[ncc-announce] RIPE NCC statement on changes in the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2009

[Apologies for duplicates]


Dear Colleagues,

Recent conversations on the RIPE mailing lists and at the recent RIPE  
NCC General Meeting have highlighted a number of concerns from members  
concerning the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2009. These concerns refer  
particularly to the changes laid out in RIPE Policy Proposal 2007-01,  
relating to charges for Direct End User (PI and ASN) assignments. More  
information on this proposal can be found at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2007-01.html

There are three areas in which we believe clarification of the RIPE  
NCC position would be useful.

Area 1: Service Fees
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In drafting the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2009, the RIPE NCC Board has  
made it a priority that the necessary changes have minimal impact on  
the fees paid by RIPE NCC members.

The changes will affect a relatively small number of LIRs who have  
requested many Direct End User assignments. The Direct End User  
assignments will now be included in the LIR's total score for the sole  
purpose of calculating the LIR's billing category, and in a few cases  
this will mean that the LIR moves up a category (for instance, from  
Medium to Large).

Approximately 80% of RIPE NCC members have Direct End User assigments  
that are taken into account for their billing score. The likelihood  
that an LIR will move to a higher billing category is offset, however,  
by the fact that the new Charging Scheme increases the upper limits of  
each billing category. This means that the addition of Direct End User  
assignments to an LIR's total score in most cases does not result in  
an increase in the LIR's billing category.


Area 2: Processes and procedures
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In the coming months, the RIPE NCC will develop processes and  
procedures to facilitate the implementation of these policy changes.  
This will enable us to support members to contact and update the  
registration of these resources.

The changes will be implemented in two phases:

- Phase one will involve the implementation of the new policy in  
relation to all new requests for PI assignments. This will happen in  
the first quarter of 2009.

- Phase two will be to apply the new policy to existing PI  
assignments, or those made before the adoption of Policy Proposal
2007-01. A plan for implementation of this phase will be presented at  
the next RIPE NCC Services Working Group, will be held at the RIPE 58  
Meeting in Amsterdam, May 2009.


Area 3: Changes to future Charging Scheme
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The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme is agreed on each year by the membership  
of the RIPE NCC. All LIRs are encouraged to participate in discussion  
of the Charging Scheme, and to raise any issues that they feel are  
important to them or the membership as a whole. These discussions can  
take place during the RIPE NCC General Meetings, which are held twice  
a year, adjacent to RIPE Meetings, or on the RIPE NCC Services Working  
Group mailing list:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/wg/ncc-services/index.html


If you have any further questions about any of these issues, you can  
contact RIPE NCC staff for further information at <contact at ripe.net>.


Regards,
Andrew de la Haye
Chief Operations Officer, RIPE NCC
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