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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">You focussed on ASN fees, not on IPv4 fees.<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">Mr Michele Neylon<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">Personal blog: <a href="https://michele.blog/"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://michele.blog/</span></a><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">I have sent this email at a time that is convenient for me. I do not expect you to respond to it outside of your usual working hours.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">ROSKOMNADZOR LIMITED <admin@roskomnadzor.io><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, 11 April 2024 at 14:53<br>
<b>To: </b>Michele Neylon - Blacknight <michele@blacknight.com>, Mihail Fedorov <mihail@fedorov.net><br>
<b>Cc: </b>members-discuss@ripe.net <members-discuss@ripe.net><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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Trying to increase fee for ASN, but why?<br>
<br>
Just from official stats<br>
<br>
IPv4 - 93531<br>
IPv6 - 26348<br>
ASN - 39253<br>
<br>
IPv4 is rare and most of profitable resource, but members who holding<br>
MOST of then - pay same 50 EUR/year per resource.<br>
<br>
If set 50 EUR/year per ASN, its will be equal for example to 1 IPv4 or<br>
IPv6 block.<br>
<br>
Wtf? Its looks crazy.<br>
<br>
It make me thinking about RIPE currenlty is under pressure of IPv4<br>
resellers lobby, and because doesnt want to increase fee for IPv4 or<br>
make resources based fee.<br>
<br>
Also.<br>
<br>
Michele, if you really believe about 4 euro/month is low. Im agreed with<br>
you! Then also need to adjust for 1 x IPv4 /24 fee as 50 EUR/year.<br>
If member have for example 1 x IPv4 /22 - its count as 4 x IPv4 /24 =<br>
200 EUR/year. (4 cups of coffee in month)<br>
<br>
:)<br>
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On 11.04.2024 13:30, Michele Neylon - Blacknight via members-discuss wrote:<br>
> The proposed ASN fee is 0 on options A and B and 50 euro / year per ASN<br>
> with option C.<br>
><br>
> 50 euro / year is just over 4 euro / month.<br>
><br>
> So about the price of a cup of coffee…<br>
><br>
> If that kills your business …<br>
><br>
> --<br>
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> Mr Michele Neylon<br>
><br>
> Blacknight Solutions<br>
><br>
> Hosting, Colocation & Domains<br>
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> <a href="https://www.blacknight.com/">https://www.blacknight.com/</a><br>
><br>
> <a href="https://blacknight.blog/">https://blacknight.blog/</a><br>
><br>
> Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072<br>
><br>
> Personal blog: <a href="https://michele.blog/">https://michele.blog/</a><br>
><br>
> Some thoughts: <a href="https://ceo.hosting/">https://ceo.hosting/</a><br>
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> Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business<br>
> Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93 X265,Ireland Company No.: 370845<br>
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> I have sent this email at a time that is convenient for me. I do not<br>
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> *From: *members-discuss <members-discuss-bounces@ripe.net> on behalf of<br>
> Mihail Fedorov <mihail@fedorov.net><br>
> *Date: *Thursday, 11 April 2024 at 13:40<br>
> *To: *<br>
> *Cc: *members-discuss@ripe.net <members-discuss@ripe.net><br>
> *Subject: *Re: [members-discuss] [ncc-announce] [GM] Draft RIPE NCC<br>
> Charging Scheme 2025 Proposals<br>
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> Charging per ASN is even worse than just price increase. It is terrible<br>
> and killing even more LIRs<br>
><br>
> Imagine rather new LIR who is trying to do business based on what is LIR<br>
> intended for - providing LIR services to consumers. For example 30<br>
> clients who requested ASN sponsorship during year.<br>
> If charged per ASN they will pay twice more than huge corporations<br>
> serving only purpose of their own. Those typically have just 1-2 ASNs<br>
> and tons of resources attached to it. They are main source of work for<br>
> RIPE staff and they should be funding expensive projects like Atlas and<br>
> others.<br>
><br>
> Actually working LIRs also have business contracts/logic already<br>
> 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.<br>
> Oh, right, resource holders won’t like it :)<br>
><br>
>> On 11 Apr 2024, at 15:11, ROSKOMNADZOR LIMITED <admin@roskomnadzor.io> 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 <members-discuss-bounces@ripe.net> On Behalf Of ROSKOMNADZOR LIMITED<br>
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 2:06 PM<br>
>>> To: members-discuss@ripe.net<br>
>>> Subject: Re: [members-discuss] [ncc-announce] [GM] Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025 Proposals<br>
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>>> 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 <kajtzu@basen.net> 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 <ncc-announce-bounces@ripe.net> on behalf of<br>
>>>>> Simon-Jan Haytink <simonjh@ripe.net><br>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 12:18<br>
>>>>> To: ncc-announce@ripe.net <ncc-announce@ripe.net><br>
>>>>> Subject: [ncc-announce] [GM] Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025<br>
>>>>> Proposals You don't often get email from simonjh@ripe.net. 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/">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>
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>>>>><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/">https://www/</a><br>
>>>>> .ripe.net%2Fdocuments%2F3757%2FCS2025_Member_Calculator.xlsx&data=05%<br>
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>>>>><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/">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>
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>>>>><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 members-discuss@ripe.net 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/">https://my/</a>.<br>
>>>>> ripe.net%2F%23%2Fmeetings%2Factive&data=05%7C02%7CEvgeniy.Brodskiy%40<br>
>>>>> kyivstar.net%7C3dec1d17e9f54232d88c08dc5a18264a%7Cf8f9bd573bba4300a6e<br>
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>>>>> 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>
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>>>>> members-discuss@ripe.net<br>
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>>>> ______________________________________________________________________<br>
>>>> ___________<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Daniel Stolpe Tel: 08 - 688 11 81<br>
>>>> stolpe@resilans.se<br>
>>>> Resilans AB Fax: 08 - 55 00 21 63<br>
>>>> <a href="http://www.resilans.se/">http://www.resilans.se/</a><br>
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