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

[Lee Howard]

> From: arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net [mailto:arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net] On

> Behalf Of michael.dillon at bt.com
> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 4:58 AM
> To: ppml at arin.net
> Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] IPv4 Depletion as an ARIN policy concern
>
> OK, IPv6.  That' sthe point, it's not IPv4.  So, you start the company and
> get v6 IPs and oops there's not a critical mass of content. So your
> subscribers bitch and moan and complain and you spend a lot of money on
> customer service explaining it.  Eventually they leave and go to Time Warner
> cable because they want the whole internet.

In what way is Time Warner Cable different than the  "you" to whom you
address your comments?  Large == bad?


> That's one potential conversation.  Another conversation is monopoly
> related.  What is so hard to believe about cable companies making a
> strategic decision to block IPv6 migration?  

Because that's not what's happening.  Comcast, in particular, has shown
great leadership in IPv6 deployment.  

Lee