Re: [External] Normal ARIN registration service fees for LRSA entrants after 31 Dec 2023 (was: Fwd: [arin-announce] Availability of the Legacy Fee Cap for New LRSA Entrants Ending as of 31 December 2023)

[Steve Noble <snoble () sonn com>]

On Fri, Sep 16, 2022, 9:23 AM John Curran <jcurran () arin net> wrote:

> On 16 Sep 2022, at 12:09 PM, Steve Noble <snoble () sonn com> wrote:
>
> (This is the direction that the ARIN Board of Trustees has set based on
> > community input; I will note that
> > the ARIN Board is itself elected by the community and that we have our
> > annual election upcoming –
>
> Unless the rules have changed, this statement is incorrect.
>
> The board is not elected by the community, it is elected by ARIN customers
> who pay for the privilege to vote.
>
> Even though I pay significant money to ARIN I am not allowed to vote, but
> as far as I know, I am a part of the community.
>
>
> Steve -
>
> If you have IPv4 or IPv6 resources under an RSA/LRSA, then you are an ARIN
> service member.
>
> ARIN service members in good standing can (via ARIN online or by
> contacting the RSD helpdesk) opt
> to become ARIN general members and participate in ARIN governance – this
> includes agreeing to be
> included on the ARIN member list, assigning a voting contact for your
> organization, and participating in
> ARIN elections.

Hi John,

My point was that you said community, not general members.  I understand
that I am blocked from voting because I don't pay enough.


> See more information here -
> https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/membership/explained/
>
> Thanks,
> /John
>
> John Curran
> President and CEO
> American Registry for Internet Numbers