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The egress waiver is automatic. There is nothing that the customer has to do to receive the benefit.

Is there a minimum / base charge for having an Cornell Azure sub-account?

No, the bill for a new sub-account with no resources added should be $0 until there is cost-accruing activity in the account, and there is currently no ongoing management activity from CIT that will generate charges in a sub-account.

Networking

Is there private network connectivity between the Ithaca campus and Azure?

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