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Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million
From: Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:54:45 -0500
Actually ARIN rules don't say anything about bankruptcy. However, in the event that the organization ceases to exist and there is no successor organization taking over the network infrastructure under an 8.2 transfer, yes, the resources would revert to ARIN. The only other (legitimate) possibility is a section 8.3 transfer (which would require approval by ARIN also). In both an 8.2 and an 8.3 transfer, the recipient organization has to show justified need. The collection of blocks in question does not sound like it would be permitted under 8.3, so, perhaps Micr0$0ft is also acquiring part of Nortel's operations that are using those addresses as well. Owen Sent from my iPad On Mar 24, 2011, at 9:27 AM, "Aaron Wendel"<aaron () wholesaleinternet net> wrote:
That's a good question. Maybe they can't qualify under Arin rules. Another question will be: how is Arin going to handle it? Im pretty sure that the RSA says that in the event of bankruptcy ips revert to the Arin pool. I understand that these were legacy addresses but....... Aaron Sent via DROID on Verizon Wireless -----Original message----- From: Leo Bicknell <bicknell () ufp org> To: nanog () nanog org Sent: Thu, Mar 24, 2011 14:08:21 GMT+00:00 Subject: Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million In a message written on Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 09:32:21AM -0400, Bret Clark wrote:Why would Microsoft need this many IP's? I could see the benefitingservice providers much more.I think the more interesting question is why would Microsoft pay $7.5 million for something they can, at least for the moment, get for free. -- Leo Bicknell - bicknell () ufp org - CCIE 3440 PGP keys at http://www.ufp.org/~bicknell/
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- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million, (continued)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Bret Clark (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Garrett Skjelstad (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Suresh Ramasubramanian (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Leo Bicknell (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Aaron Wendel (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Valdis . Kletnieks (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Owen DeLong (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Steven Bellovin (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million mikea (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million mikea (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Owen DeLong (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Tore Anderson (Mar 24)
- RE: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Jim Gonzalez (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Bill Woodcock (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Tore Anderson (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million William Herrin (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million David Conrad (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Ernie Rubi (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million William Herrin (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Ernie Rubi (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million William Herrin (Mar 24)