Communications Site License
Agreement
THIS COMMUNICATIONS SITE LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “
License Agreement ”) is dated this 17th day of
November 2004 (herein, the “ Effective Date ”),
by and between Harrah’s Las Vegas, Inc. (“
Licensor ”) and, SkyBridge Wireless, Inc, a Nevada
Corporation (“ Licensee ”).
WHEREAS , Licensor desires to license to Licensee, and
Licensee desires to license from Licensor, all upon the terms and
conditions set forth herein, certain space on a tower operated by
Licensor upon which Licensee has mounted, or intends to mount, one
or more antennas owned and/or operated by Licensee, together with
related and ancillary equipment, and certain space within a
building owned or leased by Licensor in which Licensee intends to
install other equipment and devices used in connection with the
operation of the antennas; and
WHEREAS , the parties acknowledge that, although this
Agreement was facilitated by Frontier Radio, Inc.
(“Frontier”), and Frontier manages the Premises on
behalf of Licensor, this Agreement is between Licensor and Licensee
only, and Frontier is not a party to this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and
the terms and mutual promises set forth herein and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, Licensor and Licensee hereby agree as
follows:
1. Definitions
. In addition to all other terms defined herein, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
(a)
“Governmental Authority” means any federal,
state or local governmental, quasi-governmental, administrative,
regulatory division or authority with legal, administrative or
regulatory authority over any Person with respect to the
application, administration and/or enforcement of Rules and
Regulations.
(b)
“License Agreement” means this Communications
Site License Agreement and any and all subsequent amendments,
extensions, supplements and modifications hereto or
hereof.
(c)
“Occupant” means any Person from time to time
entitled to the use and occupancy of any portion of the Property
under an ownership right or any lease, sublease, license,
concession, or other similar agreement.
(d)
“Permittee” means all Occupants and the
officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors, customers,
guests, patrons, vendors, suppliers, visitors, invitees and
licensees of Occupants insofar as their activities relate to the
intended development, use and occupancy of the Property.
(e)
“Person” means any individual, partnership, firm
association, corporation, trust, limited liability company or any
other form of business or government entity.
(f)
“Rules and Regulations” means all laws,
statutes, codes, rules, regulations, restrictions, ordinances,
consents, approvals and other requirements imposed or granted by
any applicable Governmental Authority.
2. Premises
.
(a)
Licensor hereby grants to Licensee the following rights
(collectively, the “ License ”): (i) a limited
non-exclusive license to install, maintain and operate
Licensee’s wireless communications equipment and
appurtenances on a tower owned and/or operated by Licensor (the
“Tower” ), including one or more antennas at a
centerline height of 350 feet above ground level on the Tower,
which is located on certain real property owned or leased by
Licensor and more particularly described on Exhibit
“A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference (the “Property” ), and (ii) a limited
non-exclusive license to install, maintain, operate, remove and
otherwise use Licensee’s equipment cabinet or compound and
related devices owned by Licensee within a space consisting of a
twenty (20) square foot portion of the Property identified as the
operations site on Exhibit “B” attached hereto
(the space in which the operations site is to be occupied by
Licensee on the Property and the Tower are hereinafter referred to
collectively as, the “Premises” .
(b)
Licensor also grants Licensee, in common with other Permittees
entitled to use the same, a non-exclusive reasonable right of
access to the Premises twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7)
days per week during the Initial Term and any Renewal Term (as
hereinafter defined) for the purpose of installing and maintaining
the equipment (as hereinafter defined). The access is subject to
revocation by Licensor at any time and from time to time to exclude
and restrain any Person who is not a Permittee from accessing the
Premises, as well as other provision contained in the
Agreement.
(c)
The Premises are delivered in an “AS IS” condition by
Licensor. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that it has visited and
inspected the Premises and hereby accepts the physical condition
thereof. Licensee further acknowledges that no representation or
warranties have been made to Licensee or Licensor as to the
condition or suitability of the Premises, including the Tower, or
as to any engineering or other operational data. Licensee is solely
responsible for determining all aspects as the suitability,
acceptability, accuracy and adequacy of the Premises for
Licensee’s intended use.
(d)
Licensor shall have the right, with no less than thirty (30)
days’ prior written notice to Licensee, to require Licensee
to relocate the Premises to another area within the Property, at
Licensee’s sole cost expense, provided, however, that the
area to which the Premises are relocated, whether in the building
or on the Tower, shall be substantially similar in size and
functionality to the Premises.
