[members-discuss] is the self-assessment model really a good idea?

A flat fee would disadvantage small members even more as the "regular" fee would apply.

I don't want to see membership being priced out so I support the simpler banded system proposed.

Kind regards 
Jamie Stallwood

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-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Jacob [ripe-ncc-members-list at internet24.de]
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 01:15 PM GMT Standard Time
To: Rob Evans
Cc: members-discuss at ripe.net; exec-board at ripe.net
Subject: Re: [members-discuss] is the self-assessment model really a good idea?



On Mon, 2012-07-09 at 21:45 +0100, Rob Evans wrote:
> This, I suppose, comes down to communication.  These are probably the same companies that, when presented with a bill
> that says "we've assessed you into the 'regular' category, please feel free to let us know if you feel that is inappropriate,"
> will just sort out the bank transfer without further question (give or take whatever level of 'sending round the heavies' the NCC must usually do).

Designing a system that not only continues to make the vast majority of
LIRs pay far more per IP address than the big LIRs do, but on top of
that also makes your fee subject to some sort of "insider" knowledge?

As an employee of a smaller LIR I cannot see how this makes this new
charge scheme worth having over the current one.

As for the simplicity of this approach, simply charging everyone the
same amount or using a proportional system like APNIC seems far simpler
and more transparent from my point of view, and doesn't add the
incalculable factor of self-assessment changes to the mix of the thing.


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