[arin-ppml] Using fees to encourage route aggregation

[Scott Leibrand]

Milton L Mueller wrote:
>
> Thanks for your intervention, Chris. That's exactly where I've been trying to move. In that regard I find it interesting that despite the constant worrying about route aggregation, the proposal I made to use RIR fees to encourage aggregation (or "tax" deaggregation) has not attracted a single comment. People seem more interested in the broad ideological classifications than in assessing specific proposals. 

Perhaps people were ignoring the "fairness" thread?  :-)  Or perhaps, 
like me, most people generally agree with that particular point, so 
there's maybe not as much to discuss.  My own thought is that using fees 
to encourage aggregation (discourage deaggregation) would probably work, 
but that there isn't a lot of need for doing so just yet.  If we get to 
the point where multiple networks are having problems with routing table 
growth that can't be solved through filtering of distant more-specifics, 
through charging customers for route announcements, and/or through 
peering agreements, then perhaps someone will resurrect the idea on 
arin-discuss for the board's consideration.

-Scott