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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>“All that said, I couldn’t find any justification for the increase from $1,000 to $10,000. If there is justification or other details regarding the increase, I’d appreciate a pointer to them.”<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi David,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Reading the new contract it’s clear that ARIN’s intention here is to avoid any liability through imputed approval of listed brokers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So there is a twofold approach. First, have all the brokers more explicitly abjure any legal connection with ARIN and second, reduced the likelihood of a problem by filtering out risky brokers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I wonder if the board became spooked by something. Seems like even bolder disclaimers on the broker page could have handled the liability risk, but IANAL.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It brings to mind this suggestion: <a href="https://www.arin.net/vault/participate/acsp/suggestions/2018-20-suggestion.pdf">https://www.arin.net/vault/participate/acsp/suggestions/2018-20-suggestion.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Speaking as a broker who can easily qualify, this will certainly benefit us as it will limit our competitor’s access.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And not just small brokers, but overseas brokers! Thanks ARIN, we can be listed brokers at the other trading RIRs, and also at ARIN!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So you can’t be a sole proprietor because you need two responsible contacts. And you have to be organized as a business.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There are a few brokers I know who are good brokers, but not really full-time brokers, who are on the list.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Anyway, the insurance requirement, the background checks, the $10K annual fee, all these make sense if you understand the intention of reducing ARIN risk exposure.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The loss of small and overseas brokers, the reduced competition, well those are collateral damages that the board seems to have accepted.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I do agree with David that $100 was too low and with Tom (and many other brokers) that $10,000 is too high. And that there should be some venue for discussion of fees. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I wonder why ARIN alone feels this pressure, the other RIR broker lists don’t seem to.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<br>Mike<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PS I am not buying the argument that ARIN feels compelled to do this to protect innocent members from bad brokers, but I will admit that could be a motivation<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>