[58553] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: European equivalent of Equinix?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Frank Louwers)
Tue May 20 09:19:24 2003
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 15:18:52 +0200
From: Frank Louwers <frank@openminds.be>
To: "Stephen J. Wilcox" <steve@telecomplete.co.uk>
Cc: Subhi S Hashwa <subhi@thebigboss.com>,
Steve Francis <steve@expertcity.com>, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0305201406240.30527-100000@MrServer>
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On Tue, May 20, 2003 at 02:09:13PM +0100, Stephen J. Wilcox wrote:
> Theres a lot of neutral centres but watch out, many are not that well fibred
> out.. make sure you have the carriers there that you need. Also keep an eye out
> for someone who's stable .. a few have gone bankrupt and others may still follow
> and unlike in the US when a company goes bankrupt theres no safety net ch11, its
> just switch off and asset sale.
Depends on the country. Here in Belgium, there exists a
<lang="nl">gerechtelijk akkoord</lang="nl">, which is about the same as
ch11, but the conditions are more strict. A year long "gerechtelijk
akkoord" would be impossible, and you need to have a restructuring plan
BEFORE you ask such a thing.
Vriendelijke groeten,
Frank Louwers
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