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<DIV><FONT size=2>Thus spake "william(at)elan.net" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:william@elan.net"><FONT size=2>william@elan.net</FONT></A><FONT
size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>> In fact the amount of space used by most isps who
have < /19</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>> (which is 80% of ARIN members) is about < 20% of
the space</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>> actually allocated by ARIN overall [I did exact
study few years</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>> ago, don't have exact numbers handy though; I plan
to redo it</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>> based on current data end of 2007
again].<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Current stats per ARIN Member Services:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2> #
Members % Members % v4 space %
fees<BR>Xtra Small
390
14.8
0.29
5.7<BR>Small
1,571 59.8
4.64
42.6<BR>Medium
518 19.9
8.92
28.0<BR>Large
71 2.7
6.87 7.7<BR>Xtra
Large
73 2.8
79.28 15.8</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>(The last column didn't come from ARIN, but I calculated it
from the fee schedule.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>So, basically, we have a situation where 73 members consume
nearly 80% of ARIN's v4 space but pay under 16% of the fees. This is
another way of looking at the frequent observation (i.e. complaint) that Xtra
Large ISPs pay <3.4c/IP whereas Xtra Small ISPs pay up to $5/IP -- a factor
of over 100 price difference.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I assert that until ISPs are discouraged from consuming as
many addresses as possible, which is definitely the case once one passes /14 and
pays _nothing_ for additional addresses, any efforts at conservation are
doomed. Additionally, until we can get those 73 ISPs to implement real
conservation measures (or convert to v6), it is pointless for the rest of the
members to do anything.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I encourage members to make their opinions on the above stats
known to the Board and during any debates about changes to the fee
structure.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Also, I've read some comments about imposing fees on legacy
space or imposing full renewal fees (as opposed to the flat $100/yr) on
non-legacy assignments. Currently 86% of assignments are legacy exempt
from fees; if non-legacy assignments were subject to the same annual fees as
allocations, ARIN estimates it'd collect another $1.6M/yr. A bit of math
tells me that applying to the same to legacy assignments/allocations (ARIN
doesn't know which are which, actually) would net another ~$9M/yr, assuming it
were possible and people didn't return their space rather than pay the
fees. No comment on whether it's morally right to do so or whether the
legal fees resulting from such a project would be more or less than that amount
:)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>S</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Stephen Sprunk "Those people who
think they know everything<BR>CCIE
#3723 are a great annoyance to
those of us who
do."<BR>K5SSS
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