<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">Originally, the space was used for some rather specialized connectivity services. Due to changes in the market and the legal environment, those services became less lucrative and the organization pivoted. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Hardly any organization that has been in this business for more than 10 years is using every address they have for the exact purpose for which it was approved. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">None the less, delegating addresses to customers for their legitimate use as unique internet addresses remains the primary purpose of any IR whether it be regional, national, or local. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">There exists no requirement in policy that such delegations involve connectivity services. In fact, no RIR provides connectivity services to any of the organizations it issues addresses to. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Certainly, if such a requirement were intended, it could have been written into the policy. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Owen</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 5, 2021, at 04:39, Arnaud AMELINA <amelnaud@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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AfriNIC staff: has any LIR applied for IP space for the purpose of<br>
*leasing* and received IP address space?<br><br>
Thanks,<br>
Frank<br>
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______________________<br></blockquote></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Question très importante, et espérons une réponse adéquat de la part du STAFF d'AFRINIC. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Cordialement </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Very important question, hope an adequate response from AFRINIC STAFF. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Regards </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">--</div><div dir="auto">Arnaud </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
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