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Re: ARIN is not/is too/is not/is too... blah.


From: epg () corp home net (Elise Gerich)
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 12:05:40 -0800 (PST)

Cathy,

So, does this mean that our new budget needs to include
$20K for ARIN "membership"?
     --Elise


At 11:37 AM 3/29/97 -0600, Aleph One wrote:
On Sat, 29 Mar 1997, David R. Conrad wrote:

Size    Fee             Amt of space    Per address per year fee

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Small   $2500/year      /24 - /19       $9.77 - $0.31
Medium  $5000/year      >/19 - /16      $0.61 - $0.08
Large   $10K/year       >/16 - /14      $0.15 - $0.04
X-Large $20K/year       >/14            $0.08 -> $0.00

  I'am I the only one that finds that the fact that the prices actually
*decrease* the larger the address blocks is disturbing? Not only does it
make entrace into the ISP market more difficult, but it allows the
creation of a highly profitable market for the resale of IP addresses if
you buy then in bulk to beging with (yeah, yeah I know about allocation
policies, but I seen people get large blocks easily).


I feel that it is disturbing as well. Since IP addresses are supposed to
come from a non-profit organization all prices should be equal. Why should
US Sprint get a deal (not to single them out.. take any HUGE network
provider) on addresses and then have ARIN stick it to smaller NSPs such as
our own.

It makes no sense...

Not to mention you will then create 2nd level IP allocation companies. I
could pay the bucks, misfile the paperwork and get a /14 or two and then
resell smaller blocks for less than ARIN's prices to NSPs starving for
address space.

Gimme a break.

Just my $.02, no flames made nor requested



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