[ARIN-consult] Consultation on ARIN Fees

[Don Spaulding]

I echo Jeff's sentiments here.

Similar to Jeff, I'm one of the "smallest" ISPs, not an End User.  When I
was obtaining my v6 resources, I was guided into selecting a V6 /32, and I
have a V4 /24.  That makes me an X-Small organization.  When acquiring
these resources, it was a bit of a stretch for me, but I considered that I
could handle the annual cost of registration services w/ARIN.  I'm just on
the edge of "big enough to need my own resources".  I'm aware I'm new
enough to have missed out on a lot of the history of ARIN, but I get the
impression networks like mine are still a relevant part of the number
registry landscape.

As far as I can see, my costs won't actually be going up with this change
(my Billing section seems to indicate I will be paying the same next year
as this year), but I'm worried about the general upward direction of
pricing indicated by this change.  I'm wondering if I'll be able to keep up.

On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 9:26 AM Jeff Tchang <jeff.tchang at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm a 3x-Small organization (literally "the smallest end users" to
>> borrow Owen DeLong's terminology) chiming in.
>>
>
> I am also one of the smallest end users. I obtained resources in 2016 and
> am a bit surprised how quickly the fees are increasing (especially
> percentage wise). As more people adopt IPv6 fees should decrease due to
> scale but that doesn't seem to be happening like with other services. The
> proposal to increase fees on the smallest users results in a 150% increase
> which is drastic in my opinion over such a short period of time.
>
> -Jeff
>
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