3. Use .
Licensee shall use the Premises solely for the receipt and
transmission of wireless communications signals. The use granted
Licensee by this License shall be non-exclusive and is limited in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this License
Agreement.
4. Initial Term
. The Initial Term of this License shall be for a period of
three (3) years, commencing on the earlier to occur of the first
day of October, 2004 or the date on which Licensee commences
installation of the Equipment (as hereafter defined) (the earlier
of such dates is herein, the “Commencement Date”
), and expiring on the third (3) year anniversary of the
Commencement Date (the “Initial Term” ).
Licensee agrees to provide immediate written notice to Licensor of
Licensee’s commencement of the installation of the
Equipment.
5. Renewal Terms
. Provided that an Event of Default has not occurred during the
immediately preceding Initial or Renewal Term (as applicable),
Licensee shall have the right to extend this License for one (2)
additional 1 (1) year terms (each, a “Renewal
Term” ). Provided that this License Agreement has not
previously been terminated, this License shall automatically renew
for each successive Renewal Term unless Licensee notifies Licensor
of Licensee’s intention not to renew this License at least ()
months prior to the end of the then existing term of this License.
Each Renewal Term shall be on the same terms and conditions as set
forth in this License except that consideration for this License
shall increase as provided in paragraph 6.
6. Fee
.
(a)
During the first year of the Initial Term, Licensee shall pay
annually to Licensor the sum of Twelve Thousand and 00/100 Dollars
($12,000.00) per annum (the “Base Fee” ), to be
paid in equal monthly installments of and One Thousand and 00/100
Dollars ($1,000.00), on the first day of each month in advance to
Licensor at Licensor’s address as specified
herein.
(b)
Effective on the anniversary of the Commencement Date of this
Agreement during each year of the Term, the then current Base Fee
payable by Licensee to Licensor shall be increased by an amount
equal to the greater of (i) five (5.0%) percent over the total Base
Fee payable by Licensee for the preceding twelve (12) month period;
or (ii) the percentage increase which occurred in the Consumer
Price Index (“CPI”), as defined below, for the most
recent twelve (12) month period for which the CPI is
published.
(c)
CPI as used herein shall mean the Consumer Price Index published by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of
Labor, All Urban Consumers, All Items (1982-84=100), or an
equivalent successor official index then in effect. In the event
that the Bureau of Labor Statistics changes the form or basis for
computation of the CPI, a reliable governmental or other
non-partisan publication of Licensor’s choice evaluating
substantially the same information previously used in determining
the CPI shall be used. No adjustments or recomputations,
retroactive or projective, shall be made because of any revision
which may later be made in the first published figure of the
CPI.
(d)
In addition to the Base Fee payable by Licensee hereunder, Licensee
shall pay to Licensor upon the execution and delivery of this
Agreement a one-time non-refundable Administrative Fee in the
amount of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars.
(e)
Appropriate proration shall be made if the Initial Term does not
commence on the first day of a calendar month, or if the date of
termination of this License Agreement is not on the last day of a
calendar month. All payments of the Fee shall be made by Licensee
without deduction or offset or prior notice or demand from
Licensor. Any payment of the Fee or other amount due hereunder not
received by Licensor within ten (10) days of the date when due
shall be subject to a late payment charge of ten percent (10%) of
the amount which is overdue.
7. Conditions . The
parties’ obligations under this License Agreement are subject
to the continuing satisfaction by Licensee that it shall secure and
maintain all appropriate and required approvals for
Licensee’s intended use of the Premises from the Federal
Communications Commission (the “FCC” ), the
Federal Aviation Administration (the “FAA” ) and
any other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over
Licensee’s proposed use of the Premises. Licensee’s
inability (following all reasonable efforts) to successfully
satisfy these conditions or the occurrence of any other event which
effective prohibits Licensee’s intended use of the Premises
shall relieve Licensee and Licensor from any obligation to perform
under this License and Licensee shall remove the Equipment and
vacate the Premises as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable,
but in no event later than ten (10) days thereafter. In the event
that the Equipment is not removed within such time period, then
Licensee shall be liable to pay to Licensor the Holdover Equipment
Fee (as defined in paragraph 8(b)) from and after the expiration of
such time period until the Equipment is removed.
8. Improvement by
Licensee .
