+1, don't think you can combine allowances. I would say ask your OR account manager for confirmation (but then we have an excellent helpful account manager, YMMV).
Rich. Exa Networks Ltd :: AS30740 [email protected] On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 at 09:13, Neil J. McRae <[email protected]> wrote: > Chris, > Pretty sure you can't use the allowance of the second one on the ECC for > the first one I'm afraid. > > Cheers, > Neil. > > On 06/11/2019, 18:54, "uknof on behalf of Chris Wilkie" < > [email protected] on behalf of [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi All > > Is anyone experienced with ordering EAD circuits from Openreach and > able to advise, please? I’ve tried asking OR directly but they don’t seem > to know, or at least I’ve found myself banging my head on a brick wall > before I was able to speak to someone with any clue. > > We’ve ordered a circuit which is going to incur significant ECC’s, I’m > expecting in the order of £10k (on top of the £2.8k-ish allowance) > > I need to order a second circuit out of the same site to a different > destination. Obviously once the first one is connected the construction of > the route to the site will be complete and it will just be a case of > splicing up a new core (there is fibre present at the other end already). > > OR give an allowance towards construction costs when a circuit is > ordered. When the second circuit is ordered the majority of this will be > wasted because all the work will have already been done. > > Is there some way of combining the two orders such that I can make use > of the allowance on both circuits against the overall ECC? > > To be clear, both circuits are ’normal’ EAD (not ‘local access' or > ‘long reach’) and both share a common A end. It’s almost as if I should > order this as a resilient circuit somehow, although I’m not too concerned > if the two circuits share any physical route. > > I have CP status with OR so I’m working directly with EMP. > > Any pearls of wisdom gratefully received! > > Thanks, Chris > > >
