equipment occupying such ducts, conduits, or space. Except as otherwise agreed to by the partiesParties, SWBTNEVADA’s charge for such access (obtained from SWBT NEVADA rather than from the third-party property owner) shall include include:
(1a) a A pro rata portion of all charges (including but not limited to one-time charges and recurring charges), if any, paid by SWBT NEVADA to obtain the building entrance duct, building entrance conduit, or building entrance space and space; and
(2b) any Any other documented legal, administrative, engineering and construction costs incurred by SWBT NEVADA to obtain such duct, conduit, or space, process Applicant’s request for access, or prepare the facilities for Applicant’s occupancy or use. SWBTNEVADA’s charges to Applicant under this subsection shall be calculated and negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
(c) 5.6.3 Applicant’s access to and use of building distribution ducts, building distribution conduits, building distribution space, and other building distribution facilities owned and controlled by third-parties shall be obtained by Applicant through direct negotiations between Applicant and the third-party property owners who own and control access to such facilities. If SWBT NEVADA owns a building distribution duct, building distribution conduit, or other building distribution space, or if SWBT NEVADA has sufficient control over a building distribution duct, building distribution conduit, or other building distribution space to permit other telecommunications carriers or cable television systems to have access to such duct, conduit, or space without approval or consent from the third-party property owner, SWBT NEVADA shall, if adequate capacity is available, and subject to reasonable safety, reliability, and engineering conditions, provide access to Applicant and other telecommunications carriers and cable television systems on a nondiscriminatory, first-come, first-served basis; provided, however, that Applicant agrees to indemnify, on request defend, and hold SWBT NEVADA harmless from any injury, loss, damage, claim or liability arising out of or in connection with Applicant’s access to or use of such building distribution ducts, building distribution conduits, or other building distribution space. Such access shall be granted, on a case-by-case basis, in the form of a license, sublicensepermit, easement, sub-sub- easement, or other mutually acceptable writing and shall not include access to or the right to use SWBTNEVADA’s cables or other SWBT NEVADA telecommunications equipment occupying such ducts, conduits, or space. Except as otherwise agreed to by the partiesParties, SWBTNEVADA’s charges for such access (obtained from SWBT NEVADA rather than from the third- third-party property owner) shall include include:
(1a) a A pro rata portion of all charges (including but not limited to one-time charges and recurring charges) paid by SWBT NEVADA to obtain the building distribution duct, building distribution conduit, or building distribution space and space; and
(2b) any Any other documented legal, administrative, engineering costs and construction costs incurred by SWBT NEVADA to obtain such duct, conduit, or space, process Applicant’s request for access, or prepare the facilities for Applicant’s occupancy or use. SWBTNEVADA’s charges to Applicant under this subsection shall be calculated and negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
(d) 5.6.4 Access to equipment rooms, equipment closets, mechanical rooms, telephone communications rooms, and similar areas located in buildings owned and controlled by third-parties shall be subject to access as provided in subsection (c)Section 5.6.3; provided, however, that when any such room or space is leased to SWBT NEVADA on an exclusive basis (as may be the case if the room or space will be used to house remote switching equipment, pair gain equipment, or other network equipment used to provide or support telecommunications services to customers at locations outside the building in which such room is located), access, if any, shall be also subject to facilities collocation tariffs, agreements, or arrangements.
(e) 5.6.5 Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as authorizing Applicant to occupy space owned or controlled by third parties or to utilize third-party facilities or property without permission or authority from the owner of such property, where such permission or authority is required. Neither this section nor any license permit or permission granted under or subject to this section shall be construed as a representation by SWBT NEVADA to Applicant that Applicant has the right to have access to or occupy any duct, conduit, or space owned and controlled by a third-party property owner or to utilize any telecommunications equipment owned or controlled by SWBT NEVADA or any third party (including but not limited to owner- or tenant-owned cables, wires, and equipment located on the customer side of any network interface device).
(f) 5.6.6 If Applicant has been granted access to a building entrance or building distribution duct, conduit, or space pursuant to this section, Applicant shall, at SWBTNEVADA’s request, relinquish such access to SWBT NEVADA if it is subsequently determined that Applicant’s use of such space will preclude SWBT NEVADA from meeting carrier- or provider-of-last-resort obligations to customers on the premises affected.
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Samples: Access Agreement