Re: [External] Normal ARIN registration service fees for LRSA entrants after 31 Dec 2023

[Owen DeLong via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>]

> On Sep 16, 2022, at 11:49 , John Curran <jcurran () arin net> wrote:
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> > On 16 Sep 2022, at 2:21 PM, Aaron Wendel <aaron () wholesaleinternet net> wrote:
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> > I'm not trying to troll, this is a serious question:
> >
> > Is there a formal agreement that says that all legacy resources will receive free registry services forever and ever 
> > or is it just an informal "That's how it was done”?
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> No formal agreement, but those involved in ARIN’s formation did indicate that at transition 
> the existing registrations would be maintained without a need for agreement or fee.
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> The ARIN Board has maintained that same position over the last 25 years –
> I’d expect that to continue similarly unless a strong reason emerged why that is no 
> longer advisable and/or the community reached consensus on different approach. 

Again, I think you mean membership rather than community. Since this is basically a board decision,
the membership would have to elect a board that has a different opinion.


Owen