Draft Policy ARIN-2015-6: Transfers and Multi-national Networks

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Draft Policy ARIN-2015-6
Transfers and Multi-national Networks

On 18 June 2015 the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) accepted "ARIN-prop-220 
Transfers and Multi-national Networks" as a Draft Policy.

Draft Policy ARIN-2015-6 is below and can be found at:
https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2015_6.html

You are encouraged to discuss the merits and your concerns of Draft
Policy 2015-6 on the Public Policy Mailing List.

The AC will evaluate the discussion in order to assess the conformance
of this draft policy with ARIN's Principles of Internet Number Resource
Policy as stated in the PDP. Specifically, these principles are:

   * Enabling Fair and Impartial Number Resource Administration
   * Technically Sound
   * Supported by the Community

The ARIN Policy Development Process (PDP) can be found at:
https://www.arin.net/policy/pdp.html

Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at:
https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/index.html

Regards,

Communications and Member Services
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)


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Draft Policy ARIN-2015-6
Transfers and Multi-national Networks

Date: 23 June 2015

Problem statement:

Some organizations within the ARIN region are currently unable to 
receive IPv4 space via transfer based on current ARIN policy, which 
prohibits address space used outside of the ARIN region from being 
considered efficiently utilized. This proposal would allow organizations 
with a strong and long-standing presence in the ARIN region to be able 
to receive number resources via transfer for their global operations.

Policy statement:

When evaluating transfer requests, ARIN will not consider the geographic 
location where an organization is utilizing its ARIN-registered 
addresses if that organization, its parent, or a subsidiary:

1. has been an ARIN customer for at least 36 months; AND

2. is currently in good standing with ARIN; AND

3. is currently using IPv4 or IPv6 addresses in the ARIN region; AND

4. can demonstrate it has a meaningful business that operates in the 
ARIN region.