Terms and Conditions

1. We will install cable between a suitable connection point on the Rensselaer campus to your fraternity or sorority house. We will install a network hub (or hubs) within your house to provide you with some agreed upon number of 10BaseT network ports. (Sixteen ports may be typical.)
2. We will own, operate, and maintain network equipment and cable back to the campus. You will own, operate, and maintain all station cabling within your fraternity or sorority house and any equipment you supply. The 10BaseT ports on the hub(s) we provide shall be the demarcation point between our responsibilities and your responsibilities.
3. You will fund the full cost of installing the cable between the Rensselaer campus and your fraternity or sorority house. (We will provide all necessary network electronics up to our demarcation point at no additional cost to you.)
4. You will grant to us any necessary right-of-ways across your property for the cable installation. You will provide suitable utility space within your fraternity or sorority house as the termination point of the cable and to house the electronic network equipment we will provide. You will grant us reasonable access to the utility space so we may operate, inspect, and maintain our network equipment and cable.
5. You are responsible for any and all damage to our equipment and cable installed at your location other than damage that is a direct result of defects in material or workmanship or of normal wear-and-tear.
6. Any "network visible" device you connect to the network that is, any device which responds to a network address (a personal computer, workstation, network printers, etc., but not a passive repeater, unmanaged bridge, etc.) must have a unique Internet name and a unique Internet address, both administered exclusively by us.
7. You may attach up to half again such devices as there are ports simultaneously to the network in your fraternity or sorority house. (For sixteen port configurations, you would be allowed a maximum of 24 devices.) The aggregate network traffic to and from your house must not be excessive as compared to the traffic load generated by the same number of typical devices found in the residence hall rooms.
8. The connection to the Rensselaer campus network is provided solely for your use. You will not allow anyone other than Rensselaer faculty, staff, and students to access the campus network from your location. Nor will you extend the network to any location beyond your own property boundaries (including any unintentional propagation due to, for example, some wireless communications technology).
9. Any use of the network must not violate the "Grounds for Disciplinary Action," nor the provisions of "Using Computers at Rensselaer" (both published in the Rensselaer Handbook), nor the rules regulating student use of the network in the residence halls, nor any future official revision to those policies by Rensselaer, nor the terms outlined in this agreement. In the event there are conflicts among provisions of Rensselaer policies or between the provisions of this agreement and Rensselaer policies, the more restrictive provision shall prevail.

Fees and Payment

1. You will pay to us the full cost of installing fiber-optic cable to your fraternity or sorority house. One half the estimated project cost is due before the project can be started, and the entire balance, once the cable has been installed.
2. You will pay to us an service activation fee, due just prior to us enabling (or re-enabling) network service to your fraternity or sorority.
3. You will pay to us a recurring monthly fee for continued service, paid semi-annually, due on the first of January and July. You also will pay any other legitimate recurring fees associated with providing the service, such as utility pole or right-of-way rental fees.
4. As of January 1997, the service activation fee is $500 and the monthly fee is $15 per port. (With sixteen ports, the fee would therefore be $240 per month paid as $1,440 every six months.) At the beginning of each calendar year thereafter, we may adjust these fees upward or downward to accommodate changes in the costs of providing the service or in the cost-recovery model.
5. If and when other network-related service fees are instituted on campus for example host name registration you will pay any such fees as they apply.

Termination of the Service

1. You may terminate network service to your fraternity or sorority house without cause at any time. You need only provide us at least one day written notice of your desire. We will refund any fees you have prepaid for months after the termination date.
2. We may terminate network service to your fraternity or sorority house without cause at the end of any month. We must provide you with at least 60-days written notice of our intention. We will refund any fees you have prepaid for months after the termination date.
3. We may terminate this agreement immediately if either (1) your payments are more than 30 days in arrears, or (2) you have committed a severe violation of the provisions of this agreement. In general, if we detect minor transgressions by you we will issue a warning and ask you to correct the situation. If you are unwilling or unable to correct the problem, or if you establish a regular pattern of violating the provisions of this agreement, then we may deem your violation(s) as severe. We will refund any fees you have prepaid for months after the termination date.

Questions concerning this page may be directed to telecom-l@lists.rpi.edu
Information Technologies Insfrastructure, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 Eighth St., Troy, NY, 518-276-6258