TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENSE
AGREEMENT ("License") is made and entered into as of the
17th day of November, 2004 by and between Marnell Corrao
Associates, Inc., a Nevada corporation, ("Licensor") and SkyBridge
Wireless, Inc., a Nevada Corporation ("Licensee").
WHEREAS, Licensor entered into
that certain Lease Agreement with Rio Properties, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (“Rio”) on June 24, 1997 in which Licensor
leased the fifty-second (52nd) floor of the Building (as
hereinafter defined) and Licensor constructed certain improvements
including a communications tower on the roof of the Building for
the purpose of housing and operating certain Telecommunications
Equipment; and
WHEREAS, Licensor has the
authority to enter into licensing agreements to grant to third
parties the right to locate and operate certain Telecommunications
Equipment in the Building and upon its antenna mounting base;
and
WHEREAS, Licensee desires to
acquire a license to have certain Telecommunications Equipment
installed at and to operate such Telecommunications Equipment at
the Building.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFOR, in consideration
of the foregoing, the mutual covenants and agreements set forth
herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions
1.1
“License Fee” shall be an annual fee of Thirty Thousand
and No/100 Dollars ($30,000.00) payable in equal monthly
installments of Two Thousand Five Hundred and No/100 Dollars
($2,500.00) in advance of the first day of each month, subject to
adjustment as set forth in Section 7.1 of this License.
1.2
The “Building” shall mean the building located upon the
real property known as the Rio Suite Hotel & Casino and whose
address is 3700 West Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada
89103.
1.3
“Commencement Date” shall mean the earlier of the date
that Licensee actually commences to use the Equipment Space (as
hereinafter defined) or September 1, 2004.
1.4
“License Term” shall mean a term commencing on the
commencement date and continuing for twenty-four (24) full calendar
months (plus any partial calendar month in which the commencement
date falls), subject to revocation as set forth in Sections 3 and
29 of this License.
1.5
“Normal Business Hours” for the Building shall mean
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, exclusive of normal
business holidays.
1.6
“Telecommunications Equipment” shall mean the equipment
set forth in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and made a
part hereof and ancillary equipment including but not limited to
cable, junction boxes, hangers, pull boxes, grounding wiring used
in the normal course of Licensee’s business, which will be
installed by Licensee, pursuant to the terms of this
License.
1.7
“Equipment Space” shall mean approximately 50 square
feet located on the fifty-second (52nd) floor of the Building as
designated in Exhibit “B” attached hereto. The
Equipment Space will be used by the Licensee as the building
service site.
1.8
“Cable Tray” shall mean the spaces and pathways within
the Building used for routing cables and ancillary equipment
outside the Equipment Space. The purpose of the Cable Tray will be
to permit connection of the Telecommunications Equipment to the
communications tower on top of the Building. The precise location
of the Cable Tray applicable to this Licensee will be designated by
Licensor in writing and will be installed only as so designated by
Licensor.
2. License Term
This
License shall continue in force during a period beginning on the
Commencement Date and continuing until the expiration of the
License Term, unless this License is sooner terminated or extended
to a later date under any other term or provision
hereof.
3. Grant of License
3.1
Subject to and upon the terms herein set forth, Licensor hereby
grants to Licensee a non-exclusive, revocable license to use the
Equipment Space, to use the Cable Trays and to install cables to
the rooftop communications tower for the purpose of constructing,
installing, operating, repairing, maintaining and removing the
Telecommunications Equipment.
3.2
Licensor hereby reserves the right to grant, renew or extend
similar licenses to others.
4. Use
4.1
The Cable Trays and Equipment Space shall be used for
telecommunications services for which Licensee has been certified
to provide by either the local public utility governing body, or
the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”).
Licensee agrees not to use or permit the use of the Equipment Space
or Cable Trays for any purpose which is illegal, dangerous to life,
limb or property or which, in Licensor’s reasonable opinion,
creates a nuisance or which would increase the cost of insurance
coverage with respect to the Building. In particular, no electronic
equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s) or
other environmentally hazardous materials will either be used or
stored in or around the Cable Trays or Equipment Space and no such
materials will be used in any of the Telecommunications Equipment
installed by Licensee in the Cable Trays or Equipment Space (except
for Licensee’s battery system, which having environmentally
sensitive materials will be handled by and will be the sole
responsibility of the Licensee).
