[arin-ppml] IPv4 Depletion as an ARIN policy concern

[Warren Johnson]

I'll be interested to see what Ben comes back with for IP pricing.  How much
is *TOO* much is relative because we all have different size checkbooks.  A
large telecom company might be able to drop a million dollars for a large
block of Ips whereas a small <100k in sales data center simply can't afford
them.  I think $10 per IP is low.  Many datacenters out there charge from 50
cents to $1 per month per IP address.  They can make $10 in less than a
year.  And that's with Ips being freely available from the RIR.  

 

-----Original Message-----
From: arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net [mailto:arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net] On
Behalf Of William Herrin
Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 2:16 PM
To: Milton L Mueller
Cc: ppml at arin.net
Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] IPv4 Depletion as an ARIN policy concern

On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu> wrote:
>> > 3. The BoT determines that blocks of ARIN-managed IP addresses of 
>> > /24 and larger are not generally available for purchase via the 
>> > transfer market for less than $10/address.
>
> What hat was _that_ number pulled out of?

Milton,

There's no particular rationale behind that number. I needed to fill the
blank and I offer it as a starting point for discussion. Is it too high? Too
low?

Until the end of the free pool, cost per address is as low as fractional
cents. After depletion, how much per address is too much?
How much is so much that for all intents and purposes the address market has
locked up and become ineffective?

Regards,
Bill


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