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Re: European equivalent of Equinix?

  • From: Frank Louwers
  • Date: Tue May 20 09:21:09 2003
  • Organisation: Openminds - http://www.openminds.be/

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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