[ARIN-consult] Consultation on Approaches for Adjusting the ARIN Registration Services Plan Fee Schedule

[John Curran]

> On Apr 4, 2024, at 5:25 PM, William Herrin <bill at herrin.us> wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 10:53 AM John Curran <jcurran at arin.net> wrote:
>>> On Apr 3, 2024, at 1:20 PM, William Herrin <bill at herrin.us> wrote:
>>> That's great if inflation stays far enough below 5% to allow for the
>>> cost of new services, but what happens when it doesn't? Break the
>>> implicit promise of stability in the fees?
>> 
>> So it is not the “cost of new services” that is the concern, it’s rather the routine
>> increase in ARIN’s own operations costs that we have to deal with…
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> I believe that's called "inflation." Things cost more this year than
> they did last year. Inflation isn't static. Some years it's more, some
> years it's less. It was well above 5% in 2021 and 2022, but well below
> for every other year ARIN has existed.
> 
> If the objective is for ARIN prices to track with inflation (i.e. for
> them to stay the same in "constant dollars"), shouldn't you do just
> that rather than pick a number out of a hat?

That is the intent, with the ARIN Board of Trustees approving an appropriate value 
each year.  One would hope that such a number isn’t “picked out of a hat” but rather 
informed by the inflation rate (e.g. trailing 12-month CPI) and our forecasted costs. 

Thanks! 
/John

John Curran
President and CEO
American Registry for Internet Numbers