> -----Original Message----- > From: Justin M. Streiner [mailto:strei...@cluebyfour.org] > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 10:36 AM > To: nanog@nanog.org > Subject: RE: Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers > > On Tue, 27 Aug 2013, Eric Louie wrote: > > I would also look at which providers are on-net in your location, or > would be willing to build into your location for a reasonable cost. > One thing you want to avoid is all of your providers using the same > local loop provider to get into the building, or local dark fiber > providers using the same right-of-way / conduit / manhole to get into > your building. > Many providers might subcontract the physical last-mile construction to > a local dark fiber provider. Entrance diversity and last-mile > diversity is something you can probably have more influence over than > how provider X gets between Chicago and New York. >
The only thing I'm looking at are on-net solutions - luckily or unluckily we are at data center locations (carrier neutral) so my choices are limited to the on-nets that they already have (I'm not going through the pain of bringing in a new one) and most of them are offering "free install" > Many providers will build into your location if they're in your city if > you either pay the build costs, or are purchasing enough service that > the construction costs can amortized over the term of the contract. If > they amortize, make sure you keep that in mind when the contract is up > for re-negotiation, so they're no longer trying to ding you for > construction costs that you've already paid :) > > jms
