[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2019-10: Inter-RIR M&A

[Scott Leibrand]

Yes, yes, yes, and yes. 

This sort of flexibility would be useful and helpful for multinationals that want to consolidate RIR accounts after acquisitions. It would probably also provide a way to bypass ARIN policy, so we should think carefully about whether all resources (such as waiting list space) should be transferable this way. 

Scott

> On Jun 18, 2019, at 9:38 AM, Chris Woodfield <chris at semihuman.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello PPML,
> 
> The Advisory Council is seeking statements of support or opposition to the below draft policy, which so far have not been seen on PPML. I’d advise the community to consider the following questions:
> 
> 1. Is the problem statement a valid and/or likely occurrence that would require a change of policy to address?
> 2. Is the proposed text to address the problem statement a valid means to do so? Are there other approaches the community would like the AC to consider?
> 3. Is there any potential deleterious impact should this language be adopted into the NRPM?
> 
> We look forward to hearing the community’s response.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> -Chris Woodfield
> ARIN Advisory Council
> 
>> On May 21, 2019, at 11:01 AM, ARIN <info at arin.net> wrote:
>> 
>> On 16 May 2019, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) accepted "ARIN-prop-270: Inter-RIR M&A" as a Draft Policy.
>> 
>> Draft Policy ARIN-2019-10 is below and can be found at:
>> https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2019_10/
>> 
>> You are encouraged to discuss all Draft Policies on PPML. The AC will evaluate the discussion in order to assess the conformance of this draft policy with ARIN's Principles of Internet number resource policy as stated in the Policy Development Process (PDP). Specifically, these principles are:
>> 
>> * Enabling Fair and Impartial Number Resource Administration
>> * Technically Sound
>> * Supported by the Community
>> 
>> The PDP can be found at:
>> https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/
>> 
>> Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at:
>> https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Sean Hopkins
>> Policy Analyst
>> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Draft Policy ARIN-2019-10: Inter-RIR M&A
>> 
>> Problem Statement:
>> 
>> Merger, acquisition, or reorganization activity sometimes results in a restructuring where company resources, the management of number resources, or the use of number resources are concentrated outside the ARIN service region. In this case it may be desirable for the current legal entity or a legal entity that is a parent, child or sister to move the servicing of the number resources to a different RIR.
>> 
>> Example:
>> 
>> Imagine a case where a global company has decided to discontinue service in the ARIN service region (shuttering ARIN region offices laying off ARIN region employees, and canceling ARIN region customers) and repurpose the network resources and number resources in the rest of its global footprint.
>> 
>> Imagine a case where a global company has decided to divest its service in the ARIN region (selling all ARIN region offices, all ARIN region network assets, all ARIN service region customers, all number resources used in the ARIN (associated with previous noted sale of network and customers), but retaining ARIN issued resources in use outside of the ARIN service region.
>> 
>> Policy Statement:
>> 
>> Add to section 8.2:
>> 
>> When merger, acquisition, or reorganization activity results in surviving legal entity that is incorporated outside the ARIN service region, or focused outside the ARIN service region, or is merging with an organization that already has a relationship with another RIR, then resources may be moved to another RIR in accordance with the receiving RIR’s policies.
>> 
>> Comments:
>> 
>> Timetable for implementation: Immediate
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