Starting Up A Colocation Service?

mhoskins asks: "I am considering the possibility of opening a Colocation service. I am trying to gauge the need amongst the community. Is there still a large need for low cost hosting for LUG's and projects? What would be acceptable pricing? Are people looking to host their own boxes or something like the CobaltRaq? What are the likelihoods that equipment will be bought, leased or rented? We expect of offer advanced services like host monitoring for those who want it. Is there any interest in that kind of service also?" Colocation services might be better for proto-Internet Businesses than spending the (large) amount of money needed to get wired.