[lir-wg] AS Number Policy - continued

> I dont know if this is out-of-scope of this discussion, but i would
suggest
> that a LIR, which applies for an AS-Num, should be required to fax a
written
> peering agreement signed by at least 2 upstream-providers.

Erm, I suspect that the regulatory organisation might get interested in this
kind of policy. And why peering, most upstream services are not 'peering'
but paid for transit. You say that my business should depend on the
'kindness' of my service provider filling in a form ? In general, small
providers are in a better position to buy BGP transit services when they
already >have< and AS and IP space. If you go to a large upstream they will
try to cross-sell you away from BGP transit in order to lock you in to
themselves.

Peter