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TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEASES .~ ,: .changed. It essentially imPossible to predict where technology will'be five or ten years from now. For these reasons, technology tenants will frequently require short leases with multiple renewal options or cancellations options as discussed above restricting the ability of landlords to lock in these additional sources of income for lengthy' periods of time. At the same time, a landlord must carefully watch who it takes on as a tenant since many-of today'S technology companies will not survive the next five years.. Although this is no 'different from the general credit risk landlords undertake on a daily basis, this field moves much faster than the traditional office and retail components with Which landlords are familiar. Physical constraints In addition to investigating the Utilities available for a telecommunications tenant, a landlord' must also look at the land and building to determine if they can support the necessary equipment. Some of the issues that require investigation are whether the roof of your building will sUpport the weight of an antenna and the associated rooftop'equipment or will structural supports be required, will this equipment adversely impact upon your roof warranty, how much of your roof is already utilized by existing antennas or other equipment and how much is available' for new equipment, will the new equipment cause "interference with any existing equipment, do you have the necessary riser space for the wiring which must be connected from the roof to utility and other building systems usually located on a mechanical floor or in the basement and is the necessary communications closet space available in a mechanical room or in the basement of the building. © Copyright 1998-2000 Jeffrey A. Moerdler and David E. Bronston All Rights Reserved.- http://emmetwork.org/siting/telecomleases.htm xv- 112