Re: National NICs sought for Network Number Assignments

[Peter Lothberg <]

> 
>   > Juha Heinanen <Juha.Heinanen@localhost writes:
>   > daniel,
>   > 
>   > funet provides numbers for it members as do datanet, fuug, lanlink,
>   > etc.  for their customers.  to my knowledge there doesn't exist a
>   > place in finland where someone who is not associated with any of these
>   > service providers could get their numbers.  i did it for a several
>   > years and then stopped because of the work load.  i don't know what
>   > the right solution would be.  it is simple question of money ...
> 
> The way things are set up now this means that the RIPE NCC will have to
> do that work according to its charter.  This means that FUNET will pay
> for (a share of) it because it funds part of the RIPE NCC.  FUUG will
> also pay a share of it because EUnet contributes to NCC funding as well.
> What about lanlink and datanet? 
> 
> Conclusion: We must find a European -and ultimately world wide- method
> of funding NCC (and NIC) activities correctly.  The more I think about
> it the more I think that "renting out" address space is the way to do it
> for the registration service.  But how to charge and how to split the
> revenue among national NICs, the NCC and the global NIC is a very tricky
> thing.  In the meantime it would be beneficial to the community if
> commercial providers which do not yet contribute to NCC funding would
> consider contributing.  It is not much money in absolute terms if
> everyone chips in.  ANd it is good for their business too. 
> 
> Opinions? 
> 
> Daniel
> 


How about using X25, the DNIC administartion is included and provided
by the operators....

-Peter 

(I'm just imitating the Rare/CEC people..)