[lir-wg] Re: 50% increase in RIPE fees ? Since when ?

At 25 11 2002 15:42 +0000, Neil J. McRae wrote:
>If you have less members, and less new members, then
>surely you don't need more money?! What has the RIPE
>being doing to shrink the organisation and re-focus
>on core activities?


Neil,

Closing LIRs, and merging LIRs, is very time
consuming, if we want to keep track of the
numbering resources involved. Also, a smaller
number of members does not mean we get less
requests, on the contrary, we are seeing an
increase, as the Internet itself has not stopped
growing.

Over the last year we have been very concerned
with getting our service levels back up to
where they should be. Now, that we are seeing
our measures take first effect, and with further
plans like the Secure Web Site becoming reality,
we will over the course of the next months be
increasing our efficiency considerably.

In general, we are doing what our members and the
RIPE community wants us to do, and what the
Activity Plan 2002 prescribes.

kind regards,

Axel