I find this quite annoying. You can't tell me that with the increased
volume of registrations Cisco isn't making more money than ever off the
exam. I assume that this is a feeble attempt to reduce the number of
candidates scheduling the lab. For those whose company is paying the bill,
the extra $250 won't make any difference. For those who are funding
everything personally, it's just a burden; they've come too far to let the
extra $250 stop them. In any case, it just gives me that much extra
incentive to pass on the first ($1000) try.
Just my $0.02...
Craig
At 07:07 PM 3/1/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>I just got this, which may be of interest to some...
>
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>March 1, 2001
>
>Dear CCIE Candidate,
>
>We are contacting you to confirm that you are currently scheduled for a
>CCIE lab exam and that we will soon be implementing some program
>changes that may have an impact upon you.
>
>After a rigorous evaluation of our current cost structure, we find it
>necessary to increase our CCIE Lab exam fee to reflect our current cost
>of doing business. The present $1,000 lab fee has been in effect since
>the CCIE organization was first launched in 1993. Effective on April 1,
>2001, we will begin charging customers $1,250 US per lab attempt, (plus
>any applicable local taxes).
>
>Since you have already received an email confirmation from Cisco
>regarding the current lab fee of $1,000 US (plus any applicable taxes),
>we would be happy to honor that price as long as we receive payment no
>later than March 31, 2001. If we receive payment from you following that
>date, the new lab fee will apply. If you decide to pay after April 1,
>2001 this email will also serve as a new confirmation.
>
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