[arin-ppml] IP Address Policy

[Martin Hannigan]

On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Steven Ryerse
<SRyerse at eclipse-networks.com> wrote:
> I didn't bring up the word cabal, somebody else used that term and I loosely concurred with it.  It is not the word I would have used but this policy and others are stacked against smaller organizations and that could be construed a cabal - larger/older organizations against smaller/newer ones.  Anyway I did propose a one line policy in my first post on this subject and I will list it here again for you.  I have since been furnished with the documentation to formally submit it which I will do when I get some time to go thru it.  Here it is again:
>
> “Regardless of any other ARIN Policy,  ARIN will allocate an IP block matching ARIN’s current Minimum IP Block Size, to any organization or entity that can reasonably demonstrate a need for an IP block.”
>
> I understand from some of the responses I've gotten that this appears to be radical thinking but it does advances the Internet and that is a central part of ARINs mission.
>


I'd support this and, if you need assistance in getting it into
"proper" policy form, please let me know, I'm an elected Advisory
Council member and I'd be happy to assist.

Best,

-M<