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<DIV>That would likely result in the IP addresses bid up to and owned by
like 2 big </DIV>
<DIV>providers, like FCC auctions. Great idea, but worth only $.02 unless
you</DIV>
<DIV>are one of them.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ray Weber</DIV>
<DIV>SNEWISP llc</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>> This is my $.02<BR><BR>>The current proposals are
flawed.<BR>For most of us being able to execute a transfer is a breach of
our current contract with ARIN.<BR>The RSA most of us have signed says we
have to return unused space if we no longer need it.<BR>The only people who
haven't signed such an RSA are the legacy holders.<BR><BR>A better proposal
would be more similar to the radio frequency auctions.<BR>Radio frequencies
and IP addresses share a lot of similarities.<BR>There are limits on their
availability and they can only be used by one entity at a time in a given
place.<BR>For radio it is a geographic area.<BR>For IP addresses it is the
DFZ.<BR>Not a perfect analogy but a lot better than the alternatives.<BR><BR>
Ie. ARIN pays companies to return blocks and improve the efficiency of
utilization.<BR>Then auctions the blocks off to approved applicants.<BR>Any
'profit' is used to create incentives for additional returns and/or IPv6.<BR>
This would maintain the non-profit status.<BR><BR>An alternative inverse
would be to Auction off the rights to a returned block of given size.<BR>
Then offer 'rewards' for the return of blocks.<BR>If no blocks are returned
the winning bidder gets their money back.<BR>If a smaller block is returned
they get a portion back.<BR>This would be repeated until everyone is happy
or disillusioned enough to switch to IPv6.<BR><BR>--<BR>LR Mack McBride<BR>
Network Administrator<BR>Alpha Red, Inc.<BR></DIV></FONT>
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