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Sprint Position Statement
on Access to Multi-Dwelling UnitsIssue:
Gaining access to multi-dwelling units for the provision of competitive telecommunications services is imperative. Issues that must be addressed from a policy perspective include: 1) cost, 2) physical access for the purposes of inspection, testing, installation and repair, 3) demarcation point, 4) exclusivity between building owner and carrier regarding access to the building and the provision of telecommunications service to tenants.
Telecom Act Requirements:
The Telecom Act in Section 253 (a) states that no State or local statute or regulation, or other State or local legal requirement, may prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting the ability of any entity to provide any interstate or intrastate telecommunications service.
FCC Rules:
There are no FCC rules addressing carrier access in multi-dwelling units other than defining the demarcation point 47 CFR Section 68.3.
Sprint Position:
It is Sprint's position that there should be no cost to any carrier for access necessary to inspect, test, install, or repair facilities necessary to provide telecommunications services other than to return the building to its original condition. Nor should the owner of the facilities beyond the demarcation point charge any carrier for the use of existing facilities, e.g. cabling, connecting blocks, etc.
All carriers should be given timely access to all buildings, closets, risers, etc. necessary to inspect, test, install or maintain existing or its own facilities. If a security escort is required by the building owner, the cost of this escort should not be passed on to the carrier.
Sprint believes the demarcation point should be the Minimum Point of Entry (MPOE) as defined in FCC rules 47 CFR Section 68.3.
Exclusive agreements between landlords and telecommunications carriers that restrict access to the premises or the ability to provide telecommunications services to tenants to a single carrier or a select group of carriers that serves to restrict customer choice should be deemed presumptively anti-competitive and prohibited.
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