Re: NANOG67 - Tipping point of community and sponsor bashing?

[Pete Mundy <pete () fiberphone co nz>]

Our DC (granted, not in the US!) charges a one-off fee of $75 to install the XC, which includes the cable too. 
Terminated to a 1U patch panel at TOR. Only one end pays the 1-off charge (the customer that requested the order). No 
ongoing charges. No one else rummages in the overheads other than the DC operator themselves.

I guess perhaps what we have is a bit of a luxury, but it's part of the reason we chose that DC over others available 
in the same vicinity, so it did give them a competitive advantage :)

Pete


> On 18/06/2016, at 5:31 am, Seth Mattinen <sethm () rollernet us> wrote:
>
> I would expect some kind of MRC if it has any SLA, service, or support attached. Or someone manages it and protects 
> the infrastructure and enforces the rules of the facility. Or the facility uses that money to maintain the MMR. If 
> it's a free for all where anyone can accidentally unplug it or cut it or rummage around in the overhead causing 
> damage then free is fine. What I don't accept is variable pricing depending on what the xconnect is carrying or what 
> it's for. I don't buy into the thought process that an xconnect is more expensive if it's carrying 10GbE vs. GigE 
> when they're both SMF.
>
> ~Seth