(a)
Plans, Structural Analysis and RF Analysis . Prior to
commencement of any construction or installation of improvements on
the Premises by Licensee, Licensee shall furnish, for review and
approval by Licensor, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld, delayed or conditioned, plans and specifications which
may be required by Licensor for such construction or installation
of such improvements. Prior to the installation of Licensee’s
Equipment or any substitutions, replacements or accessions thereto,
Licensee shall upon the written request of Licensor conduct a
structural analysis and wind load analysis of the Tower at
Licensee’s sole cost and expense which shall include any
existing loads and the projected load of Licensee’s antennas,
cabling and appurtenances. Prior to the installation of
Licensee’s Equipment on the Tower, upon the written request
of Licensor, Licensee shall conduct at Licensee’s sole cost
and expense a radio frequency interference analysis ( “RF
Analysis” ) of the Equipment with all other equipment
which is on the Tower as of the Commencement Date. Licensee shall
be solely responsible for and shall indemnify Licensor from all
reasonable costs and expenses associated with such structural
analysis, RF Analysis and the design and construction of platforms,
antenna systems, cable runs and any other modification of any type
to the Premises. Licensee shall be responsible for securing all
building permits from any and all applicable Governmental
Authorities prior to commencement of any construction or
installation. Copies of the construction permit issued to Licensee
shall be provided to Licensor prior to commencement of
construction. All work performed at the Property in connection with
the installation or modification of the Equipment and the work
described in this subparagraph (a) shall be performed by Licensee
or by one or more contractors approved by Licensor, such approval
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Licensee shall require
all contractors, as a condition to their engagement, to agree to be
bound to Licensee by provisions substantially identical to those
included in this Agreement, specifically those relating to the
indemnification of Licensor and insurance requirements.
(b)
Equipment. Licensee’s communications system, including
antennas, radio equipment and operating frequency, cabling and
conduits, shelter and/or cabinets, and other personal property
owned or operated by Licensee, which Licensee anticipates shall be
located by Licensee on the Premises, is more particularly described
on Licensee’s collocation application, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit “C” (the “
Equipment ”) Licensee shall attach as Exhibit
“D” to this License Agreement, copies of all FCC
operating licenses, other licenses and permits which Licensee has
been issued pertinent to this License Agreement. All of the
Equipment shall be clearly marked to show Licensee’s name,
address, telephone number and the name of the person to contact in
case of emergency, FCC call sign, frequency and location. All
coaxial cable relating to the Equipment shall be identified in the
same manner at the bottom and top of the line. At Licensor’s
request, Licensee shall promptly deliver to Licensor written proof
of compliance with all applicable Rules and Regulations in
connection with the installation of the Equipment. Licensee shall
not construct or install any equipment or improvements on the
Premises or operate any operating frequency other than that
described on Exhibit “C” . The Equipment shall
remain Licensee’s exclusive personal property throughout the
term and upon termination of the License. Licensee shall have the
right to remove all Equipment at Licensee’s sole expense on
or before the expiration or earlier termination of the License;
provided that Licensee repairs any damage to the Premises or the
Tower caused by such removal, reasonable wear and tear to pads,
utilities, fixtures and similar items excepted. If Licensee does
not remove the Equipment on or prior to the expiration or
termination of this License Agreement, Licensee shall remove such
Equipment within a reasonable period after written notice from
Licensor thereafter and shall pay to Licensor an amount equal to
one hundred and twenty-five percent (125%) of the Fee then in
effect during such holdover period during which any portion of the
Equipment is actually located on the Tower (the “Holdover
Equipment Fee” ).
(c)
Compliance with Governmental Rules. Licensee shall provide
all materials and shall pay for all labor for the construction,
installation, operation, maintenance or repair of the Equipment,
and shall cause all such work to be performed in a good and
workmanlike manner and completed in a lien-free condition. All
construction, installations and operations in connection with this
License Agreement by Licensee shall meet with all applicable Rules
and Regulations of the FCC, FAA and all other applicable
Governmental Authorities.
9. Utilities
. All utility services installed on the Premises for the use or
benefit of Licensee shall be made at the sole cost and expense of
Licensee and shall be separately metered from Licensor’s
utilities. In the event that Licensee requires an electric power
supply and/or usage different from that currently at the Property,
then Licensee shall, at its sole cost and expense, obtain such
power supply. Any work performed in connection with connecting such
power supply to the Licensee’s Equipment shall comply with
all applicable Rules and Regulations.
10. Taxes and
Assessments . Except as provided immediately below,
Licensor s