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

["Wolfgang Tremmel" <]

Hello,

> 
> Personally, I can see a reason why (getting) a /25 might be 
> more expensive than a /27.  Usually customers are pretty 
> sloppy in documenting their need - and figuring out why they 

I think a more serious issue is customers claiming "I can get
a /24 from ISP x, either you also give me one or I don't sign".

Next thing happening is sales coming to you requiring you 
fake a document explaining to RIPE why this customer does need
a /24. Or - I have seen LIRs like this - give the customer the /24
without even doing any documentation ("who cares if RIPE notices in
some years - I will be gone until then, let someone else clean up").

I don't mind ISPs charging for doing the documentation of assigning IPs,
but I do mind if getting more IP addresses (without a real need
of the customer) becomes an argument in selling.

best regards,
Wolfgang