Dear colleagues, A new RIPE Policy Proposal, 2026-01 "Simplify assignment of first ASN" is now available for discussion. This proposal aims to remove the needs assessment for the first AS Number requested by holders of an IP address prefix assigned or allocated directly by the RIPE NCC. You can find the full proposal at: https://www.ripe.net/community/policies/proposals/2026-01 As per the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP), the purpose of the Discussion Phase is to discuss the proposal and provide feedback to the proposer. At the end of the Discussion Phase, the proposer, with the agreement of the WG Chairs, will decide how to proceed with the proposal. The PDP document can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-781 We encourage you to review this proposal and send your comments to address-policy-wg@ripe.net before 5 August 2026. Kind regards, Angela Dall'Ara Policy Officer RIPE NCC