[arin-ppml] IPv6 /32 minimum for extra-small ISP

[Kevin Kargel]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net [mailto:arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net] On
> Behalf Of Gary T. Giesen
> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 12:28 PM
> To: Ted Mittelstaedt
> Cc: arin-ppml at arin.net
> Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] IPv6 /32 minimum for extra-small ISP
> 
> We're only talking about ISPs here, not end users. Their raison d'être
> is to provide network services (and one would hope that would include
> IPv6). It's pretty late in the game at this point to have not at least
> sold management that IPv6 needs to be deployed. I think being ready for
> IPv6 is justification enough (it's coming whether you like it or not).
> And $1250 is a pretty small price to pay.
> 
> My $0.02.
> 
$1200 may be insignificant or trivial in your world.  

In the world of a small independent telco offering IP to it's customers a $1200 recurring expense is neither insignificant nor trivial.