Costing (was Class "B" forsale)

[Stephen Satchell]

At 11:29 PM -0800 3/09/97, Brian Macdougall wrote:
>They are also charging what may be a manageable fee in USA, but is out of
>the question in a non-NIC country like South Africa.... US$2500 for a class
>C is beyond our reach, and will make a substantial dent in our
>profitability... we are after all in business as well. The registry
>services may need to be billed, but at the price quoted??
>
>We also understand that the IPv4 system is subject to change soonish, and
>steps need to be taken to make this as comfortable to manage as possible,
>but the USA is (as usual) dictating to the rest of the planet how it WILL
>be done. I find this abuse of moral responsibilty reprehensible - give us
>an option (even in the short term) to create a nuetral registration body
>for the African continent to relieve ARIN of the *onorous* task of
>supporting our little backwater.
>
>The same would follow for all non-USA territories, where no thought has
>been given to the affordability or responsibility for THEIR networks.


I find it interesting that in all the disussions about revenue streams that
no one has brought up this question before.  Now we have the spectre of the
cost of currency exchange and the ability for the Central- and
South-American countries to use the service.

Perhaps someone could justify the addressed-size-based fee scheme for
reasons *other* than affordability?  In particular, how does allocating a
/12 differ in effort on the part of the Registry from allocating a /19?

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