Dear RIPE NCC and community I agree with Victoria. This appeal and the issues directly addressed are partly in common with the problems described in the letter from INAU (covered in a parallel discussion thread), which emphasizes their relevance for us. 10.03.2026 16:32, Viktoriia Opanasiuk:
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 forPI Assignment.
Any changes to the charging scheme should takeregional characteristicsinto 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 networkresilience and independence, and the number of organizations using PI blocks significantly exceeds the number of LIRs. This widespread use of PI addressing contributes to adecentralized, robust, and distributed Internet infrastructure.
A disproportionate increase in fees for PI blocks, as currently proposed in the consultations, would place asignificant financial burdenon 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 formultihoming, potentially affecting network resilience and independence.
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Additional costs may strain budgets, limiting the ability to maintainrobust network architectures.
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PI resources are essential forredundancy and rapid traffic reroutingin the event of failures; increasing their cost could unintentionally reduce the adoption of these practices.
I therefore urge the Task Force tomaintain annual fees for PI resources at the current level, avoiding disproportionate financial burden on operators that rely on these resources forcritical connectivity.
I appreciate the efforts of the Task Force and the transparency of the ongoing consultation process, and hope that theregional specifics of Ukrainewill be duly considered.
-- Kind regards, Regional Director Viner Telecom ISP
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