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Cathy, So, does this mean that our new budget needs to include $20K for ARIN "membership"? --Elise > > At 11:37 AM 3/29/97 -0600, Aleph One wrote: > >On Sat, 29 Mar 1997, David R. Conrad wrote: > > > >> Size Fee Amt of space Per address per year fee > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> Small $2500/year /24 - /19 $9.77 - $0.31 > >> Medium $5000/year >/19 - /16 $0.61 - $0.08 > >> Large $10K/year >/16 - /14 $0.15 - $0.04 > >> X-Large $20K/year >/14 $0.08 -> $0.00 > > > > I'am I the only one that finds that the fact that the prices actually > >*decrease* the larger the address blocks is disturbing? Not only does it > >make entrace into the ISP market more difficult, but it allows the > >creation of a highly profitable market for the resale of IP addresses if > >you buy then in bulk to beging with (yeah, yeah I know about allocation > >policies, but I seen people get large blocks easily). > > > > I feel that it is disturbing as well. Since IP addresses are supposed to > come from a non-profit organization all prices should be equal. Why should > US Sprint get a deal (not to single them out.. take any HUGE network > provider) on addresses and then have ARIN stick it to smaller NSPs such as > our own. > > It makes no sense... > > Not to mention you will then create 2nd level IP allocation companies. I > could pay the bucks, misfile the paperwork and get a /14 or two and then > resell smaller blocks for less than ARIN's prices to NSPs starving for > address space. > > Gimme a break. > > Just my $.02, no flames made nor requested > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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