[AfriNIC-rpd] IPv6 Allocations for Non-Profit Networks

[SM]

At 12:46 AM 11/27/2009, ademola at ng.lopworks.com wrote:
>Dear, Are there any real benefits in providing cost exemption for a 
>so called non-profit network? If there are then the exemption should 
>hold otherwise it should be struck off. May be we could look at a 
>few scenarios. A region at war being serviced by NGO. Should their 
>IPv6 allocation fee be exempted? Or a church with record attendance? 
>Answering the question could help in making informed decisions?

These are good questions.  The benefits are to encourage people to 
run such networks and also to encourage IPv6 
deployment.  Exemption-based policies can be problematic to manage.

Regards,
-sm