[arin-ppml] large vs small?

[Pete Templin]

Brian Johnson wrote:

> The annual fee to a large ISP is more than it is to a small ISP. If you
> are trying to make it an even playing field, let's make the fee the same
> for every member... oops that doesn't help your argument does it. :) The
> "cost per IP" is a non-starter in my mind because YOU DO NOT PAY FOR IP
> ADDRESSES TO BEGIN WITH.

I recently had to learn the ins and outs of ARIN fees, and although ARIN 
updated their fee language in conjunction with their site refresh, it's 
still not that clear in my humble opinion.  Regardless, having learned 
the ins and outs, I think it's important to make clear, with regard only 
to IPv4 fees:

The annual fee to an ISP who received a "large" amount of v4 address 
space in at least one anniversary year, but not an "x-large" amount of 
v4 space in any anniversary year, is more than the annual fee to an ISP 
who has received a "small" amount of v4 address space in at least one 
anniversary year, but not a "medium" amount of v4 space in any 
anniversary year.

Long story short, the annual fee is not tied to the total amount of v4 
space issued to an organization.

pt