[members-discuss] Input from Membership on RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Model

Tom Lehtinen wrote:
> RIPE NCC is currently the only RIR that is not charging differentiated
> fees depending on LIR size.

And is quite enlightened in that regard IMHO.

> We all know that IPv4 addresses are shared resources and that we are
> running out of available resources.

Effectively, we have already run out.

...snip...

> One way of safeguarding the number resources is to make sure that they
> are used efficiently. One way of making sure that the resources are used
> efficiently is to associate a cost with holding the resource.

I would have thought the cost of acquiring resources on the secondary
market (or conversely, the cash available to you by selling surplus, if any)
would be sufficient to drive any organisation towards efficiency. That was
one of the drivers behind the "No Need" policy changes iirc.

...snip...

> Anyway, I believe that implementing a charge that is based on the size
> of the IPv4 resource allocation is fair and it would line up with RIPE
> NCC's goal of safeguarding the resources. Whether implementing a cost
> like the proposed €250/year per /24 or a fee based on categories such as
> the other RIRs are imposing, the model needs to be changed.

I disagree. I'd rather the costs were distributed based on the costs of
providing service to LIRs, which the current charging scheme seems
to do quite well, subject to closing loopholes when someone tries to
game the system.

Ian


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