4.2
Nothing herein should be construed as permitting Licensee to use
the Cable Trays or Equipment Space for a purpose not specifically
described herein, or to install new or substitute cable into the
Cable Trays which consists of materials other than those described
in Paragraph 9 hereof. Except for Cable Trays installed by
Licensee, to which Licensee shall have exclusive right, it is
acknowledged that Licensor may, at Licensor’s discretion,
authorize other tenants and licensees of the Building to use
portions of other Cable Trays in the Building, whether for the
installation of Telecommunications Equipment or
otherwise.
4.3
Licensee shall not place signs on any of the doors or corridors
leading to the Equipment Space or Cable Trays, without first
obtaining the prior written consent of Licensor in each such
instance, which consent may be given or arbitrarily withheld on
such condition as Licensor may elect. Licensor shall have the
right, at its option, at Licensee’s own cost and expense, to
remove any signs placed by Licensee without Licensor’s prior
written consent, and to repair any damage caused by the signs. Any
and all installations to the Cable Trays or Equipment Space shall
become the property of the Licensor upon the termination of this
License.
5. Provision of Space
Licensor
shall provide approximately 50 square feet of floor space in the
Building in the location designated on the plan annexed hereto as
Exhibit “B”. The equipment room will be used by
Licensee for the purposes set forth in Paragraph 4 herein, and for
any other lawful purpose that Licensor shall approve in
writing.
6. No Warranty of
Premises
Licensor
makes no warranty or representation that the licensed premises are
suitable for the Licensee’s use, it being assumed that
Licensee has satisfied itself thereof. Licensee has inspected the
Equipment Space and the Building spaces and accepts the same
“as is” and agrees that Licensor is under no obligation
to perform any work or provide any materials to prepare the
licensed premises for Licensee.
7. License Fee Payment
7.1
Licensee shall pay to Licensor, without any setoff or deduction
whatsoever, a License Fee of Thirty Thousand and 00/100 dollars,
each year of this License, adjusted annually on the anniversary of
the commencement date by the percentage increase in the applicable
Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the prior year’s index, which
increase shall not be less than 5%. The License Fee shall be
payable, without demand, in twelve (12) monthly payments of Two
Thousand Five Hundred and No/100 Dollars per month, or part
thereof, commencing on the date herein shown as the date of this
License. All payments shall be made to Licensor at the address
given in this License or such other address as Licensor may
stipulate from time to time. Any fees not paid when due shall be
subject to a late fee of ten percent and shall also be subject to
interest charge of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month for
each month or partial month the amount due remains
outstanding.
7.2
In addition to the license fees, Licensee shall pay Licensor if,
and when due, any sales, use or other taxes or assessments which
are assessed or due by reason of this License or Licensee’s
use of the Building hereunder.
8. Disclosure of Financial
Terms
Licensor
and Licensee agree to use their good faith efforts to refrain from
disclosing the financial terms of this License. Either party may
disclose the financial terms of this License when required by law,
regulation or prior agreement. No recourse, action or penalty shall
be associated with the good faith effort of non-disclosure herein
embodied.
9. Installation, Maintenance and
Repair
9.1
Prior to the initial installation of Telecommunications Equipment
within the Equipment Space, Licensee shall, at is sole cost and
expense, prepare and deliver to Licensor working drawings, plans
and specifications detailing the location and size of the
Telecommunications Equipment to be installed within the Cable Trays
and Equipment Space specifically describing the proposed
construction. No work shall commence until Licensor has approved
the plans, specifications and installation contractor in writing,
which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or unduly delayed.
Licensor shall deliver to Licensee, within ten (10) working days
after receipt of the plans and specifications, its approval or
disapproval, and any required changes. Upon approval, the plans and
specifications for the Cable Trays shall be attached hereto as part
of Exhibit “C”, and the plans and specifications for
the Equipment Space shall be attached hereto as part of Exhibit
“D”. Licensee warrants that the installation of the
Telecommunications Equipment shall be in strict compliance with
Exhibits “C” and “D”. After installation of
the Telecommunications Equipment, Licensee shall not undertake or
engage in any structural work, construction, maintenance or repairs
without providing Licensor with thirty (30) days written notice of
such proposed work. Licensee shall submit detailed working plans
and shop drawings to Licensor for Licensor’s approval, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
9.2
All construction, installation, maintenance and repairs shall be
completed by a licensed contractor(s) approved by Licensor in
advance and in a workmanlike manner using generally accepted
construction standards. Licensee shall install the
Telecommunications Equipment in a safe and proper manner so as to
pose no known hazard to safety of life or property with respect to
persons and property in or about the Building. Licensee shall use
properly licensed personnel for all installation, operation and
maintenance of its Telecommunications Equipment located on the
premises.
