Re: Charging for IPs

[Tom Beecher via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

> Friend’s don’t let friends use Cogent


This is the only answer.



On Fri, Sep 4, 2026 at 1:09 PM Mike Lyon via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>
wrote:

> I’ve said before and i’ll say it again:
>
> Friend’s don’t let friends use Cogent
>
> -Mike
>
> > On Sep 4, 2026, at 09:58, LionLink NOC via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>
> wrote:
> > That’s absurd. IMHO.  If NTT is an option, you should talk to someone on
> > their carrier sales team.  They’ll build a strategic partnership with
> you…
> > and last I heard, don’t charge you anything up to a /28.
> >
> > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2026 at 12:37 PM Mike Hammett via NANOG <
> > > nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm not going to say no.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Mike Hammett FD-IX https://fd-ix.com/ DNA Communications
> > > https://www.dnacom.com/
> > > From: "Josh Luthman" <josh () imaginenetworksllc com>
> > > To: "North American Network Operators Group" <nanog () lists nanog org>
> > > Cc: "Mike Hammett" <nanog () ics-il net>
> > > Sent: Friday, September 4, 2026 11:32 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Charging for IPs
> > >
> > >
> > > Cogent?
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2026, 12:30 PM Mike Hammett via NANOG <
> > > nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
> > >
> > > Has anyone else experienced an upstream provider that wants to charge
> you
> > > for the IPs you need to establish BGP sessions?
> > >
> > > I understand charging for large blocks, but I literally just got a quote
> > > for two /31s. I have an existing contract elsewhere with them, and they
> > > gave me 3x /29s gratis (for three different ASNs, sets of BGP sessions,
> > > ec.). Now they're charging for each IP.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I thought charging for BGP sessions was ridiculous, but now for
> individual
> > > IPs to use those BGP sessions...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Mike Hammett FD-IX https://fd-ix.com/ DNA Communications
> > > https://www.dnacom.com/
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