9 May
2006
9 May
'06
11:56 a.m.
On Tuesday 09 May 2006 10:44, Nick Hilliard wrote:
As regards cost, PI space requires RIR administration, and that costs money. Additionally, there needs to be a means for RIRs to legitimately reclaim PI space. Charging a fee appears to be good way of dealing with both problems. It doesn't need to be a huge amount of money, but money needs to be involved.
Don't get me wrong, I've already said I agree fully with the need for PI-holders to become RIR-members (with associated cost). It's a fee, set arbitrarily high specifically to deter PI as suggested in the post I was responding to, that I have a problem with. rgds, s.