I've requested many times 1G/10G EI circuits without CPEs and even had Settlement based peering from AS577 delivered on an EVC on a CPE-less ENNI so they definitely be flexible.
This was with Bell wholesale thought. If you deal with retail, your experience may vary... On Sat, Sep 8, 2018, 19:25 JASON BOTHE via NANOG <nanog@nanog.org> wrote: > > All, > > Just curious if anyone uses Bell Canada for IP transit in a colo > environment and whether or not you were able to obtain a traditional > cross-connect without having Bell place a managed CPE device in your cage. > I can’t seem to find anyone intelligent enough to tell my any different > other than “it’s never been done before” and “we need remote testing > capabilities.” > > J~