Fiber Optic Telecommunications Networks: Bandwidth Services

Fiber Optic Telecommunications Networks: Lit Fiber Services Agreements provides numerous tools for providers and customers to negotiate contracts that protect their interests most effectively. It offers step-by-step guidance through the process of drafting a strong and enforceable lit fiber services agreement by clearly explaining the use and purpose of the three major components of these agreements: Master Services Agreement, which contains general contract terms that are intended to apply to all services offered by the vendor Service Description, which is a more detailed and technical explanation of a service that is offered by the vendor Service Order Form, which sets out all of the commercial terms that are specific to a particular transaction and then integrates the terms into the service description, contract terms, and conditions clause The book also examines a collection of clauses and contract forms that are secondary to the three major elements of a services agreement but can, nonetheless, be critical elements in a variety of circumstances. Topics these clauses and contracts pertain to include: portability; on-net, near-net, and off-net services; most favored treatment; minimum purchase obligation; preferred provider status; acceptable use policy; termination agreement; third-party vendor; intellectual property; bilateral carrier services agreement; reseller agreement; independent referral agreement; and bandwidth trading. In his discussion of the agreements and contract elements, the author provides several alternate examples of the sample language so that the reader can select the clause that is most appropriate for a particular situation. This discussion helps the reader to master all the major elements of these agreements between a provider and its customer and comprehensively deal with the most important contract elements pertaining to high speed, low latency telecommunications services. The book comes with a CD-ROM that contains the full text of the book and includes clauses, phrases, and sample forms, allowing copying and pasting for easy customization of a lit fiber services agreement. The internet has presented telecommunications carriers and other service providers with unprecedented opportunities for growth, empowering customers to demand services more specifically tailored to their varied needs. Fiber Optic Telecommunications Networks: Lit Fiber Services Agreements explores these opportunities by providing the tools needed to effectively negotiate and draft complex telecommunications agreements.