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    <p>I personally think three things need to happen.</p>
    <p>1) A base membership fee.</p>
    <p>weather 1000 or 1200 or 1400 or 800 is irellevant. This should
      just purely go towards operating the registry/db.</p>
    <p>2) A fee for certain actions (regardless of outcome).<br>
    </p>
    <p>Example: Independant Resource Assignment ticket (per resrouce) =
      50 // Mergers/Aquisitions Ticket = 1x "Signup Fee" // Resource
      Transfer Fee = 250 Euro per Transfer //....</p>
    <p>Resource Sponsoring billed at the current rates (I think ripe
      should bill AS-Numbers like any ohther PI-Resource).</p>
    <p>3) Optional Contribution to other areas (Atlas, Events,....)
      where members can choose how much they want to contribute. <br>
    </p>
    <p>Ideally with a mechanism where you can specify what projects 80
      percent of their funding goes towards. The rest should be used for
      launching new projects..... and act as a buffer/reserve.</p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <p>Regards<br>
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    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/11/24 3:30 PM, Michele Neylon -
      Blacknight via members-discuss wrote:<br>
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            style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The
            proposed ASN fee is 0 on options A and B and 50 euro / year
            per ASN with option C.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">50 euro
            / year is just over 4 euro / month.
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">So about
            the price of a cup of coffee…
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">If that
            kills your business …
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Mr
            Michele Neylon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Blacknight
            Solutions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Hosting,
            Colocation & Domains<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Intl.
            +353 (0) 59  9183072<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Personal
            blog: <a href="https://michele.blog/" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                style="color:#0563C1">https://michele.blog/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Some
            thoughts: <a href="https://ceo.hosting/"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://ceo.hosting/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">-------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            not expect you to respond to it outside of your usual
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                <b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span
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                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:members-discuss-bounces@ripe.net"><members-discuss-bounces@ripe.net></a> on behalf of
                  Mihail Fedorov <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mihail@fedorov.net"><mihail@fedorov.net></a><br>
                  <b>Date: </b>Thursday, 11 April 2024 at 13:40<br>
                  <b>To: </b><br>
                  <b>Cc: </b><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:members-discuss@ripe.net">members-discuss@ripe.net</a>
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:members-discuss@ripe.net"><members-discuss@ripe.net></a><br>
                  <b>Subject: </b>Re: [members-discuss] [ncc-announce]
                  [GM] Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025 Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  Charging per ASN is even worse than just price
                  increase. It is terrible and killing even more LIRs<br>
                  <br>
                  Imagine rather new LIR who is trying to do business
                  based on what is LIR intended for - providing LIR
                  services to consumers. For example 30 clients who
                  requested ASN sponsorship during year.<br>
                  If charged per ASN they will pay twice more than huge
                  corporations serving only purpose of their own. Those
                  typically have just 1-2 ASNs and tons of resources
                  attached to it. They are main source of work for RIPE
                  staff and they should be funding expensive projects
                  like Atlas and others.<br>
                  <br>
                  Actually working LIRs also have business
                  contracts/logic already established on current
                  charging scheme and adding ASN fee will kill them.<br>
                  <br>
                  Once again - why not just bill based on resources?