9.3
Licensee agrees not to commit any waste or allow any waste to be
committed within or on any portion of the Cable Trays, Equipment
Space, or in any of the common areas of the Building and will not
injure the Cable Trays or Building but will maintain the Cable
Trays and Equipment Space in a clean, attractive condition and in
good repair.
9.4
Prior to commencing any work on the Cable Trays or Equipment Space,
Licensee shall obtain all necessary licenses, permits and consents
and provide copies of same to Licensor. Licensor shall have the
right to monitor all such work, at its own expense.
10. Costs
Licensee
shall be responsible for any and all cost, damage or expense
arising from the installation, maintenance, or repair to the Cable
Trays, Equipment Space or Telecommunications Equipment, and any and
all cost, damage or expense to the Building or the property of
Licensor or other licensees arising from such installation,
maintenance or repair operations.
11. Taxes and
Assessments
During
the License term and any extension hereof, Licensee shall be
responsible for the declaration and payment of any applicable taxes
or assessments against the personal property owned or leased by
Licensee located in the Building. Upon receipt of written request
from Licensor, Licensee agrees to provide Licensor with timely
evidence satisfactory to Licensor that all taxes due and payable
for Licensee’s property have been paid.
12. Governing Law
This
License and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall
be interpreted, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws
of the State of Nevada.
13. Laws and
Regulations
13.1
Licensee and Licensor agree to comply with all applicable laws,
ordinances, rules, and regulations of any governmental entity or
agency having jurisdiction with respect to the Building. In
particular, prior to installation of the Telecommunications
Equipment, Licensee shall provide Licensor written evidence,
satisfactory to Licensor in its sole but reasonable judgment, of
the representations and warranties set forth in Section
4.
13.2
The parties acknowledge that the Telecommunications Equipment
should emit no amounts of radiation whatsoever within the Equipment
Space. Licensee shall, at Licensee’s sole cost, take all
measures necessary to insure that no radiation is emitted from such
Telecommunications Equipment and that the Telecommunications
Equipment strictly complies with all laws, rules, regulations,
ordinances and codes, whether now or hereafter existing, of all
federal, state and local governmental authorities and that the
Telecommunications Equipment strictly complies with all contractual
obligations to which Licensee is bound in connection with such
Telecommunications Equipment, including, without limitation,
regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, the
Environmental Protection Agency, and the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, applicable to the emission of radiation from
active transmission equipment or similar facilities. Licensee shall
also pay promptly when due all royalties or other fees due in
connection with the operation of the Telecommunications Equipment.
In the event compliance with this paragraph shall require
modifications or alterations of Telecommunications Equipment or the
Cable Trays, no modification or alteration shall be made without
Licensor’s prior written consent, which consent may be
withheld in Licensor’s sole judgment or granted on such terms
and conditions as Licensor may determine in its sole
judgment.
14. Building Rules
Licensee
will comply with the rules and regulations of the Building as
adopted and altered by Licensor from time to time and will cause
all of its agents, employees, invitees and visitors to do so
provided such rules: (i) do not unreasonably and materially
interfere with Licensee’s conduct of its business; and (ii)
do not require payment of additional moneys. All changes to such
rules will be sent by Licensor to Licensee in writing. The current
rules and regulations applicable to Licensee’s activities in
the Building are attached hereto as Exhibit E and made a part
hereof.
