[members-discuss] [Ticket#2012071701001001] Proposal for New RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Model

On 17/07/2012 14:55, LeaderTelecom Ltd. wrote:
> On the other hand, I can't understund why RIPE charges per PI/AS right now?

the RIPE NCC charges for each direct number resource assignment (regardless
of size) for two reasons: 1. because this is a highly effective means of
garbage collection.  I.e. if someone isn't interested enough in paying for
the number (PI / ASN), it will be reclaimed and moved back into the free
pool for re-use and 2. because it cost a lot of money to implement 2007-01
and there needed to be some mechanism for recouping at least some of this
money.

This charge was introduced subsequent to proposal 2007-01;  before that,
there was no effective means of reclaiming unused resources, and this led
to a situation where there was a large number of assignments where the
assignee was no longer interested in maintaining the assignment, or where
the assignee no longer existed.

PA resource leakage also occurs but because each allocation is linked to a
LIR, PA resource leakage already has an effective garbage collection
mechanism, particularly now that ipv4 is beginning to become scarce.

Nick