                  It’s extremely easy. Oh, right, resource holders won’t
                  like it :)<br>
                  <br>
                  > On 11 Apr 2024, at 15:11, ROSKOMNADZOR LIMITED
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:admin@roskomnadzor.io"><admin@roskomnadzor.io></a> wrote:<br>
                  ><br>
                  > Why LIR who havent resources must pay same amount
                  as LIR who have a lot of resources?<br>
                  ><br>
                  > RIPE declaring about "community" and about
                  "spending budget must be distributed across all
                  members" - but in practically is not.<br>
                  ><br>
                  > When RIPE want to take extra fee for ASN - its
                  mean then RIPE want to charge by resources. Then why
                  RIPE dont want to charge due resources for IPv4?<br>
                  ><br>
                  > Guess big members who hold a lot IPv4 allocations
                  dont want it - because current situation is fine for
                  their point of view. Dont forget - RIPE charget 50 EUR
                  per resource - not matter what is it - /24 or /16.<br>
                  ><br>
                  > If we are not using all RIPE services - why we
                  must pay for that? Why not any option to select -
                  "Only core services"?<br>
                  ><br>
                  ><br>
                  ><br>
                  > On 11.04.2024 11:45, Evgeniy Brodskiy wrote:<br>
                  >> Confidential/Конфіденційно<br>
                  >> Hi,<br>
                  >> Not at all.<br>
                  >> More RESOURCES in hands of some LIR doesn’t
                  mean consuming MORE SERVICES.<br>
                  >> If you want to bill somebody based on
                  consuming SERVICES it would be logical to count
                  consuming SERVICES, not RESOURCES.<br>
                  >> But who cares about logic if goal to force
                  somebody else to pay... even if some particular BIG
                  LIR doesn't use majority of this SERVICES.<br>
                  >> -----Original Message-----<br>
                  >> From: members-discuss
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:members-discuss-bounces@ripe.net"><members-discuss-bounces@ripe.net></a> On Behalf Of
                  ROSKOMNADZOR LIMITED<br>
                  >> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 2:06 PM<br>
                  >> To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:members-discuss@ripe.net">members-discuss@ripe.net</a><br>
                  >> Subject: Re: [members-discuss] [ncc-announce]
                  [GM] Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025 Proposals<br>
                  >> [Вы нечасто получаете письма от
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:admin@roskomnadzor.io">admin@roskomnadzor.io</a>. Узнайте, почему это важно, по
                  адресу
                  <a
                    href="https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification</a>
                  ]<br>
                  >> Its great, but why RIPE trying to make
                  funding from less adquate method?<br>
                  >> Big members of RIPE region request MORE
                  SERVICE - but why ALL must pay for that?<br>
                  >> Why RIPE continue to ignoring taking
                  membership fee based on RESOURCES?<br>
                  >> Currently RIPE depend upon LIR signup fee and
                  year/year LIR fee in most cases - but its very
                  unstable.<br>
                  >> NOR, RIPE can take fee per IPv4/24 in holding
                  per member and have STABLE SOURCE OF FUNDING!<br>
                  >> ARIN, APNIC, AFRINIC already a long time do
                  it on successful basis.<br>
                  >> Why small members of RIPE must pay SAME
                  amount as big members? Are its fair? Guess not.<br>
                  >> Dont forget about fact - if early LIR
                  guarantee receive /22, after only<br>
                  >> /24 - then now LIR receive only place in
                  waiting list (like in Communists USSR) and undefined
                  ETA on receive resources! But pay SAME amount as any
                  other.<br>
                  >> Why RIPE didnt want to change fee based on
                  fact - if LIR didnt have IPv4 in holding - then LIR
                  must pay less, nor LIR who holding 10-100-100 IPv4
                  blocks?<br>
                  >> On 11.04.2024 10:46, Daniel Stolpe via
                  members-discuss wrote:<br>
                  >>><br>
                  >>> Hi,<br>
                  >>><br>
                  >>> Yoel is absolutely right. A few years ago
                  the financial situation was<br>
                  >>> not looking good but the "last /8 policy"
                  made a huge difference. The<br>
                  >>> "handing out /22 blocks" was like
                  printing new money  - for a while.<br>
                  >>> As the number of members whent sky
                  rocket, RIPE could lower membership<br>
                  >>> fees at the same time as an ever
                  expanding budget.<br>
                  >>><br>
                  >>> But now we are seeing what everyone could
                  have predicted - the number<br>
                  >>> of members are declining and the NCC
                  keeps calling for more money.<br>
                  >>><br>
                  >>> No, this is not reasonable. In tough
                  times everyone has to try to make<br>
                  >>> ends meet. The NCC should be no
                  exception. For years only a few<br>
                  >>> persistent voices have been trying to
                  call for cuts or cost control as<br>
                  >>> an alternative to eternal growth. What
                  happened last year should have<br>
