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Quick question. The “At issue” statement says:
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<div>Is the use of ‘most’ based on survey data or something else? To me, it seems important to determine whether or not there is a real quantified need. </div>
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<div>I’d support the overall idea of the policy (although not as currently proposed), but I think it should be unambiguous with respect to who and how many are demanding this, and also potential for abuse, as highlighted. There is a local case with Orange Caraïbes,
the caribbean entity of Orange France, with a mish-mash of resources from ARIN/RIPE! Possibly other FWI/France operators too.</div>
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<div>On 17 Mar 2026, at 04:54, Gerry E.. George <ggeorge@digisolv.com> wrote:</div>
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Hello & Good day to PPML Community.</div>
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As assigned shepherds, Matthew Wilder & myself are seeking feedback & comments on the current version of the Draft Policy ARIN-2025-3: Change Section 9 Out Of Region Use Minimum Criteria.</div>
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I have summarized the key points below, but the full policy can be accessed here:</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">ARIN-prop-341 (ARIN-2025-3) - <strong>Change Section 9 Out Of Region Use Minimum Criteria</strong></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><strong>In brief: </strong></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">Section 9 of the NRPM, Out of Region Use, requires organizations to use at least a /22 in the ARIN region before they can justify out of region use. This harms smaller organizations that have less than a /22 in region but do require
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><strong>Proposal:</strong></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">Modify the following text in Section 9:</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><strong>RESULT</strong>:</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">Out of region use of ARIN registered resources are valid justification for additional number resources, provided that the applicant has a real and substantial connection with the ARIN region which applicant must prove (as described
below) and is using the same type of resources (with a delegation lineage back to an ARIN allocation or assignment) within the ARIN service region as follows:</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><strong>At issue:</strong></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">When a company needs address space outside of the ARIN region without at least a /22 in region, they go to RIPE and acquire either PI or Legacy space (the least expensive option), often acquiring the space from ARIN sources.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">In the case of an inter-regional ARIN to RIPE transfer, RIPE does require the recipient to demonstrate need, as required by ARIN. ARIN is losing registration of the block and annual fees, as well as the recipient transfer fee. Most
of these recipients would much rather keep everything together in one ARIN account instead of having to go to another registry.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">While there are no material legal issues, it is anticipated that this change in policy would significantly increase the volume of IPv4 waitlist requests and could lead to an increase to staff ticket workload.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Because the policy requirements for an organization to justify an initial /24 are generally straightforward to meet, it is expected that more organizations may request a /24 primarily to qualify for additional ARIN-issued IPv4 addresses
for out-of-region use. It is expected that this would result in more ARIN IPv4 space being used out of region.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Concern regarding possible abuse of the reduced requirement in order to obtain ARIN resources, particularly for blocks larger than the minimum (/24) for OOR use.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><strong>Considerations</strong>:</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">- How much of an issue could this be? Does it matter to the community?</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">- Should there be a requirement for the OOR use be not more/greater than the in-ARIN region use? </div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">- Can this unfavorably impact companies having more growth OOR, and drive them to other RIRs and away from ARIN in such instances?</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">- Is there a probability for potential abuse via the Waitlist, and if so, should there be consideration for limitations to the designated region use for 4.1.8. requests?</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">- Is the "real and substantial connection" requirement in Section 9 be sufficient to prohibit or reduce the potential for abuse?</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><strong>Questions:</strong></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">Are you in support of the policy?</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Are there any additional issues which should be considered?</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Should the AC continue working on the policy as written?</div>
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And remember, the ARIN public policy process runs on positive consensus not silent assent, so please weigh in. We look forward to your engagement.</div>
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