Compensation
Access payments, revenue sharing, reporting, audit rights, infrastructure, and other consideration.
A short board briefing from CCG
What Are Your Community's Telecom Rights Worth?
A starting point for understanding community-wide telecom access, property responsibilities, marketing arrangements, and potential value. An existing agreement—or uncertainty about one—is enough reason to learn more.
Accessible video summary
The briefing asks boards to identify the property and marketing provisions in an agreement, how long those rights last, who controls construction and restoration, what protections apply, whether resident choice remains protected, and whether the association is fairly compensated.
Telecom Property RightsCCG board briefing · 56 seconds
What boards should understand
A community’s telecom position involves more than individual service.
A telecom agreement may give the provider continuing rights to enter, build, maintain infrastructure, communicate with residents, use association property, and transfer or renew those rights. The board should understand the complete exchange, including agreements inherited from a developer or prior board.
- A city permit or public right-of-way does not necessarily establish rights across association-controlled property.
- Community access, infrastructure, and marketing rights may carry economic value for the association.
- A stronger agreement should address construction, property damage, repair, restoration, insurance, and escalation.
- Resident choice and future-provider flexibility can be preserved while the association improves its own protections.
Understand the existing framework
Put the full community-wide framework in writing.
A balanced agreement should define both the value the provider receives and the standards it must follow throughout association-controlled property.
Property protection
Approved routes, damage responsibility, repair, restoration, inspection, warranty, and reimbursement.
Provider accountability
Insurance, indemnification, work rules, escalation, performance, default, and enforceable remedies.
Long-term control
Resident choice, marketing, renewal, assignment, termination, future providers, and removal obligations.
A guide to share with your board
Download the CCG telecom agreement guide.
The two-page CCG guide explains existing agreements, Right of Entry, marketing, bulk services, and CCG’s process. It includes clickable resource and contact links and retains the Smart Telecom Access and Right-of-Entry Agreements video as an attached MP4 for compatible desktop readers.
For reliable playback on phones and in browsers, use the video player above or the PDF's WATCH THE VIDEO link. Embedded PDF attachments are generally available only after downloading and opening the file in a compatible desktop reader such as Adobe Acrobat.
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Brandon WalkerCommunications Consulting Groupb.walker@ccgconsult.com513-364-3496ccgconsult.comDiscuss your community’s agreements with CCG.
Ask about existing agreements, missing documents, marketing or bulk services, construction responsibilities, or property questions. The initial conversation focuses on the association as a whole.