                  >>> been a clear signal but instead the
                  voting is now rigged with more or<br>
                  >>> less equal outcomes.<br>
                  >>><br>
                  >>> Regards,<br>
                  >>> Daniel Stolpe<br>
                  >>><br>
                  >>> On Thu, 11 Apr 2024, Yoel Caspersen via
                  members-discuss wrote:<br>
                  >>><br>
                  >>>> Dear RIPE member,<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> Kaj Niemi is absolutely right: RIPE
                  increasing its budget does not<br>
                  >>>> serve the interests of its members,
                  and allowing it to pass because<br>
                  >>>> you are spending other people's money
                  is a sign of bad judgement and<br>
                  >>>> lack of accountability.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> For years, I was wondering why RIPE
                  was handing out /22 blocks at<br>
                  >>>> what was effectively a fraction of
                  the market price. I think we have<br>
                  >>>> the answer now: Membership fees and
                  diluted voting power of each<br>
                  >>>> member served the interests of the
                  management just fine.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> RIPE is a mandatory phonebook for IP
                  addresses, nothing more and<br>
                  >>>> nothing less. All the fat that has
                  grown on the organisation in the<br>
                  >>>> last decade must be trimmed, and I
                  call for a drastic budget<br>
                  >>>> reduction - if some members are
                  willing to spend their own money on<br>
                  >>>> additional services, they should be
                  free to do so, but with absolute<br>
                  >>>> emphasis on this part: their own
                  money.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> From a fairness perspective, RIPE
                  should be granted the necessary<br>
                  >>>> funds to run the database service,
                  meaning:<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> - A base fee to keep the database
                  service running, shared equally by<br>
                  >>>> all members<br>
                  >>>> - Fees on actions that require manual
                  work from the RIPE NCC (e.g.<br>
                  >>>> transfers, mergers etc)<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> Forget about levying higher taxes on
                  larger members - RIPE is not a<br>
                  >>>> tax collector and doesn't exist to
                  offset differences in wealth. It<br>
                  >>>> exists to deliver a necessary
                  service, and each member should pay<br>
                  >>>> according to the burden they place on
                  the organisation.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> How much should we pay for a database
                  service? In the ideal world,<br>
                  >>>> there should be no monopoly on the
                  service and we could let the<br>
                  >>>> market forces decide what the right
                  price is.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> I realize that might not be feasible
                  right now, so we are stuck with<br>
                  >>>> the next best solution: Letting the
                  community figure out what the<br>
                  >>>> acceptable price is - I guess most
                  RIPE members run some sort of<br>
                  >>>> database service of their own and
                  therefore possess a profound<br>
                  >>>> understanding of the associated
                  costs.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> Until we have better data, I suggest
                  we look at the past for<br>
                  >>>> inspiration: Use the budget for 2014
                  (€ 22 millions) and adjust for<br>
                  >>>> inflation - that amounts to
                  approximately € 28 millions.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> To get there we can slash External
                  Engagement & Community (€ 9,4<br>
                  >>>> millions in the 2024 budget) - RIPE
                  is a monopoly, and the members<br>
                  >>>> will be there regardless of the
                  activities in that area.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> I also suggest that we take a look at
                  the expenses associated with<br>
                  >>>> the Office of the Managing Director
                  (€ 2,2 millions in the 2024<br>
                  >>>> budget) - after all, RIPE is an
                  organisation with less than 200<br>
                  >>>> employees.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> I call for members of the community
                  to contribute: What is the right<br>
                  >>>> amount of staffing in the RIPE NCC?<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> Regards,<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> Yoel Caspersen<br>
                  >>>> CTO<br>
                  >>>> Kviknet.dk ApS<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 3:12</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt">PM Kaj Niemi
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kajtzu@basen.net"><kajtzu@basen.net></a> wrote:<br>
                  >>>>       Hi,<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> Very politely put I do not think any
                  of the three proposed charging<br>
                  >>>> schemes are in the membership's
                  interest - they certainly aren't in mine.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> All three seem to be designed to
                  assure that NCC can continue along,<br>
                  >>>> business as usual, with its tasks.
