[ncc-services-wg] Re: Allow DNSMON services to monitor ENUM domains

Niall O'Reilly wrote:

> 
> On 8 Oct 2007, at 13:00, Jim Reid wrote:
> 
>> But when DNSMON is part of a monopoly RIR and (partly?) funded from 
>> that monopoly's membership fees....
> 
> 
>     Is that so?
> 
>     I was given to understand that the costs of the Test Traffic service
>     (of which DNSMON is an optional part) were borne by the subscribers
>     to that service, and not subsidised by membership fees.

I definitely clear an annual *additional* (to the LIR cost) invoice for the
TT-Service and the care-and-feeding of our TTM Box :-)

>     It is possible either that my recollection is faulty, or that I just
>     misunderstood.

I definitely know that the NCC has spent quite some effort to drastically
reduce or eliminate those cross-subsidising things.

That's one of the reasons why the att. fees for RIPE Meetings have gone up
considerably over the years, and new LIRs get a (2?) voucher/s as part of
their sign-up fees.

>     /Niall

I presume this stuff is never perfect or completely done, but IMHO the NCC
is fully aware of these issues.

Wilfried.