Re: And so it ends...

[John Curran <jcurran () arin net>]

On Feb 3, 2011, at 3:42 PM, David Conrad wrote:

> Second, neither ICANN nor the USG has (to my knowledge) declared the RIRs to be "successor registries" (whatever they 
> are).  

David - ARIN succeeded Network Solutions in 1997 in the performance of IP number assignment, Autonomous System number 
assignment, and IN-ADDR.ARPA tasks.

> However, pragmatically speaking, the folks who matter in any of this are the ISPs.  The RIRs exist primarily as a 
> means by which ISPs can avoid doing a myriad set of bilateral agreements as to who "owns" what address space to 
> ensure uniqueness.  If the RIRs reduce their value by no longer providing that service in an effective way (e.g., by 
> doing what you suggest), I suspect the ISPs would find other entities to provide global uniqueness services.

Full agreement on that point.

/John