But it is free!  Comes with HOA dues.  Such a deal.

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> On Oct 6, 2020, at 7:58 AM, Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> If I was in charge of laws, they wouldn't be so legalistic.  
> 
> You don't have exclusivity per se, but in de facto nobody will buy anything 
> else when they're already forced to pay you whether they like it or not.  
> They'd have to actively hate you before they'll even consider something else. 
>  You'd have to steal their birthdays before they consider another option, and 
> you'd have to violate their daughters before they're willing to pay what the 
> installation of the other option will actually cost.
> 
> .....that doesn't make it a bad deal for you, of course.  Competitors will 
> cry foul because you can make money and they can't, but that doesn't mean 
> they wouldn't do the same thing if they could.
> 
> 
> 
> On 10/5/2020 8:05 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
>>  
>> We don’t have exclusivity, we just have a service included in HOA fees.  
>> They can have any service provider they want.
>> But the service provider will have to do an overbuild into a saturated area. 
>>  I would bet they will not do it. 
>>  
>> From: Mark Radabaugh
>> Sent: Monday, October 5, 2020 5:52 PM
>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Royalty deal
>>  
>> https://www.keglerbrown.com/publications/mdus-vs-the-fcc-exclusivity-service-agreements-with-cable-and-internet-providers/
>> https://www.nexttv.com/news/fcc-bans-exclusive-mdu-deals-296566
>> FCC Bans Exclusivity Contracts — HOA Law Blog — February 
>> ...www.hoalawblog.com › fcc_bans_exclusivity_contracts
>>  
>> Pay your money and take your chances
>>  
>> Mark
>> 
>>> On Oct 5, 2020, at 4:52 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
>>>  
>>> Lots of companies doing these deals.  MDU, subdivisions.  What would be 
>>> illegal about it?  The homeowners are free to go after any service they 
>>> want, but they are locked into my service.  This has been litigated at the 
>>> CATV level years ago and was found legal. 
>>>  
>>> On Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 2:28 PM Mark Radabaugh <m...@amplex.net> wrote:
>>>> I think you are going to find that arrangement is highly illegal from an 
>>>> FCC standpoint.   When the deal gets blown out by the next company that 
>>>> sues you and the HOA over it, is it going to be worth your time and 
>>>> investment?
>>>>  
>>>> Mark
>>>> 
>>>>> On Oct 5, 2020, at 4:20 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
>>>>>  
>>>>> I am getting some traction with developers for my fiber.  They want me to 
>>>>> come in, they will put the subscription to my service as part of the HOA 
>>>>> fees.  They will not let others in the ditch.  All for 10% of the gross.  
>>>>> So I get 100% take rate.  I am not unhappy with the deal.  But I am 
>>>>> wondering about agreeing to a perpetual royalty.  Anyone else done one of 
>>>>> these deals?
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