Re: ISP Unbundling circuits

[Jeffrey Lyon <jeffrey.lyon () blacklotus net>]

I think they should pay *you* a deinstall fee just for suggesting
something like that.

Jeff

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 3:35 PM, JC Dill <jcdill.lists () gmail com> wrote:
> Mark Kent wrote:
> > On a slightly related topic, a US-based colo outfit used by a company
> > I work with wants a fee to disconnect power to the cage.  The tenant
> > had been there for years and, at contract renewal time, was lobbied
> > hard ($$) by the colo company to reduce power consumption.
>
> Did they mention a deinstall fee at this time?
> > The tenant worked for a few months and freed up 20 power circuits.
> > The colo then said that they had a disconnect fee for each power
> > circuit.
> >
> > Now, I think a reasonable fee is $0.   The colo wants considerably more.
> > I won't bias you with the figure yet... please let me know what you
> > think is reasonable, either by experience or just as a thought exercise.
>
> I think a reasonable fee is whatever is set in their contract - which I
> suspect is $0.  You can't just tack on fees like this afterwards.
>
> jc



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