                  Thus, we could pretend that there<br>
                  >>>> isn't a big issue with the membership
                  numbers declining. We could<br>
                  >>>> also pretend there isn't a real
                  problem with the value proposition of<br>
                  >>>> the services. Furthermore, we could
                  also pretend that we do not care<br>
                  >>>> that it all is conveniently funded by
                  the membership. I mean, what is<br>
                  >>>> 1500 or<br>
                  >>>> 1900 euro to most people? I have
                  heard the last several times in the<br>
                  >>>> past. After all, why should we care
                  about the expenditure when the<br>
                  >>>> sums are so small for each LIR? Why
                  should we care when it is not our<br>
                  >>>> own money? I'll tell you. Not caring
                  about the transaction size is<br>
                  >>>> bad, if you are willing to let these
                  kinds of sums slide, you'll let<br>
                  >>>> it slide on bigger amounts. As is
                  treating other people's money (OPM)<br>
                  >>>> differently than if it were your own.
                  These eventually lead to lack<br>
                  >>>> of accountability.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> What is being proposed is really a
                  significant increase in membership<br>
                  >>>> fees. In particular, significantly
                  above what it used to cost on<br>
                  >>>> average to produce services for each
                  member (whether they use them or<br>
                  >>>> not). Note when I say what it used to
                  cost, as in FY2024 the cost per<br>
                  >>>> LIR will be higher.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> Now, with the membership in further
                  decline the average cost per<br>
                  >>>> member will once more be higher in
                  FY2025. Next year, I forecast that<br>
                  >>>> we will have the same "discussion"
                  for<br>
                  >>>> FY2026 as NCC comes around and asks
                  for more money. Once again. Why?<br>
                  >>>> Because according to projections the
                  amount of members will continue<br>
                  >>>> to decrease resulting in higher fees
                  per organization. Once again.<br>
                  >>>> All in the advantageous name of the
                  articles of association that<br>
                  >>>> allow pretty much anything.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> Following the above rational thought
                  with another is, that what one<br>
                  >>>> should be doing is choosing what to
                  either invoice separately or drop<br>
                  >>>> completely. Yes, really. Everyone is
                  happy with free services, it is<br>
                  >>>> when you apply the money test -
                  request someone to pay for something<br>
                  >>>> - when you see if what you create
                  contains value.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> Considering NCC managed to "save" 5%
                  in the FY2024 budget compared to<br>
                  >>>> FY2023, asking for 8.1% increase (4%
                  annualized) the next year is,<br>
                  >>>> well, kind of cheeky. It restores the
                  budget pretty much to what it<br>
                  >>>> would have been with two annual
                  increases. As an exercise in<br>
                  >>>> budgetary engineering I do approve.
                  As a paying member I do not.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> What really would be needed is
                  competition. Competition would make<br>
                  >>>> the RIR market more efficient. It is
                  rather obvious that the RIR<br>
                  >>>> markets aren't anywhere near the
                  efficiency they could be at.<br>
                  >>>> Competition would mean that people
                  wanting to pay<br>
                  >>>> 1900 - or even more in the future -
                  could choose to do so and those<br>
                  >>>> who don't want could potentially pay
                  less. Reduced to the very basics<br>
                  >>>> one is paying for bits in a database.<br>
                  >>>> In that sense this is rather similar
                  to the certificate market where<br>
                  >>>> at one time the cost per certificate
                  was sky high and there were only<br>
                  >>>> a few issuers. Today, I am guessing
                  most do not pay thousands<br>
                  >>>> annually for a few bits in theirs.
