[address-policy-wg] Just say *NO* to PI space -- or how to make it lessdestructive

On Monday 01 May 2006 16:43, Gert Doering wrote:

> a recurring fee involved shifts the balance a bit away from "PI is
> purely convenient for the holder and puts the costs only on everybody
> else" to "a portable IP block *does* have some costs attached".

Am I completely wrong here, or does a LIR pay for the privilege of 
assigning IP space to end-users? Which, looking at some "ISP"s insane 
business models ( €200/year for a /29 - hello?) could be a profitable 
business in itself.

Having said that, there is no technical reason why PA and PI should be 
different at all - if anyone with routable IPv[46] space would be 
required to be a RIR member that should appease the "It's unfair that 
we should pay and have to deal with RIRs and others don't" faction. It 
would also give them access to the relevant training and tools. The LIR 
function would then be altogether separate from the IP space request 
function.

 I predict some opposition from the RIRs, though...  

rgds,
s.