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        style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;
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        colleagues,</span></p>
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        style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;
        color:#262626;mso-font-kerning:0pt" lang="EN-GB">The policy
        proposal 2023-01, "</span><span
        style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;
        color:#464749;mso-font-kerning:0pt" lang="EN-GB">Reducing IXP
        IPv4 assignment default size
        to a /26</span><span
        style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:
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        is now in the extended
        Discussion Phase.</span></p>
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        style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;
        color:#262626;mso-font-kerning:0pt" lang="EN-GB">This proposal
        modifies the default size of
        IPv4 assignments for IXPs from a /24 to /26 and clarifies the
        return of the
        assignments previously issued for their IXP peering LAN. </span></p>
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      style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span
        style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;
        color:#2E2E31;mso-font-kerning:0pt" lang="EN-GB">The Discussion
        Phase has been extended as
        there was some support for the concept, but no feedback was sent
        on v 2.0.</span></p>
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        style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;
        mso-font-kerning:0pt" lang="EN-GB">As per the RIPE Policy
        Development Process (PDP), the
        purpose of this five-week Discussion Phase is to discuss the
        proposal and
        provide feedback to the proposers.</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span
        style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;
        color:#2E2E31;mso-font-kerning:0pt" lang="EN-GB">If you support
        this version of the proposal
        (v 2.0), please indicate that support with a simple message to
        the mailing list.
      </span></p>
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      style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span
        style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;
        color:#2E2E31;mso-font-kerning:0pt" lang="EN-GB">If you have
        objections or would like a
        change, please provide that feedback to the mailing list.</span><span
style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;
        mso-font-kerning:0pt" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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        style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;
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        style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;
        mso-font-kerning:0pt" lang="EN-GB">At the end of the Discussion
        Phase, the proposers, with
        the agreement of the WG Chairs, will decide how to proceed with
        the proposal.</span></p>
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        color:#262626;mso-font-kerning:0pt" lang="EN-GB">You can find
        the full proposal at:</span></p>
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        color:#149D9B;mso-font-kerning:0pt" lang="EN-GB"><a
          moz-do-not-send="true"
          href="https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2023-01"><font
            color="black">https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2023-01</font></a><br>
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        style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;
        mso-font-kerning:0pt" lang="EN-GB">The PDP document can be found
        at:</span></p>
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          style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><a
            moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-781"
            class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-781</a><br>
        </span><a href="https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-781"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"></span></a></span><span
style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;
        mso-font-kerning:0pt" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span
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    <span
      style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
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mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
      EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA" lang="EN-GB">We encourage you to
      review this proposal and
      send your comments to <br>
      <font color="black"><a href="mailto:address-policy-wg@ripe.net"
          class="moz-txt-link-freetext">address-policy-wg@ripe.net</a></font>
      before 29 May 2023. <br>
      <br>
      <br>
      Kind regards, <br>
      <br>
      Angela Dall'Ara<br>
      Policy Officer<br>
      RIPE NCC<br style="mso-special-character:line-break">
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