[members-discuss] A summary for Proposal for New RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Model

Folks,

On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 02:41:23PM +0100, Sascha Luck wrote:
 
> Firstly, not everyone makes money from the use of resources.
> Non-profits, charitable organisations, and individuals with PI space
> exist.  

True.  A common solution for this problem is a minimum fee.  But then
again, non-profits and charitable organisations also have a budget.

> Secondly, it would require the NCC to *know* how much money a member
> makes and this information is something a non-public company would not
> be keen to divulge.

Ask for tax declarations and keep the information confidential.

> Thirdly, I'm sure there are many large telcos who, while using large
> amounts of resources, are actually making a loss on paper. Will they get
> a free ride?

I would take revenue/turnover instead of profit as base for calculating
a fee.

Cheers,
j.
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j.hofmüller                                http://users.mur.at/thesix/
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