[address-policy-wg] IPv6 PI resource question!

At 15-02-2011 09:52, Lutz Donnerhacke wrote:
> * Yasen Simeonov(Neterra NMT) wrote:
>> Why every other company can have PI, but ISPs can't?
>
> Because ISPs should use PA (as LIR). It's their job to hand out addresses to
> their customers.
>

Isn't this supposed to be a market of current LIRs to act as a local 
registry agent and hand out (renting) smaller blocks (/48 for example) of 
their own PA space to anyone who is willing to use and route it?

A LIR does not have to be an ISP, and vice-versa. It just happens most 
companies are both for the ease of administration.

A LIR is nothing more than an administration office and has to act according 
to RIPE policies when assigning address space to their customers and keep 
the RIPE whois database up-to-date.

As small ISP you can contact any LIR for registry services and receive parts 
of their PA space if they agree.

https://www.ripe.net/membership/indices/