Dear Members of the Working group,
I am writing to express my concern regarding the proposals under
consideration for the future RIPE NCC charging scheme, specifically the
potential increase in fees for PI Assignment.
Any changes to the charging scheme should take regional characteristics into
account. Different countries within the RIPE service region have diverse
network structures, operator sizes, and resource usage patterns. In
Ukraine, PI resources are widely used to ensure network resilience and
independence, and the number of organizations using PI blocks significantly
exceeds the number of LIRs. This widespread use of PI addressing
contributes to a decentralized, robust, and distributed Internet
infrastructure.
A disproportionate increase in fees for PI blocks, as currently proposed in
the consultations, would place a significant financial burden on small
ISPs, regional networks, and other infrastructure organizations, many of
which are already operating under serious economic pressure
during long-term war.
This could have several unintended consequences:
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Higher fees may discourage the use of PI addressing for multihoming,
potentially affecting network resilience and independence.
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Additional costs may strain budgets, limiting the ability to maintain robust
network architectures.
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PI resources are essential for redundancy and rapid traffic rerouting in
the event of failures; increasing their cost could unintentionally reduce
the adoption of these practices.
I therefore urge the Task Force to maintain annual fees for PI resources at
the current level, avoiding disproportionate financial burden on operators
that rely on these resources for critical connectivity.
I appreciate the efforts of the Task Force and the transparency of the
ongoing consultation process, and hope that the regional specifics of
Ukraine will be duly considered.
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Kind regards,
Regional Director
Viner Telecom ISP
