<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /></head><body><div>It's illegal to prevent employees from discussing salary. 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We'd love to hear your feedback. <span style="font-weight:400;">https://go.oit.co/review</span></strong></a><br /></td></tr></table></div>-----Original Message-----<br />From: NANOG <nanog-bounces+ray=oit.co@nanog.org> On Behalf Of Paul Timmins<br />Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2022 11:57 AM<br />To: nanog@nanog.org<br />Subject: EXTERNAL: Re: Cogent ...<br /><br />CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. If you are unsure, please forward this email to the CSE team for review.<br /><br /><br />On 3/31/22 11:38, Laura Smith via NANOG wrote:<br />> However, perhaps someone would care to elaborate (either on or off-list) what the deal is with the requirement to sign NDAs with Cogent before they'll discuss things like why they still charge for BGP, or indeed any other technical or pricing matters. Seems weird ?!?<br /><br />Same reason your employer doesn't want employees telling each other their salary. Not every similarly situated customer pays the same for the same service.<br /><br /></div></body></html>