1) Grant of permission
You grant Community Network Partners Inc., together with its affiliates, contractors, and utility partners (“CNPI”), a non-exclusive, revocable permission to enter the property with personnel, tools, and machinery to:
a) complete site assessment and submit statutory utility locate requests (as required);
b) install fibre-optic facilities from the road allowance/public right-of-way and/or utility pole to a demarcation point at the premises and install any required indoor/outdoor demarcation equipment;
c) test, operate, access, maintain, repair, replace, relocate, or remove CNPI facilities on reasonable notice; and
d) restore disturbed areas following construction.

2) Scope & Installation Methods (Underground and Aerial)
Underground: Work may include trenching and/or directional drilling/boring and may occur over multiple visits. Final route and method may change due to utility locates, field conditions, permitting, or safety. CNPI will follow industry best practices and use existing paths or conduit where feasible.
Aerial: Where available/appropriate, CNPI may install an aerial drop from a utility pole to the premises and attach approved hardware (anchors/brackets) to the exterior to support the drop and demarcation equipment. If a temporary surface drop is used before final placement/burial, it will be positioned to minimize disruption and replaced/relocated as soon as practicable.

3) Facilities Ownership
All fibre, conduit, drop cables, and demarcation equipment installed by or for CNPI remain the property of CNPI (or its partners) and do not become fixtures.

4) Restoration
CNPI will restore disturbed areas to a substantially similar condition (season/weather permitting). Temporary restoration may be completed first, with final restoration performed when conditions allow.

5) Vegetation & Pruning (Private Property)
You authorize CNPI to perform minimal trimming/pruning of private vegetation that interferes with safe placement of aerial or buried facilities on the property. Public right-of-way vegetation work follows applicable municipal/utility rules.

6) Utility Locates & Private Lines
CNPI will obtain statutory utility locates where required. You must identify and mark any private/unregistered lines or structures (e.g., sprinklers, private hydro to sheds, invisible fence, septic, private water/gas lines, drains, irrigation, etc.). CNPI is not responsible for damage to unmarked or incorrectly marked private facilities.

7) Poles & Third-Party Infrastructure
This permission does not grant rights on third-party poles/structures. Any required pole/strand permissions will be obtained by CNPI from the infrastructure owner. You authorize attachment to your premises only.

8) No Service Commitment
This consent does not obligate you to purchase services. It enables construction so service may be made available.

9) Access Windows
Work will occur during reasonable hours. CNPI may access the property at any time for emergencies involving safety, service continuity, or network integrity. CNPI will provide reasonable notice for non-emergency visits where practical.

10) Indemnity & Liability
CNPI is responsible for direct, provable physical damage caused by CNPI’s negligence. CNPI is not liable for indirect, consequential, or special damages, and is not liable for damage to unmarked/incorrectly marked private facilities. Nothing in these Terms limits liability for gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

11) Term; Revocation
This permission remains in effect through installation and while CNPI facilities serve the premises. You may revoke this permission on 30 days’ written notice, except where access is required to maintain, repair, or safely remove facilities. This permission is not an easement or other interest in land.

12) Assignment / Subcontractors
CNPI may assign this permission to its affiliates and use authorized contractors to perform the work.

13) Privacy & Contact
Information is collected to plan locates, schedule, and perform installation/maintenance and may be shared with contractors and utility/infrastructure owners for those purposes. A copy of your submission will be emailed to you.

14) Governing Law
Province of Ontario.