What is the Budget licensee's obligation regarding facsimile/electronic communication lines for the Rental Business?
Budget Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
satisfaction. No person may be employed as the General Manager unless such person will have completed the instruction furnished by Budget to Budget's satisfaction.
9.2 Management. Licensee shall notify Budget of the names and addresses of all of Licensee's officers, directors and managers. Licensee shall notify Budget immediately in the event changes in any such positions occur, including providing Budget with organizational documents executed to effect or approve such change, as set forth in Exhibit G. Budget reserves the right to periodically run criminal background checks and credit checks on any of Licensee's officers, directors and managers, including at the time of renewal.
9.3 Telephone Numbers/Weblinks. Licensee agrees to maintain not less than one (1) separate telephone number and facsimile/electronic communication line for the Rental Business which will be listed as, and identified exclusively with, the Rental Business (separate and distinct from all other telephone numbers maintained by Licensee), in all primary general and business telephone directories distributed within the Territory and in such other telephone directories, and in all advertising in which such number or numbers appear, as will be prescribed by Budget in the Standards. All telephone, facsimile and electronic communication lines and other commercial numbers, whether installed by or at the cost of Licensee or not, which are advertised in connection with the Rental Business (including listings in the white and yellow pages and any other telephone, online or other business directories) are held by Licensee solely for the purpose of performing under this Agreement and its related Exhibits. Budget may suffer losses and damages if Licensee diverts or transfers such telephone numbers, facsimile/electronic communication lines, domain names or weblinks (or permits their diversion or transfer) or uses them or permits their use for, or in connection with, any business other than the Rental Business. Licensee agrees that its commitment not to divert or misuse the telephone numbers, facsimile service/electronic communication lines, weblinks or domain names will survive termination of this Agreement for any reason, for the enduring benefit of the Network as a whole.
9.4 Insurance. Licensee will maintain such insurance, in such minimum amounts, and with such carriers as approved by Budget in its sole discretion or, as are prescribed in the Standards and in this Paragraph 9.4.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 80–426)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Budget's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a licensee must maintain at least one separate telephone number and facsimile/electronic communication line exclusively for the Rental Business. This line must be listed and identified solely with the Rental Business, distinct from any other telephone numbers the licensee maintains. This requirement applies to all primary general and business telephone directories distributed within the Territory, as well as any other telephone directories and advertising where the number appears, as prescribed by Budget in its Standards.
Budget emphasizes that all telephone, facsimile, and electronic communication lines advertised in connection with the Rental Business, regardless of who installed them or at whose cost, are held by the licensee solely for performing under the Franchise Agreement. This includes listings in white and yellow pages, online directories, and other business directories. Licensees are prohibited from diverting or misusing these communication lines for any business other than the Rental Business, and this obligation survives the termination of the agreement.
Upon termination of the Franchise Agreement, the licensee is required to transfer all telephone numbers, facsimile and electronic communication lines, and electronic addresses and domain names used in the Rental Business to Budget or a party designated by Budget. The licensee must also notify the telephone company and any third-party service providers that they no longer have an interest in these communication lines and approve their transfer to Budget or its designee. Failure to comply with these requirements could result in losses and damages to Budget.