15. Maintenance and Repairs
Requiring Cessation of Operations of Telecommunications
Equipment
It
is expressly acknowledged and agreed that from time to time it may
be necessary for Licensor to conduct maintenance and repairs upon
the communications tower and the Cable Tray. Licensor shall notify
Licensee not less than ten (10) days in advance of any routine
maintenance that would require Licensee to cease transmission
activity and other operation of the Telecommunications Equipment,
and Licensor shall provide notice as soon as reasonably practicable
in case of emergency repairs to the communications tower or Cable
Tray. Licensee agrees to cease transmissions or other operations of
the Telecommunications Equipment during such periods of time as may
be reasonably necessary to conduct such maintenance and/or repair
the operations. Licensor shall exercise its best efforts to
minimize any interference with Licensee’s operations of the
Telecommunications Equipment and to schedule such repairs and
maintenance during times when it has reason to believe such repairs
and maintenance shall be least disruptive to the operation of
Licensee.
16. Protection of
Telecommunications Equipment
Licensee
acknowledges that interruptions in utility services are not
uncommon in facilities such as the Building and Licensee
acknowledges that any sensitive electronic equipment which may be
used in the Cable Trays or Equipment Space will be protected by
Licensee from utility service interruptions through the use of
backup power supplies, surge protectors and other appropriate
safety systems. Licensee acknowledges that it has taken all
precautionary steps it deems necessary to protect such
Telecommunications Equipment in the Building, including the
acquisition of insurance if applicable. Licensee agrees to
indemnify and hold Licensor harmless from any damages or losses
(including indirect or consequential damages and including
attorneys’ fees) sustained to any of Licensee’s
Telecommunications Equipment or caused by service interruptions,
regardless of whether such interruptions are attributable in whole
or in part to the negligence of Licensor, its agents or employees.
This indemnity is in addition to and not in substitution of any
other indemnity in this License.
17. Security
Security
shall be provided by Licensor in the form of limited access to the
Building during other than Normal Business Hours. Licensor,
however, shall have no liability for theft or burglary, or for
damage done by unauthorized persons in the Cable Trays or Equipment
Space unless caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of Licensor, its agents, employees, or invitees and neither shall
Licensor be required to insure against any such losses.
18. Warranty Against Damage and
Interference
18.1
Licensee agrees that Licensee’s Telecommunications Equipment,
and its installation, maintenance and operation may in no way
damage the Building, or interfere with the use of the Building, or
the operation of any other communications devices including those
of the Rio, Licensor, or by other lessees or licensees of the
Licensor. If such damage or interference shall occur, Licensor
shall give Licensee written notice thereof and Licensee shall take
immediate action to correct the same within twenty-four (24) hours
of receipt of such notice. Licensor reserves the right to
disconnect power to any such Licensee’s Telecommunications
Equipment if Licensee fails to correct after proper notification
and cure period.
18.2
Licensee agrees to be responsible for any damage caused to the
Building, and/or any other property owned by Licensor or any lessee
or licensee of Licensor which may be caused by Licensee or any of
its agents or representatives. Licensee further agrees to keep to a
minimum the number of personnel visiting the Building and the
frequency of the visits.
19. Warranty Against
Disruption
During
the term of this Agreement, Licensor will not license or grant
permission to use the Building if such use may in any way adversely
affect or interfere with Licensee’s Use as defined in
Paragraph 4 hereof. In the event of any such adverse effect or
interference, Licensor shall take all steps necessary to
immediately correct and eliminate the adverse effect or
interference. Licensor shall not be liable in any manner to
Licensee for any expenses or damages which it may suffer as a
result of any such adverse effect or interference.
20. Relocation of
Telecommunications Equipment
Licensor
reserves the right to require Licensee to relocate the
Telecommunications Equipment to other areas within the Building
during the term of this License agreement at Licensor’s sole,
reasonable discretion. Licensor shall reimburse Licensee for its
reasonable expenses incurred in connection with any such
relocation. Should Licensor request the relocation of
Licensee’s Telecommunications Equipment, Licensor agrees to
allow Licensee reasonable time, not to exceed thirty (30) days for
such relocation. If it is not feasible, in Licensor’s sole
discretion, for Licensor to provide another area within which to
relocate the Telecommunications Equipment, Licensor shall provide
sixty (60) days written notice to Licensee that this License is
terminated. Licensor shall not be liable for damage to
Licensee’s Telecommunications Equipment or theft,
misappropriation or loss thereof.
21. General Access by
Licensee
21.1
Licensor agrees that Licensee’s authorized representatives
shall have access to the Cable Trays and Equipment Space during
Normal Business Hours for the purp