On 9/4/25 11:41, Zach Underwood via NANOG wrote:
At most DCs I am at it does not matter who puts in the order or LOA as I have to pay for all installed capacity between the meet me room and my rack. So I am also paying for stands that are not currently in use.
Many DCs have a separate charge for the cable between your facility and the MMR and then for each actual XC within the MMR. It's then pretty common to pay for/install a higher count cable than you anticipate immediately needing and then pay separately to have them actually connected to something both in non-recurring and recurring charges. Many also charge separately for both halves of the X-conn - basically charging per CFA. When this happens, it's a prime candidate for "each party pays their half". -- Brandon Martin