Service Prices
Our price-structure is very straightforward, unless mentioned otherwise we just apply monthly port-prices.
According to the Commercial Strategy agreed upon in the 26th General Meeting on the 8th of May 2009, the following apply:
- The AMS-IX Association doesn't charge membership fees.
- All prices are in Euros per month, excluding VAT.
- No set-up, install or variable charges apply.
- Unless specified otherwise, the quoted prices are monthly fees and invoicing is done on a quarterly basis unless you choose for annual payment in which case a 3% discount applies**. Charging starts on the production date, with a maximum of 30 days after assignment.
a. Assignment date: the date when AMS-IX company communicates the connection details to customer, after the signed paperwork has been received back by us.
b. Production date: the date AMS-IX company defines the connection in production in consultation with customer. - The payment term is 30 days from the invoice date (as listed on the invoice)
- The prices do not include co-location fees. These charges depend on which of the co-locations you choose and they are separate from the AMS-IX fees.
- If you connect via a Partner other conditions may apply.
- We do not charge any fees for a change (relocation/upgrade/downgrade), although a change in port capacity will affect the monthly charges according to the price-list below.
- For Q-tagging, AMS-IX charges a one time set-up fee (€ 250.-) for each additional VLAN.
Port Prices ISP VLAN
ISP (unicast) LAN
- For a service overview of our ISP VLAN service, please see the Unicast Services page.
| Port price per month | Under connection agreement A2000 (1) | Under connection agreement A2009 (2) |
|---|---|---|
| Gigabit Ethernet | € 800 | € 500 (from 1/7/2009) |
| 10 Gigabit Ethernet | € 2.500 | € 2.000 (from 1/1/2010) |
- Ethernet and Fast Ethernet ports are no longer sold. Current connections will be supported against the current conditions and price.
- Connection Agreement version A2000 is in place for many existing members. Since May 2009 we are in the process of preparing new contracts (Connection Agreement version 2009) for every AMS-IX member.
- Connection Agreement version A2009 is in place since May 2009, pricing is applicable to all members that signed the new version (A2009)
Multicast (MC) LAN
- Members that want to participate in the Multicast LAN can either buy a separate dedicated port on this LAN or put (one or more of) their existing ports in Q-tagged mode to connect to both the ISP (Unicast) and the Multicast VLAN.
- For an overview of our Multicast VLAN service, please go to the Multicast Services page.
- The table above for ISP VLAN service also applies to the monthly fees that AMS-IX charges for a dedicated port in the Multicast VLAN.
- One-time set-up fee for a Multicast Q-tag: € 250.-
Private Interconnection (PI)
- For an overview of our Private Interconnect VLAN services, please see the PI Services page.
- Monthly fees are due per participant in the private Interconnect for dedicated ports.
- One-time set-up fee for Q-tagged mode on existing ports for PI Lan Q-tag: € 250
- One time set-up fee is due per participant in the private interconnect. It takes two Q-tags (2 parties) to set up this type of service.
Q-tag pricing example (per participant)
| Service | Port price per month* | Q-tag set-up fee (once) |
|---|---|---|
| Gigabit Ethernet | € 500 (from 1/7/2009) |
€ 250 |
| 10 Gigabit Ethernet | € 2.000 (from 1/1/2010) |
€ 250 |
Closed User Groups (CUG)
- For pricing and additional information on Closed User Groups please contact: info at ams-ix dot net.
- For an overview of our Closed User Group VLAN services, please go to the Closed User Group Services page.
**Annual payment - 3% discount
AMS-IX gives members the option to choose for annual payment of the monthly port charges in which case they receive a 3% discount. Annual payment can start on the beginning of any month and will be extended automatically every year until requested otherwise by the member. As with the quarterly invoices, the payment term for annual charges is 30 days from the invoice date (as listed on the invoice). Since the discount is only applicable on annually paid charges, any changes made in the running year have the following effects:- Changes that result in increased charges will generate a separate invoice (without discount) for the difference over the remainder of the 12-month period. After that, the annual payment will include the upgraded charges (and the 3% discount).
- Changes that result in decreased charges will result in a credit of the discounted charges. This included the case where AMS-IX decreases port charges.
(For disconnects in the running year, the non-applicable discount is subtracted from any credit.)