[members-discuss] RIPE NCC Position On The ITU IPv6 Group

Disclaimer : personal views,  not necessarily those of my employer etc,
yadayada.

Nick wrote:

> This is my position too:
> 1. ITU as top down policies entity not compatible with current
bottom-top
> making policies at IP world;
> 2. Any country may register own LIR and stay involved to using of IPv6
and
> other number resources;
> 3. ITU will become as world Internet registry? There is no needs to
another
> RIR or world Internet Registry.

Assuming that ITU is trying to obtain a status similar to that of other
RIR's and is not trying to replace ICANN/IANA (it's not exactly clear to
me what exactly they are striving for), heaving read and agreeing to all
the previous that has being said:

<devil's advocate>
What would be wrong with allocating the ITU their own /12 (whatever) and
let them distribute this among their members. Yes, they will become a
worldwide super-RIR, but as long as the other RIR's are not interfered
with? As an telco/isp I would have the choice of option: request my IPv6
space from RIPE or from the ITU.

As long as they don't interfere with ICANN/IANA or the RIR's, what
'danger' would ITU impose? There is no need for 500 domain registrars
and still we have lots of options to choose from.

Competition is not a bad thing. 
</devil's advocate>

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