[arin-announce] ARIN IPv4 Free Pool Reaches 1.5 /8s

[ARIN]

ARIN's IPv4 free pool has dropped to 1.5 /8s, and as we get closer to 
having a single /8 equivalent and reaching Phase 4 of the IPv4 Countdown 
Plan, we wanted to review the resource request processing changes that 
will go into effect at that time.

First - All IPv4 requests will continue to be processed on a "first in, 
first out" basis, and all requests of any size will be subject to team 
review, and requests for a /15 or larger will require department 
director approval. ARIN's IP analysts will respond to tickets as they 
appear chronologically in the queue. Each ticket response is treated as 
an individual transaction, so the completion time of a single request 
may vary based on customer response times and the number of requests 
waiting in the queue.

Second - The hold period for returned, reclaimed, and revoked blocks 
will be reduced from 90 days to 60 days. When the IPv4 Countdown Plan 
was originally published, the hold period for this phase was set to 30 
days, but we have increased that time window to better align with the 
ARIN Registration Services Agreement (RSA).

The post-approval process for IPv4 requests will remain the same. When a 
request is approved, the recipient will have 60 days to complete payment 
and/or an RSA. On the 61st day, the address space will be released back 
to the available pool if payment and RSA are not completed.

You can learn more about the IPv4 Countdown Plan, including the current 
breakdown of available address blocks, by visiting:

https://www.arin.net/resources/request/ipv4_countdown.html.

ARIN may experience situations where it can no longer fulfill qualifying 
IPv4 requests due to a lack of inventory of the desired block size.  At 
that time, the requester may opt to accept the largest available block 
size or they may ask to be placed on the Waiting List for Unmet 
Requests.  Full details about this process are available at:

https://www.arin.net/resources/request/waiting_list.html

Please contact hostmaster at arin.net or the Registration Services Help 
Desk at +1.703.227.0660 if you have questions about these procedural 
changes.

Regards,

Leslie Nobile
Director, Registration Services
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)