[arin-discuss] SPAM-WARN:Re: ARIN Fee discussion

[Owen DeLong]

>
> The thing that all of your arguments ignore is that there is no  
> relationship
> between the fees imposed and the community resources consumed. The  
> resources
> belong to the community, not 2.8% of the community.

The thing this argument ignores is that the fees are NOT for the  
resources.
They are for the administration of the resources.

Just like when a telephone company goes to NANPA for a new prefix,  
they do
not buy the prefix.  They pay for the administration to delegate the  
prefix to them.
If you want proof that they didn't buy the prefix, how about the fact  
that any
customer they delegate a number to from that prefix can take said  
number to
another phone company free of charge and without penalty.

Owen