Re: Zayo zColo Xcon Pricing

[Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net>]

I'm sure he means what he says. The cost to remove the cross connect when you're done with it. 




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Mike Hammett 
Intelligent Computing Solutions 

Midwest Internet Exchange 

The Brothers WISP 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Mel Beckman" <mel () beckman org> 
To: "Romeo Czumbil" <Romeo.Czumbil () tierpoint com> 
Cc: "nanog" <nanog () nanog org> 
Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 10:55:32 AM 
Subject: Re: Zayo zColo Xcon Pricing 

NRC? Do you mean ETC (early termination charge)? 

This is a sore point with me in all telco contracts. They want a one- or two-year term, or even three, and in exchange 
give you a discount on the installation and a tiny MRC reduction. But if you cancel early, they demand full payment for 
all the remaining months! I realize that the contract is written this way, but why? It doesn’t seem fair at all, and as 
a service provider myself, I know this is actually a huge unearned windfall for the provider. 

To make things worse, many providers subtly plant an “auto-renew” clause in their contracts. You miss canceling but the 
end of the contract date, and BOOM, you’re on the hook for another two years! 

I’ve been burned by this more than once. 

-mel 

> On Mar 7, 2018, at 8:41 AM, Romeo Czumbil <Romeo.Czumbil () tierpoint com> wrote: 
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> Wait till you ask for a disconnect. Then you get hit again for a hefty NRC 
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces () nanog org] On Behalf Of James Laszko 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 10:11 AM 
> To: nanog <nanog () nanog org> 
> Subject: Zayo zColo Xcon Pricing 
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> One of our colo’s in San Diego was purchased by Zayo recently and I requested a new copper Ethernet xcon to be 
> placed. After a few days I received a quote from my new rep quoting a MRC 3x what I’m currently paying for existing 
> xcon’s as well as a hefty NRC as well. Anyone have any experience with this kind of thing? Anyone care to share what 
> an average copper xcon, single floor, meet-me-room to cage, Ethernet from carrier circuit costs? (This xcon is approx 
> 30 feet..) 
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> Thanks! 
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> James 
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> Sent from my iPad