On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Jason LeBlanc <j...@packetpimp.org> wrote: > I wonder if the price point will change. Having been in PAIX/S&D/Equinix > facilities for several years things have certainly changed with regard to > contract negotiations and pricing. Equinix is not very flexible. The > shuffle of techs has also resulted in a much less helpful group to work > with. > > On 02/02/2011 09:20 AM, Paul Vixie wrote: >>> >>> Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 03:22:39 -0500 >>> From: Jeffrey Lyon<jeffrey.l...@blacklotus.net> >>> >>> I'm sure everything will be fine in practice as others have indicated, >>> I was merely making a point of the inherent conflict of interest. >> >> ah. if you mean "it's unusual" or "it's difficult" rather than "it >> cannot be" then i have no arguments. the reason PAIX got traction >> at all, coming late to the game (1995-ish) as we did, was because MFS >> was then able to charge circuit prices for many forms of cross connect >> down at MAE West. and i did face continuous pressure from MFN to go >> after a share of PAIX's carrier's circuit revenue. (which i never did >> and which none of my successors have done either.) >> >> noting, the game as moved on. if verizon behaves badly as terremark's >> owner then the presence of equinix in the market will act as a relief >> valve. i think the "neutral and commercial" model is very well >> established and that verizon will not want to be the only carrier in >> those facilities nor have their circuit-holders be the only customers >> for the real estate. it's an awful lot of space to use just as colo, >> and it's both over- and underbuilt for colo (vs. an IX). >> >> re: >> >>> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 1:38 AM, Paul Vixie<vi...@isc.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> Jeffrey Lyon<jeffrey.l...@blacklotus.net> writes: >>>> >>>>> One cannot be owned by a carrier and remain carrier neutral. >>>>> >>>>> My two cents, >>>> >>>> my experience running PAIX when it was owned by MFN was not >>>> like you're saying. > >
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