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<p>Hi Owen,</p>
<p>I do not support what you propose either. I don't disagree with
your past assertions that "leasing" may be an appropriate term to
describe the normal practice of LIRs delegating addresses in
association with connectivity services. Given the fact that we're
all using the term leasing to refer to slightly different things,
let me clarify my earlier statements. First, let me give an
unambiguous definition from a recent ACM paper:</p>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span style="left: 529.925px; top:
911.869px; font-size: 14.9433px; font-family: sans-serif;
transform: scaleX(0.920433);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">A
leasing contract can restrict address usage and</span><span
style="left: 529.925px; top: 930.134px; font-size: 14.9433px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.958805);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr"> may include hosting or network
connectivity agreements, or both.</span><span style="left:
529.925px; top: 948.399px; font-size: 14.9433px; font-family:
sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.914794);" role="presentation"
dir="ltr"> For hosters, the leased address space is usually
still located in their</span><span style="left: 529.925px;
top: 966.664px; font-size: 14.9433px; font-family: sans-serif;
transform: scaleX(0.969463);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">
own AS. In this paper we are considering two types of IP
leasing</span><span style="left: 529.925px; top: 984.927px;
font-size: 14.9433px; font-family: sans-serif; transform:
scaleX(0.909987);" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> models. In
the first model an IP broker only leases IP address space</span><span
style="left: 529.925px; top: 1003.19px; font-size: 14.9433px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.971406);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr"> to a customer, while in the
second the IP leasing is bundled with</span><span style="left:
529.925px; top: 1021.46px; font-size: 14.9433px; font-family:
sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.946161);" role="presentation"
dir="ltr"> another service contract, e.g., infrastructure
hosting.</span></blockquote>
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<p>I would support a well crafted policy proposal to disallow
transactions of the type they refer to as the "first model", i.e.
leasing addresses without any associated connectivity agreement,
so long as it achieves that goal without affecting the practices
described in the second model. I don't see surcharging or separate
line items for address space in association with connectivity
services as an issue, or consider it to be the same thing as
leasing space off-network, which is an unrelated business
practice. In the absence of a policy proposal that can tackle the
former model without affecting the normal operation of LIRs, I
prefer to keep the current policy, which allows the practice of
off-network leasing, but does not allow leased addresses to be
used as justification for additional space.<br>
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<p>Thanks,<br>
Isaiah</p>
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<pre>This may be considered out of scope for policy and/or might require a combination of policy and amendment to the RSA, but here goes:
Template: ARIN-POLICY-PROPOSAL-TEMPLATE-3.0
1. Policy Proposal Name: Ban IP Number Resource Leasing in the ARIN Region
2. Proposal Originator
a. name: Owen DeLong
b. email: <a href="https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml">owen at delong.com</a>
c. telephone: 408-890-7992
d. organization: DeLong Consulting
3. Date: 22 September, 2021
4. Problem Statement:
There is substantial discussion on PPML in opposition to Mike Burn’s proposal to allow leasing. This proposal is offered as an antonym for the consideration of those opposed to Mike’s proposal.
This proposal would, effectively prevent all LIRs from engaging in leasing transactions or (sur)charging on the basis of the number of IP number resources issued.
5. Policy statement:
Add to the appropriate places in each of sections 4, 5, and 6 a new section containing the following text:
No signatory to any ARIN RSA is permitted by policy to engage in a recurring charge for addresses or a differentiated service charge based on the number if addresses issued to a customer. Addresses must be provided strictly as part of a contract for connectivity services and the number of addresses provided shall not, in any way, affect the cost of those connectivity services.
6. Comments:
a. Timetable for implementation: Immediate
b. Anything else
END OF TEMPLATE </pre>
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