Re: [address-policy-wg] ISPs selling IP address space

[Havard Eidnes <]

> > I recall this is not allowed.  Are there any recourses in
> > this kind situations?  Threaten the ISP with LIR audit? ;-)
>
> At this point, it would be more likely that any policy
> forbidding the sale of address space is abolished, I think. 8-)

On the contrary.  However, I can beleive people are sloppy in
their language with respect to this rule; when they say that they
charge for the address space, they really are charging for the
services associated with and the maintenance related to the
address space.  One important point to remember is that the
address space does not become the customer's property "because he
paid for it".

> Extra fees for static vs. dynamic IP addresses (without proper RIPE
> documentation) are quite common.

That doesn't contradict the rule, I think.

Regards,

- Håvard