Re: Change in CCIE Lab Price

From: Jason1 (jason1@xxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri Mar 02 2001 - 02:41:38 GMT-3


   
Frankly they should increase it to 2000 !! Maybe the passing rate will start
going up then... ;-)
Of course if it does go up, those who passed earlier will then complain that
it's becoming too easy !!
Oh well, can't win them all....

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Larrieu" <chuck@cl.cncdsl.com>
To: "Tom Daniel" <twdaniel@charter.net>; "Chuck Church"
<cchurch@MAGNACOM.com>; "CCIE Lab group (E-mail)" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 12:28 PM
Subject: RE: Change in CCIE Lab Price

> Increase the revenue by 25% at the drop of a hat. See this is one of the
> secrets of a successful sales company. Jack the price up just enough that
> the shills don't complain too much and keep coming. 1250 is what Juniper
> charges for their lab. If it went to 2K, folks would back off and there
> would be fewer of the reconnaissance runs. At 1250 we just keep walking
> through the turnstiles!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Tom
> Daniel
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 7:30 PM
> To: Chuck Church; CCIE Lab group (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: Change in CCIE Lab Price
>
> CHHHHAAAA CHIIIIING
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> Chuck Church
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 9:16 PM
> To: CCIE Lab group (E-mail)
> Subject: FW: Change in CCIE Lab Price
>
>
> Whoa, who was expecting this??????
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ccie@cisco.com [mailto:ccie@cisco.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 10:13 PM
> To: cchurch@magnacom.com
> Subject: Change in CCIE Lab Price
>
>
> 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.
>
> To make immediate payment, please contact the customer service
> representative in the region where you will be taking your exam:
>
> North and South America: ccie_ucsa@cisco.com
> Europe, Middle East and Africa: ccie_emea@cisco.com
> Asia and the Pacific Rim: ccie_apt@cisco.com
>
> Best of luck with your lab exam!
>
> Lorne Braddock
> Sr. Manager, CCIE Program
>



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