Rationale

[Michael Dillon]

On Sat, 18 Jan 1997, Stephen Satchell wrote:

> I'm particularly interested in why the policy membership assessment is set
> so high.  I'm a member of the Telecommunications Industry Association TR-30
> as a consultant and my fees have historically been $300 per year -- and
> that is to cover the cost of paper mailings of notices, ballots for draft
> standards, and a small administration in Washington.  (Corporate fees for
> the same organization are $10,000 per year for manufacturers.)

The members of ARIN are analogous to the manufacturers in the TIA so I
would say that ARIN's fees are roughly comparable.


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