[arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-146 Clarify Justified Need for Transfers

[Matthew Kaufman]

On 5/6/2011 8:56 AM, Owen DeLong wrote:
>> STLS is a step in the right direction and making this program less
>> restrictive is even better. Ideally, if I have a /20 now and decide I
>> need a /18 to satisfy all future need prior to completing a full
>> migration to IPv6, and I have the cash to do it, then it should be
>> allowed.
>>
> What if you need a /18, but, know that by purchasing the equivalent
> of a /6, you can cause significantly larger additional costs to your
> competitors, possibly even pricing some of them out of the market?
>
> You have the cash to do it, should this be allowed?
No, but this policy proposal doesn't allow it, so I'm still not clear on 
why you're using arguments like this in order to object to the policy 
proposal.

Matthew Kaufman