Question about ISP Address Requests

[Alan Dockrill]

This message is being forwarded to me by error please check your contact
lists.
----- Original Message -----
From: "J Bacher" <jb at jbacher.com>
To: <ppml at arin.net>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: Question about ISP Address Requests


> At 09:07 AM 12/21/2001 -0700, David R Huberman wrote:
>
> > >  an ISP that is not multi-homed can request addresses from ARIN if
they
> > >  can demonstrate utilization of a /20
> >
> > >  <http://www.arin.net/regserv/initial-isp.html>, only multi-homed
> > >  organizations are mentioned.
> >
> >Look under the section entitled, "Requirements for Requesting Initial
> >Address Space" at the URL you note.
> >
> > >  Is it still possible for non-multi-homed ISPs to get addresses from
ARIN?
> >
> >Absolutely.
> >
> >/david
>
> If this is correct, then someone needs to advise the employees at ARIN.  I
> submitted justification for a client requesting a /20 a bit over a week
ago
> and was denied -- not because of insufficient utilitzation -- but because
> the customer was not yet multi-homed.
>
> Oddly enough when I called for policy verification a week prior to the
> submission I was advised that the customer -was- qualified.
>
> At this point, the customer is in limbo.  I would appreciate clarification
> and feedback from ARIN.
>