<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"><html><head><meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></head><body ><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div>Fernando,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Your proposal says leasing is banned at other RIRs.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I am telling you once again that leasing is NOT banned at RIPE and leased addresses CAN be used as justification at RIPE. <br></div><div>I speak from direct experience.</div><div><br></div><div>And once again there is no policy nor contract requirement to utilize addresses at ARIN for their originally intended purposes, ergo leasing is not prohibited to address holders at ARIN.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Please define the word leasing as that impacts enforcement and other issues.<br></div><div><br></div><div>This proposal remains deeply flawed.<br></div><div><br></div><div>So I remain deeply opposed.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,<br></div><div>Mike<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="zmail_extra_hr" style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 0px;"><br></div><div class="zmail_extra" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true"><div><br></div><div id="Zm-_Id_-Sgn1">---- On Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:44:10 -0400 <b>Fernando Frediani <fhfrediani@gmail.com></b> wrote ---<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin: 0px;"><div class="zm_4893356557961471583_parse_-4899516397381554474"><p>Hello<br></p><p>There is no such error in the proposal.<br> This has been checked as being the interpretation staff gives to
      the current policy in most RIRs. APNIC is just an example that
      have confirmed it publicly a couples of days ago. <br> You may not find all the very specific words you may wish for in
      the text, but it is not much difficult for them to have such
      interpretation given the resources must follow a proper
      justification of what they will be used for and that can never be
      that you will use them for leasing (rent of lend). ARIN also
      already confirmed in this very same list they don't accept it as a
      justification.<br></p><p>There is no much around the term leasing. If an organization who
      don't provide any connectivity services to another simply rent or
      lend IP space, with or without a cost associated that is something
      that must not be since they no longer have a justification to keep
      that IP space and instead should either transfer it to those who
      really justify or return to ARIN.<br></p><p>Fernando<br></p><div class="x_-241352059moz-cite-prefix">On 24/08/2022 11:04, Mike Burns wrote:<br></div><blockquote><style>div.zm_4893356557961471583_parse_-4899516397381554474 a:link,
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}</style><div class="x_-241352059WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Opposed, I think the proposal contains
          errors that should be fixed before the discussion proceeds.</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">For example this statement :</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">“<span class="highlight" style="background-color: white;"><span class="colour" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">In other RIRs, the
            leasing of addresses is not authorized either and since it
            is not explicit in their policy manuals either, this
            proposal will be presented as well.”</span></span></span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white;"><span class="colour" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white;"><span class="colour" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">If it is not in their
            policy manuals, how can the proposers state leasing is not
            authorized?</span></span></span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white;"><span class="colour" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Where do the
            proposers think authority comes from, if not from policy and
            contract?</span></span></span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white;"><span class="colour" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Are they just
            assuming that all things are prohibited unless they are
            explicitly allowed?</span></span></span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white;"><span class="colour" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">That would be an
            interesting way to read the policy manual, if that is the
            belief, we should discuss that.</span></span></span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white;"><span class="colour" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white;"><span class="colour" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Beyond that there is
            the very next sentence:</span></span></span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white;"><span class="colour" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">” Nothing is
            currently mentioned in RIPE about this and it is not
            acceptable as a justification of the need. “ </span></span></span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white;"><span class="colour" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Once again the bias is towards prohibition
          despite language about leasing being absent from RIPE policy.
          More to the point, and something that can’t be drummed-home
          clearly enough to this community, RIPE has no needs test at
          all for transfers and hasn’t for years.  And yet RIPE still
          exists and operates as an RIR.  Even further to the point, in
          the one occasion that RIPE performs a needs-test, which is on
          inter-regional transfers from ARIN, leased-out addresses are
          in fact acceptable as justification. That’s because of two
          logical things. First, RIPE understands that the inherent
          value of the addresses drives them towards efficient use.
