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</head><body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">Hi John,<br>
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This is a significant change and while you may personally view it as
"modest increase", calling it so for those of us with a single object,
is incorrect. I have personally been forced to pay this fee even when
ARIN refused to provide any services to me and note: ARIN has not
refunded the money paid while you refused to provide any services, <span
style="font-style: italic;">especially the ones you list below</span>.
If you are claiming that it costs $150 a year to have an entry in a
whois server, I disagree, if nothing else it should be going down. If
you are saying that we should all pay the same whether we have more
objects or need more help, I also disagree, you should charge end users
based on their usage.<br>
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Looking at your tax filings, In 2015, you reported that more than half
of your expenses were compensation at 9.1MM. For 2016 the number appears
to be 10.8MM. As Mr. Herrin noted, other organizations that have the
same level of complexity, can do the work with significantly less
engineers. As a non-profit you should be focused on delivering value to
your customers, not charging more for the same service.<br>
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For those who are interested, you can find the 990 filings for ARIN here
: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/541860956">https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/541860956</a><br>
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<span>John Curran wrote:</span><br>
<blockquote cite="mid:A07646C5-59D0-450E-840C-2972E4369320@arin.net"
type="cite">
<div> For the vast majority end-users, the fee change results in a
modest $100 to $150 annual increase –depending on </div>
<div> whether the organization has only one of IPv4 or IPv6 and an
ASN, or both IPv4 block, IPv6 block, and an ASN. </div>
<div> While the total impact is still quite small in terms of
individual end-user invoice, it is true that it could be deemed </div>
<div> a very significant increase when viewed on a percentage
basis. This increase is not without corresponding value, </div>
<div> as the services provided have been quite enhanced over time
(including improvements to ARIN Online allowing </div>
<div> easier administration, addition two-factor authentication,
streamlined request and ticket sections, etc.) so those </div>
<div> using ARIN services have indeed benefitted from ARIN’s
investments in staff and systems in recent years. </div>
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