Re: Internic address allocation policy

[Alan Hannan <alan () mid net>]

> I have an idea.  Why doesn't someone (a big network provider or some other
> entity which has technically competent people) offer the NIC $10,000 for
> a huge block of CIDR addresses which it will then resell (with prompt
> assignment and service etc.) to providers which need addresses,
> presumably at about the price they paid for them plus admin costs
> plus 20% or so.

  I know of several companies that would be willing to spend over $10,000 for
a class B network.  Money is not the issue.  Your idea of a (more efficient)
distribution center makes sense, however, this should be achieved through
group concensus and appointed councils, not by who wants to make money.
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