          Second, RIPE understands that they are charged with getting
          addresses into use, not getting them into use on particular
          networks.</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">So the first two sentences in the
          “situation at other RIRs” are problematic/false.</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Might I suggest fixing those before we move
          forward, and also can you please define the word leasing?</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">This seems poorly though-out to me, and I
          haven’t started on the meat of the proposal yet nor how it
          would be effectively policed and prohibited.</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Regards,<br> Mike</span></span></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><div><div style="border: none;border-top: solid rgb(225,225,225) 1.0pt;padding: 3.0pt 0.0in 0.0in 0.0in;"><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> ARIN-PPML <a class="x_-241352059moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:arin-ppml-bounces@arin.net" target="_blank"><arin-ppml-bounces@arin.net></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>ARIN<br> <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 23, 2022 12:29 PM<br> <b>To:</b> PPML <a class="x_-241352059moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:arin-ppml@arin.net" target="_blank"><arin-ppml@arin.net></a><br> <b>Subject:</b> [arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2022-9:
              Leasing Not Intended</span></span></p></div></div><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">On 18 August 2022, the ARIN Advisory
          Council (AC) accepted "ARIN-prop-308: Leasing Not Intended" as
          a Draft Policy.</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Draft Policy ARIN-2022-9 is below and can
          be found at:</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"><a href="https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2022_9/" class="x_-241352059moz-txt-link-freetext" target="_blank">https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2022_9/</a></span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">You are encouraged to discuss all Draft
          Policies on PPML. The AC will evaluate the discussion 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:</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">* Enabling Fair and Impartial Number
          Resource Administration</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">* Technically Sound</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">* Supported by the Community</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">The PDP can be found at:</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"><a href="https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/" class="x_-241352059moz-txt-link-freetext" target="_blank">https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/</a></span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Draft Policies and Proposals under
          discussion can be found at: <a href="https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/" class="x_-241352059moz-txt-link-freetext" target="_blank">https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/</a></span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Regards,</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Sean Hopkins</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Senior Policy Analyst</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">American Registry for Internet Numbers
          (ARIN)</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Draft Policy ARIN-2022-9: Leasing Not
          Intended</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Problem Statement:</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">“IPv6 Policy (section 6.4.1.) explicitly
          mention that address space is not a property. This is also
          stated in the RSA (section 7.) for all the Internet Number
          Resources.</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">However, with the spirit of the IPv4
          allocation policies being the same, there is not an equivalent
          text for IPv4, neither for ASNs.</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Further to that, policies for IPv4 and IPv6
          allocations, clearly state that allocations are based on
          justified need and not solely on a predicted customer base.
          Similar text can be found in the section related to Transfers
          (8.1).</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Consequently, resources not only aren’t a
          property, but also, aren’t allocated for leasing purposes,
          only for justified need of the resource holder and its
          directly connected customers.</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Therefore, and so that there are no doubts
          about it, it should be made explicit in the NRPM that the
          Internet Resources should not be leased “per se”, but only as
          part of a direct connectivity service. At the same time,
          section 6.4.1. should be moved to the top of the NRPM
          (possibly to section 1. “Principles and Goals of the American
          Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)”.”</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Policy statement:</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Actual Text (to be replaced by New Text):</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">6.4.1. Address Space Not to be Considered
          Property</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">It is contrary to the goals of this
          document and is not in the interests of the Internet community
          as a whole for address space to be considered freehold
          property.</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">The policies in this document are based
          upon the understanding that globally-unique IPv6 unicast
          address space is allocated/assigned for use rather than owned.</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">New Text</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">1.5. Internet Number Resources Not to be
          Considered Property</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">It is contrary to the goals of this
          document and is not in the interests of the Internet community
          as a whole for address space to be considered freehold
          property.</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">The policies in this document are based
          upon the understanding that Internet Number Resources are
          allocated/assigned for use rather than owned.</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">ARIN allocate and assign Internet resources
          in a delegation scheme, with an annual validity, renewable as
          long as the requirements specified by the policies in force at
          the time of renewal are met, and especially the justification
          of the need.</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Therefore, the resources can’t be
          considered property.</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">The justification of the need, generically
          in the case of addresses, implies their need to directly
          connect customers. Therefore, the leasing of addresses is not
          considered acceptable, nor does it justify the need, if they
          are not part of a set of services based, at least, on direct
          connectivity.</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Even in cases of networks not connected to
          the Internet, the leasing of addresses is not admissible,
          since said sites can request direct assignments from ARIN and
          even in the case of IPv4, use private addresses or arrange
          transfers.</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Timetable for implementation: Immediate</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Situation in other Regions:</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">In other RIRs, the leasing of addresses is
          not authorized either and since it is not explicit in their
          policy manuals either, this proposal will be presented as
          well.</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt">Nothing is currently mentioned in RIPE
          about this and it is not acceptable as a justification of the
          need. In AFRINIC, APNIC and LACNIC, the staff has confirmed
          that address leasing is not considered as valid for the
          justification.</span></span><br></p><p class="" style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><br></p></div><div><br></div><pre class="x_-241352059moz-quote-pre">_______________________________________________
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