                  Neither do most people care<br>
                  >>>> whether the cert was issued by
                  Verisign, Gandi or someone else.<br>
                  >>>> Having looked into it out of
                  curiosity, real competition does not<br>
                  >>>> seem to be possible as the principles
                  in<br>
                  >>>> ICP-2 pretty much state that there
                  can/should only be one RIR per<br>
                  >>>> region. Which makes NCC the
                  definition of a monopoly. Monopolies with<br>
                  >>>> nice and polite people, well intended
                  purpose and mission creep are<br>
                  >>>> not good, they're bad. For everyone.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> Finally, the surplus. The concept
                  itself is interesting and I do know<br>
                  >>>> where it comes from. But from an
                  financial point of view it is really<br>
                  >>>> lending money to someone else and
                  then (maybe) getting it back, a<br>
                  >>>> year later, less inflation if they
                  did not spend it.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> I would kindly request that the EB
                  would add option D or "Option D:<br>
                  >>>> No Changes from 2023". :)<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> Kaj<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> Kaj<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>>
                  _____________________________________________________________________<br>
                  >>>>
                  _____________________________________________________________________<br>
                  >>>>
                  ___________________________________________<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> From: ncc-announce
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ncc-announce-bounces@ripe.net"><ncc-announce-bounces@ripe.net></a> on behalf of<br>
                  >>>> Simon-Jan Haytink
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:simonjh@ripe.net"><simonjh@ripe.net></a><br>
                  >>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 12:18<br>
                  >>>> To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ncc-announce@ripe.net">ncc-announce@ripe.net</a>
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ncc-announce@ripe.net"><ncc-announce@ripe.net></a><br>
                  >>>> Subject: [ncc-announce] [GM] Draft
                  RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025<br>
                  >>>> Proposals You don't often get email
                  from <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:simonjh@ripe.net">simonjh@ripe.net</a>. Learn why<br>
                  >>>> this is important<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> Dear RIPE NCC members,<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> We can now share three draft charging
                  scheme models for 2025 that the<br>
                  >>>> Executive Board approved with the
                  following resolution at its meeting<br>
                  >>>> on 25 March 2024:<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves
                  the submission of the RIPE NCC<br>
                  >>>> Charging Scheme 2025 options to the
                  upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting<br>
                  >>>> for members to vote on.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> - Option A  -  Charging Scheme as is
                  with 22.58% price increase for<br>
                  >>>> the annual contribution per LIR
                  account (EUR 1,900) and a 0% price<br>
                  >>>> increase for Independent Internet
                  number resource assignments* (EUR<br>
                  >>>> 50)<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> - Option B  -  Charging Scheme as is
                  with 20.97% price increase for<br>
                  >>>> the annual contribution per LIR
                  account (EUR 1,875) and a 50% price<br>
                  >>>> increase for Independent Internet
                  number resource assignments* (EUR<br>
                  >>>> 75)<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> - Option C  -  Charging Scheme as is
                  with 16.13% price increase for<br>
                  >>>> the annual contribution per LIR
                  account (EUR 1,800), a 50% price<br>
                  >>>> increase for Independent Internet
                  number resource assignments* (EUR<br>
                  >>>> 75) and a new AS Numbers fee of EUR
                  50 per assignment<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> *Resources falling under this charge
                  are IPv4 and IPv6 PI<br>
                  >>>> assignments; Anycast assignments;
                  IPv4 and IPv6 IXP assignments; and<br>
                  >>>> Legacy IPv4 resource registrations
                  through a sponsoring LIR.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> The full draft charging scheme models
                  are available from the GM<br>
                  >>>> Documentation page:<br>
                  >>>> <a href="https://www/"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www/</a><br>
                  >>>>
