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 <se...@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
