Re: IPv6 internet broken, Verizon route prefix length policy

[Mark Andrews <marka () isc org>]

In message <4AD382E4.9010901 () iglou com>, Jeff McAdams writes:
> Seth Mattinen wrote:
>
> > If you are interested, I don't want to spam the list with my Verizon
> > horror story, but you can read it here:
> > http://www.rollernet.us/wordpress/category/ipv6/
>
> At the risk of sounding like I'm piling on, I'm in the same basically 
> the same boat that Seth is, except that I do know who my account rep is 
> and have been in touch with him.
>
> Verizon's policy has been related to me that they will not accept or 
> propogate any IPv6 route advertisements with prefix lengths longer than 
> /32.  Full stop.  So that even includes those of us that have /48 PI 
> space from ARIN that are direct customers of Verizon.

Looks like Verizon doesn't want any IPv6 customers.  If a company
has idiotic policies like this vote with your wallet.
 
> I've been told that Verizon is discussing this policy and whether it 
> should be updated, but until they update their policy to be in line with 
> the IPv6 Internet allocation/assignment policies from at least September 
> of 2006 (when ARIN assigned their first /48 from 2620:0::/23), if your 
> announcements are only longer than /32, you should be aware that Verizon 
> is completely unreachable for you - even if you are a Verizon customer 
> directly.
>
> -- 
> Jeff McAdams
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