Re: RIPE our of IPv4

[Mark Andrews <marka () isc org>]

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> On 2 Dec 2019, at 12:23, Matthew Kaufman <matthew () matthew at> wrote:
>
> I get $500, not $150, when I read the price list.
>
> On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 4:06 PM Owen DeLong <owen () delong com> wrote:
> You’re saying that there are two networks that are of sufficient complexity/size/whatever to require PA addressing, 
> yet lack the resources for $150/year in registration fees?
>
> I suppose it’s not impossible, but I’m wondering how they afford the other expenses associated with maintaining such 
> a network.
>
> Owen
>
>
> > On Nov 30, 2019, at 09:00 , Matthew Kaufman <matthew () matthew at> wrote:
> >
> > I administer two networks that use legacy IPv4 blocks (one also uses an allocation from the 44 net)
> >
> > Both could have IPv6 if it was free, but neither organization has the funds to waste on a paid IPv6 allocation.
> >
> > We should have given every legacy block matching free IPv6 space, because early adopters are still sometimes early 
> > adopters. 
> >
> > But you’re right, what could have been supported on a volunteer basis is now a profit center. Especially for IPv6, 
> > which is once-and-done if sized properly.
> >
> > Matthew Kaufman
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 2:29 PM <bzs () theworld com> wrote:
> >
> > If the commitment really was to spread IPv6 far and wide IPv6 blocks
> > would be handed out for free, one per qualified customer (e.g., if you
> > have an IPv4 allocation you get one IPv6 block free), or perhaps some
> > trivial administrative fee like $10 per year.
> >
> > But the RIRs can't live on that.
> >
> > We have put them under the management of a group of five organizations
> > which are very dependent on the income from block allocations and no
> > doubt were hoping IPv6 allocations would be a boon since there will be
> > very little if any income growth from future IPv4 block allocations.
> >
> > Worse, once acquired an IPv6 block has so many billions of addresses
> > very few if any would ever need another allocation so it would hardly
> > act as a loss leader.
> >
> > I realize many still would not deploy IPv6 for various reasons such as
> > their equipment doesn't support it or they don't have the in-house
> > expertise to support it, etc tho I can't think of much other etc, a
> > few points of resistance do come up.
> >
> > -- 
> >         -Barry Shein
> >
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