[Community-Discuss] Notice to all the legacy netblocks holders in AfriNIC

[AFRINIC Communication]

Dear Frank,

AFRINIC  has not approved any application for IP space for the purpose of leasing despite having received such requests.

Regards,

Ashil


> On 5 Feb 2021, at 09:07, Frank Habicht <geier at geier.ne.tz> wrote:

> 

> Hi Owen,

> 

> On 05/02/2021 03:56, Owen DeLong wrote:

>> 

>> 

>>> On Feb 2, 2021, at 4:29 AM, Noah <noah at neo.co.tz

>>> <mailto:noah at neo.co.tz>> wrote:

> 

>>> FWIW, an LIR in Afrinic documentation means: “*Any Network Operator

>>> that provides Internet services to distinct end-users and end-sites.*”

>>> In the same context, LIRs are allocated  IPv4 space of type Provider

>>> Aggregatable “Allocated PA”.

>> 

>> Yes. It does not specify the type of internet services. Are you arguing

>> that the leasing of address blocks is not an internet service?

> 

> My initial 'gut' response was "YES" - leasing is not a service as

> intended. But: I didn't check the scripture, IANAL, and I don't want to

> get into *that* discussion.

> 

> But I have just one question:

> 

> Is *leasing* the kind of use, for which the IP space was applied for and

> justified?

> 

> 

> AfriNIC staff: has any LIR applied for IP space for the purpose of

> *leasing* and received IP address space?

> 

> Thanks,

> Frank

> 

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