[address-policy-wg] transfers of number resources within an LIR

On 22 Oct 2009, at 22:23, <michael.dillon at bt.com> wrote:

> Hostmasters who see something that looks like a transfer of number  
> resources should assume that it is really just outsourcing of work

Er, no. They should not do that. Or make any sorts of assumptions  
about an LIR's business.

It may well be that inside BT transfers of number resources tend to be  
accompanied by some sort of outsourcing arrangement. I doubt that will  
always be the case. Even if this was always true for every BT  
transfer, that doesn't mean it'll be true for any other LIR. And it  
would not be wise for RIPE to have LIR-specific policies or actions  
whenever an LIR is shuffling number resources around its organisation.

> and make inquiries to confirm the status of the number resources.

Yes. Which is what they should be doing anyway whenever an LIR's  
number resources are moved around.