<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Exceptionally replying to someone in particular:<div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="auto">except him and the board of an RIR that needs to spend €40m/year (double than the other RIRs - ARIN is at about $20m, LACNIC - $10m, APNIC - $21m, only the NCC needs $45m) and increase budget with 10-15%/year. </div></blockquote><div><br></div>It’s not fair to compare budgets. Compare membership fees. ARIN’s fees are for example higher or much higher, depending on service, while their budget is half. Apples and oranges?<br><div> <br> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'tahoma' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;"> <div><strong>Michel LANNERS</strong></div> <div>CIO at LU-CIX Management G.I.E.</div> <div>--</div> </span>     <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'tahoma' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;"> <div>Mail: <a href="mailto:michel.lanners@lu-cix.lu" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">michel.lanners@lu-cix.lu</a></div> <div>Phone: (+352) 28 99 29 92-81</div> <div>LU-CIX Management G.I.E.</div> <div>202, Z.A.E. Wolser F</div> <div>L-3290 Bettembourg</div> <div><a href="https://www.lu-cix.lu/" target="_blank">lu-cix.lu</a></div> <div><a href="https://luxembourg-internet-days.com/" target="_blank">luxembourg-internet-days.com</a></div> <div><a href="https://www.lunog.lu/" target="_blank">lunog.lu</a></div> </span> </div> <div><br></div><br></div></div></body></html>