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<P><FONT SIZE=2>On 9/22/09 11:30 AM, "Alex Ryu" <alex.ryu@kdlinc.com> wrote:<BR>
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> In that case, what about additional burden that ARIN carries for this<BR>
> additional info ?<BR>
> Does ARIN require to verify the validity of Business License or TAX ID info ?<BR>
> If ARIN doesn't verify, it is another meaningless information.<BR>
> If they do, it will be a lot of burden.<BR>
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Well, ARIN is not going to stop application fraud or spam. If it makes<BR>
application fraud harder, I don't have a problem with ARIN expanding it's<BR>
fraud screening to all new applicants if they don't already or improving<BR>
fraud screening. I personally would prefer that it be charged back to the<BR>
new applicants in a (hopefully not so high) one-time screening fee, but<BR>
beyond that, if the burden is to help make a better product, that's great.<BR>
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I think "deposits" or non-refundable payments in advance are problematic.<BR>
Tying up capital means you can't use it. It's hard to get deposits<BR>
multi-year payments approved for this kind of stuff corporate wise (capital<BR>
costs) and for small businesses that need their capital, this is unfair to<BR>
some extent. We don't want to make it more difficult for everyone to get<BR>
resources. Just fraudsters.<BR>
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Best,<BR>
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-M<<BR>
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