[members-discuss] [ncc-announce] [GM] RIPE NCC Charging Scheme and ASNs
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Nigel Titley
nigel at titley.com
Thu Apr 2 22:50:57 CEST 2015
On 02/04/15 17:17, Nick Hilliard wrote: > On 02/04/2015 15:09, Nigel Titley wrote: >> There will therefore be two resolutions on charging at the GM: >> >> - Members will be asked to vote to approve or reject the Charging Scheme >> 2016 that was published on 24 March: >> https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2015/supporting-documents >> >> - Members will also be asked to vote to approve or reject a resolution >> that would instantiate a EUR 50 charge per ASN > Nigel, thanks for bringing this in as a voting item on the agenda. I > believe this to be the best way to resolve the issue in the long term. > > There are ~27000 asns assigned by the RIPE NCC. Assuming a €50 annual > charge, this will raise additional revenue of approx. €1.3m or around €120 > per LIR. Yes, this has not escaped the notice of the board. > > If the NCC membership votes in favour of a charge for ASNs, could you > clarify whether this additional revenue will be: > > 1. used to drop the 2016 LIR charge from €1400 to around the €1300 mark, > > 2. retained as a surplus by the RIPE NCC, > > 3. returned to the membership by way of a future credit, as outlined in the > last GM, or > > 4. something else. As outlined at the last GM, the members will vote on whether to return a surplus to themselves (and not pay corporation tax) or to move it to the clearing house, paying tax on it. Nigel
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