To give consumers better access to the most competitive telecommunications services nationwide, the Real Access Alliance has released a draft model license agreement covering terms and conditions for access by telecommunications providers to multi-tenanted office buildings. The Alliance and 12 of America’s largest real estate companies had promised the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that they would take specific, voluntary steps to speed up tenant access to telecom providers of their choice. The 48-page draft distills the best of hundreds of forms and access agreements that are being used successfully in the marketplace. As part of this voluntary initiative, the Alliance is soliciting input on the draft from a wide range of companies and industry associations, especially those serving the telecommunications and real estate markets. Once all comments are in by January 15, the Alliance will compile a summary. The Alliance anticipates developing similar model agreements for residential and retail building access transactions in the future. To view the draft model license agreement, contact Real Access Alliance.
