[arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-145 STLS Listing Immunity

[Owen DeLong]

I oppose this policy as written.

There is no need to turn STLS into a blanket exemption from
policy and doing so is contrary to the public interest.

Owen

On May 2, 2011, at 10:59 AM, ARIN wrote:

> ARIN-prop-145 STLS Listing Immunity
> 
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> 
> ARIN-prop-145 STLS Listing Immunity
> 
> Proposal Originator: Matthew Kaufman
> 
> Proposal Version: 1
> 
> Date: 2 May 2011
> 
> Proposal type: new
> 
> Policy term: permanent
> 
> Policy statement:
> 
> Add a subsection to Section 12 (Resource Review) of the NRPM:
> 
> ARIN may not revoke any resources issued by ARIN that are presently
> listed as "available" on the ARIN Specified Transfer Listing Service
> unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the holder does not in
> fact intend to transfer these resources.
> 
> Rationale:
> 
> An entity may list space as available and might begin the process of
> moving out of that space in order to facilitate the transfer. A review
> after such work was in progress might reveal that the addresses are not
> sufficiently utilized.
> 
> Additionally, because posting a listing on the STLS signals directly to
> ARIN that an entity believes it can use addresses more efficiently, ARIN
> might simply use STLS listings in order to trigger audit under 12.2(c).
> This would not be fair. (And would be a disincentive to using the ARIN
> STLS at all in order to list available space)
> 
> This policy would also serve to increase the value of the ARIN STLS over
> other possible transfer listing services, increasing the transparency of
> the transfer market, particularly to ARIN, who wishes to ensure that
> transfers take place within NRPM 8.3.
> 
> Timetable for implementation: immediate
> 
> 
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