The industry will be going through a period of change, as the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses draws nearer. This is reflected by the development of policies and service introductions around this issue, some of which are The RIPE NCC income from service fees is expected to increase the workload for the RIPE NCC in the coming years.

As a result of this, the budgeted costs for 2010 are 13% higher than the budgeted costs for 2009. This is the the rejection of the Charging Scheme 2012, the income presented in the budget is based on the Charging Scheme 2011, which will continue to apply.In the near future, the RIPE NCC will deplete its free IPv4 address pool. This will have a substantial effect on the RIPE NCC budget and its cost development over the coming period. Generally speaking, the RIPE NCC budget will increase because of the IPv4 depletion. This is a result of the increased staff levels and greater operational expenses necessary to support the expected increase in the RIPE NCC's workload. work on ensuring accuracy of registration, including additional audits, thorough review of IPv4 requests and the impact of the "Run Out Fairly" policy.The budgeted costs for 2012 are 7% higher than the budgeted costs for 2011. This is caused by increased outreach and training activities to support IPv6 adoption, increased costs to cater for IPv4 depletion and the enhancement of Information Services and Measurement activities. For the particulars, please see: “RIPE "RIPE NCC Activity Plan

2010”.RIPE NCC 2012".

RIPE NCC Budgeted Statement of Income & Expenditure 2012

Expenses per Activity

Below is an overview of the full-time equivalents (FTEs), operational expenses and capital expenses per activity. FTEs are rounded to absolute numbers. All amounts are in kEUR. The overview is presented on two levels.

The table below summarises the RIPE NCC's capital development. The capital consists of the RIPE NCC reserves reserves, including the surplus/deficit for the year at issue.

Note: *The capital in 2007 includes the member rebate of EUR 2.5 million.

**The total expenses 2008 include a pay back payback from the Personnel Fund of EUR 1.5 million

Expenses per Activity

Overall, expense levels increase in 2010. For Membership Services, this increase is a result of enhanced registry services, such as Internet Number Resource Certification, and an increased focus on data quality. The substantial increase in expenses for Coordination Activities is due to the increased External Relations efforts and increased RIPE meeting expenses.

In 2009 substantial investments were made to improve Information Services. For 2010 certain areas continue to be further enhanced but the overall costs for Information Services will decrease with improvement projects being completed. Previously the table below was shown including miscellaneous expenses, these are costs like Bad Debts and Depreciation that not directly attributable to any activity. Therefore for the Budget 2010 these have been excluded.

The table below shows new or significantly developed activities for 2010. The figure presented is the direct allocated costs and does not include an overhead or management fee.

Income and Fees per Billing Category (Based on the Charging Scheme 2009)

Note:Income received from new members is estimated on the basis of the budgeted number of new Local Internet Registries (LIRs) per month multiplied by the pro rata annual service fee.