                  .ripe.net%2Fmembership%2Fmeetings%2Fgm%2Fmeetings%2Fmay-2024%2Fdocume<br>
                  >>>>
ntation-and-archives%2Fsupporting-documents%2F&data=05%7C02%7CEvgeniy<br>
                  >>>>
                  .Brodskiy%40kyivstar.net%7C3dec1d17e9f54232d88c08dc5a18264a%7Cf8f9bd5<br>
                  >>>>
                  73bba4300a6ec3b8e70a30986%7C0%7C0%7C638484307004040536%7CUnknown%7CTW<br>
                  >>>>
                  FpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI<br>
                  >>>>
6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3tUyMKDzZZY69M3vjjDqaKxgBrrQMeI1rnhBImzaex<br>
                  >>>> Q%3D&reserved=0<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> Although the proposed models are
                  relatively simple, we provide a<br>
                  >>>> calculator where you can see exactly
                  what you would pay under each of<br>
                  >>>> the proposed models:<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> <a href="https://www/"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www/</a><br>
                  >>>>
.ripe.net%2Fdocuments%2F3757%2FCS2025_Member_Calculator.xlsx&data=05%<br>
                  >>>>
                  7C02%7CEvgeniy.Brodskiy%40kyivstar.net%7C3dec1d17e9f54232d88c08dc5a18<br>
                  >>>>
                  264a%7Cf8f9bd573bba4300a6ec3b8e70a30986%7C0%7C0%7C638484307004051566%<br>
                  >>>>
                  7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6I<br>
                  >>>>
k1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=glTH6W6VCl6MSXrBbsUC8A4K%2FK<br>
                  >>>> TE8%2FavtiBwmmokOEY%3D&reserved=0<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> The main considerations for the
                  Executive Board in proposing these<br>
                  >>>> three models are:<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> 1. The consolidation of LIR accounts,
                  which means the burden to<br>
                  >>>> generate sufficient income must be
                  met by fewer accounts<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> 2. Increased costs due to inflation
                  that were previously catered for<br>
                  >>>> by the large number of LIR accounts<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> 3. Following the discussions last
                  year and again this year, there<br>
                  >>>> appears to be no clear consensus
                  among members on how a<br>
                  >>>> category-based model would work and
                  the Board does not wish to put<br>
                  >>>> another category model forward at the
                  upcoming GM that will be<br>
                  >>>> rejected by the members. Rather, the
                  Board will propose a simple<br>
                  >>>> model that guarantees adequate
                  funding for 2025 and 2026 - under this<br>
                  >>>> proposal, we expect there would be no
                  need for a fee increase for<br>
                  >>>> 2026. The Board will work with the
                  RIPE NCC on a more in-depth<br>
                  >>>> consultation with the members aimed
                  at arriving at a sustainable<br>
                  >>>> solution for 2027 and beyond,
                  possibly involving a new charging<br>
                  >>>> scheme task force.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> All three proposed models are
                  designed to arrive at the same income<br>
                  >>>> of EUR 41.1 million for the RIPE NCC
                  in 2025. This will cover all<br>
                  >>>> current services and activities, a 5%
                  staff cost increase, a 2%<br>
                  >>>> inflation increase on all non-staff
                  costs, and EUR 1 million for<br>
                  >>>> additional work relating to registry
                  complexity and security projects<br>
                  >>>> aimed at ensuring the resilience of
                  the Registry and the RIPE NCC<br>
                  >>>> more broadly.<br>
                  >>>> Any such additional work would be
                  discussed with the membership<br>
                  >>>> during Activity Plan and Budget
                  consultations and then need to be<br>
                  >>>> approved by the Board. This will also
                  allow some leeway should more<br>
                  >>>> LIR accounts close than we expect.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> It’s important to note that the RIPE
                  NCC aims for an income budget<br>
                  >>>> that will provide a surplus, and this
                  means that should we meet our<br>
                  >>>> budgetary targets, a surplus can be
                  returned to members in 2026<br>
                  >>>> should they so wish.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> While the RIPE NCC continues to carry
                  out cost-cutting efforts across<br>
                  >>>> the organisation, drastically
                  reducing the budget at this time is not<br>
                  >>>> advisable due to the work that needs
                  to be carried out, especially in<br>
                  >>>> relation to maintaining high-quality
                  registry services and securing<br>
                  >>>> the registry and RIPE NCC systems.
