Class "B" forsale

[Alan Barrett]

> 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...

Why do you think you would need to pay $2500?  Please study the archives. 
As a small single-homed provider, you would get your address space from
your upstream provider. 

> 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

ROTFL.

--apb (Alan Barrett)