AS number revokes

Thankyou. Where is this documented?

> Hi,
>
>  "Stephen Burley" <stephenb at uk.uu.net> writes:
>  * Hi
>  *     I am a bit concerned about an email we recieved threatening the
>  * revokation of an assigned AS number if it did not appear to be used. It
>  * concerns me for a number of reasons.
>  *
>  * 1. Our customer has had problems with other providers and there own
network,
>  * which has postponed the intended use of the AS for quite a few month,
all
>  * due to things out of their and our control.
>
> This can always happen and we do ask several times for information before
> mentioning the option of returning an assigned AS number which appears not
> to be in use. The first time we ask is 6 months after the assignment.
>
>  * 2. If you do revoke it then the customer may suddenly get things fixed
and
>  * start using the AS as intended but in the meantime you assign it to
another
>  * customer and the problems ensue. If you do not assign it why whould you
ask
>  * for it back?
>
> If you do not use it why should you keep it? :)
> Our intention is to make sure AS numbers are used and not wasted.
>
> We send several reminders asking about the status and this process is
> taking a couple of months. If you are not able to start using the AS
> number after a long time we ask you to return it. To date the RIPE NCC
> Hostmasters could always find an agreement with the LIRs to return AS
> numbers that appeared not to be in use.
>
> We do reassign returned AS numbers *not* straight away but after a certain
> time period ("sleeping time") and ...
>
>  * 3. Just because an AS does not appear in the looking glass does not
mean
>  * that its not being used in situation which does not mean it does not
need to
>  * be announced at any looking glass.
>
> ... we do not only use the Looiking Glass to find the number of peers. We
look
> back in time at least on several days using 'asiuse' - publicly know as
the
> RIS Database, from New Projects.
>
>  * Please could you clarify this situation?
>  *
>  * Regards
>  * Stephen Burley
>  * UUNET EMEA Hostmaster
>  * SB855-RIPE
>  *
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Sabrina Wilmot
>
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