                  Cutting services or activities is<br>
                  >>>> not something the Board is planning
                  to do, and such actions would<br>
                  >>>> take time and need full consultation
                  with the membership. An overview<br>
                  >>>> of the activities and services that
                  the membership fee covers is<br>
                  >>>> provided below this email.<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> I also urge you to see the
                  presentation we delivered at the charging<br>
                  >>>> scheme open house in March so that
                  the full context of the situation<br>
                  >>>> and the financial landscape we face
                  is clear to you. The slides are<br>
                  >>>> available at:<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> <a href="https://www/"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www/</a><br>
                  >>>>
                  .ripe.net%2Fmembership%2Fmeetings%2Fopen-house%2Fripe-ncc-charging-sc<br>
                  >>>>
heme-2025%2F&data=05%7C02%7CEvgeniy.Brodskiy%40kyivstar.net%7C3dec1d1<br>
                  >>>>
                  7e9f54232d88c08dc5a18264a%7Cf8f9bd573bba4300a6ec3b8e70a30986%7C0%7C0%<br>
                  >>>>
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                  >>>>
IjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5GTeIyn<br>
                  >>>>
                  nzxx1WLZ%2BDRoFNWAhaRPvTemPafvKwlIaEEk%3D&reserved=0<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> Finally, I want to thank all those
                  who have contributed to the<br>
                  >>>> consultation so far on the RIPE NCC
                  Charging Scheme 2025. The models<br>
                  >>>> we present here are draft and in two
                  weeks we will announce the final<br>
                  >>>> proposal that members will vote on at
                  the GM on 22-24 May. Please<br>
                  >>>> discuss the draft proposal on the
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:members-discuss@ripe.net">members-discuss@ripe.net</a> list - any<br>
                  >>>> input received by 19 April can be
                  incorporated if possible into the<br>
                  >>>> final models we propose. And make
                  sure to register for the GM so that<br>
                  >>>> you can vote on the charging scheme
                  that will apply for you and all<br>
                  >>>> members next year:<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> <a href="https://my/"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://my/</a>.<br>
                  >>>>
ripe.net%2F%23%2Fmeetings%2Factive&data=05%7C02%7CEvgeniy.Brodskiy%40<br>
                  >>>>
                  kyivstar.net%7C3dec1d17e9f54232d88c08dc5a18264a%7Cf8f9bd573bba4300a6e<br>
                  >>>>
                  c3b8e70a30986%7C0%7C0%7C638484307004063238%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8ey<br>
                  >>>>
                  JWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%<br>
                  >>>>
7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BkYHbjPqA8CwacCNlVg0M%2FVvao%2FK8z1zB8hrEeaLXVg%3D&r<br>
                  >>>> eserved=0<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> Simon-Jan Haytink<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> Chief Financial Officer<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> RIPE NCC<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> Services and Activities Covered by
                  the Member Fee<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> - A trusted, efficient, accurate and
                  resilient registry that<br>
                  >>>> guarantees uniqueness of resources
                  held by members<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> - Neutral information services
                  uninfluenced by commercial or<br>
                  >>>> government interests that allow both
                  the RIPE NCC and the community<br>
                  >>>> to carry out useful research into the
                  Internet<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> - Engagement activities, including
                  RIPE and regional meetings, that<br>
                  >>>> build an active membership and
                  community and that contribute to the<br>
                  >>>> overall good of the Internet<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> - A voice and influence for the
                  membership in key decision-making<br>
                  >>>> fora, including with governments and
                  regulators<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> - Protection of the Joint Internet
                  Number Registry as developed by<br>
                  >>>> the Internet community<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> - Learning and development activities
                  that help to address skills<br>
                  >>>> shortages and contribute to an
                  educated membership<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> - Support for the Policy Development
                  Process (PDP)<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> - An authoritative registry of
                  routing information provided by RPKI<br>
                  >>>> and the RIPE Database<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> - K-root and DNS services<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>> - A dedicated staff with considerable
                  expertise contributing to all<br>
                  >>>> of the above<br>
                  >>>><br>
                  >>>>
                  _______________________________________________<br>
                  >>>> members-discuss mailing list<br>
                  >>>> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:members-discuss@ripe.net">members-discuss@ripe.net</a><br>
                  >>>> <a href="https://lis/"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://lis/</a><br>
                  >>>>
ts.ripe.net%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fmembers-discuss&data=05%7C02%7CEvg<br>
                  >>>>
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                  >>>>
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                  >>>>
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                  >>>>
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                  >>>> k3HVE%3D&reserved=0<br>
                  >>>> Unsubscribe:<br>
                  >>>> <a href="https://lis/"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://lis/</a><br>
                  >>>>
                  ts.ripe.net%2Fmailman%2Foptions%2Fmembers-discuss%2Fyoel%2540kviknet.<br>
                  >>>>
dk&data=05%7C02%7CEvgeniy.Brodskiy%40kyivstar.net%7C3dec1d17e9f54232d<br>
                  >>>>
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                  >>>>
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                  >>>>
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                  >>>>
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                  >>><br>
                  >>>
                  ______________________________________________________________________<br>
                  >>> ___________<br>
                  >>><br>
                  >>> Daniel Stolpe           Tel:  08 - 688 11
                  81<br>
                  >>> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stolpe@resilans.se">stolpe@resilans.se</a><br>
                  >>> Resilans AB             Fax:  08 - 55 00
                  21 63<br>
                  >>> <a href="http://www.resilans.se/"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">http://www.resilans.se/</a><br>
                  >>> Box 45
                  094                                  556741-1193<br>
                  >>> 104 30 Stockholm<br>
                  >>><br>
                  >>>
                  _______________________________________________<br>
                  >>> members-discuss mailing list<br>
                  >>> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:members-discuss@ripe.net">members-discuss@ripe.net</a><br>
                  >>> <a href="https://list/"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://list/</a><br>
                  >>>
s.ripe.net%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fmembers-discuss&data=05%7C02%7CEvgen<br>
                  >>>
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                  >>>
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                  >>>
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                  >>>
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                  >>> U%3D&reserved=0<br>
                  >>> Unsubscribe:<br>
                  >>> <a href="https://list/"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://list/</a><br>
                  >>>
                  s.ripe.net%2Fmailman%2Foptions%2Fmembers-discuss%2Fregistry-ripe%2540r<br>
                  >>>
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                  >>>
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                  >>>
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                  >>>
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                  >>>
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                  >>><br>
                  >>><br>
                  >>>
                  _______________________________________________<br>
                  >>> members-discuss mailing list<br>
                  >>> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:members-discuss@ripe.net">members-discuss@ripe.net</a><br>
                  >>> <a href="https://list/"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://list/</a><br>
                  >>>
s.ripe.net%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fmembers-discuss&data=05%7C02%7CEvgen<br>
                  >>>
                  iy.Brodskiy%40kyivstar.net%7C3dec1d17e9f54232d88c08dc5a18264a%7Cf8f9bd<br>
                  >>>
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                  >>>
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                  >>>
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                  >>> s%3D&reserved=0<br>
                  >>> Unsubscribe:<br>
                  >>> <a href="https://list/"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://list/</a><br>
                  >>>
                  s.ripe.net%2Fmailman%2Foptions%2Fmembers-discuss%2Fadmin%2540roskomnad<br>
                  >>>
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                  >>>
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                  >>>
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                  >>><br>
                  >>
                  _______________________________________________<br>
                  >> members-discuss mailing list<br>
                  >> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:members-discuss@ripe.net">members-discuss@ripe.net</a><br>
                  >> <a
href="https://mailman.ripe.net/"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://mailman.ripe.net/</a><br>
                  >> Unsubscribe: <a
href="https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/options/members-discuss/evgeniy.brodskiy%40kyivstar.net"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">
https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/options/members-discuss/evgeniy.brodskiy%40kyivstar.net</a><br>
                  ><br>
                  > _______________________________________________<br>
                  > members-discuss mailing list<br>
                  > <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:members-discuss@ripe.net">members-discuss@ripe.net</a><br>
                  > <a
href="https://mailman.ripe.net/"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://mailman.ripe.net/</a><br>
                  > Unsubscribe: <a
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https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/options/members-discuss/mihail%40fedorov.net</a><br>
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                  members-discuss mailing list<br>
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                  <a
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                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://mailman.ripe.net/</a><br>
                  Unsubscribe: <a
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