[AfriNIC-rpd] Re: Proposal: Ability to Transfer IPv4 addresses from a member to any company

[Mark Elkins]

On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 16:29 -0800, Owen DeLong wrote:
> I oppose this policy.

I also strongly oppose this policy.

> It violates the needs basis and general spirit of RFC 2050.
> 
> It runs contrary to the best interests of the community.
> 
> It provides for an easy ability to strip IPv4 resources out of the
>  AfriNIC region in exchange for short term monetary gains.

I so totally agree.

> 
> Owen
> 
> On Feb 4, 2011, at 10:07 AM, sm+afrinic at elandsys.com wrote:
> 
> > Hi Jack,
> > At 07:41 04-02-11, Jackson Muthili wrote:
> >> I would like to submit the proposal below.
> > 
> > Your proposal is being forwarded to the Resource Policy Discussion mailing list (rpd at afrinic.net) for discussion.  We will contact you about the identifier for your proposal once the template for proposals and the implementation details of the current Policy Development Process has been to be finalized.
> > 
> > For your information, the Policy Development Process in the AfriNIC service region is documented in AFPUB-2010-GEN-005 ( http://www.afrinic.net/docs/policies/AFPUB-2010-GEN-005.htm ).  The discussions about a proposal are carried out on the Resource Policy Discussion mailing list.  If you are not a subscriber to the mailing list, you can subscribe through the web page at https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd or by sending an email to rpd-request at afrinic.net.  The archive for the mailing list is at https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/
> > 
> > If you need any help with your proposal, you can post a message to the Resource Policy Discussion mailing list or contact the Interim co-chairs.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Alan Barrett and S. Moonesamy
> > Interim co-chairs, AfriNIC Policy Development Working Group
> > 
> > 
> >> Draft Policy Name: Transfer of IPv4 addresses to any entity.
> >> Author: Jackson Muthili | jacksonmuthi at gmail.com | IP Consultant
> >> Submission Date: February 5th 2011
> >> 
> >> 1.0 Summary of the Problem Being Addressed by this Policy Proposal
> >> 
> >> The ICANN/IANA address pool is finished. Sooner, the RIR address pool will also get depleted. It is possible that there will be continued demand for IPv4 addresses long after the AfriNIC pool is depleted. New ISPs (and those growing their existing networks) that do not want (for various reasons) to consider IPv6 will be looking for IPv4 addresses. This proposal attempts to propose a legitimate way for such ISPs to acquire IPv4 addresses from existing AfriNIC members (legacy or not) who wish to give away some addresses (with some consideration or otherwise).
> >> 
> >> 2.0 The Proposal
> >> 
> >> 2.1 Legacy members can transfer part or all of their IPv4 addresses to any company. The criteria below will apply:
> >>     - The company to which the addresses are transferred may or may not enter into agreement with AfriNIC.
> >>     - The legacy member may or may not inform AfriNIC about the transaction.
> >>     - AfriNIC will accord the third party all relevant access to services and benefits normally available to legacy members.
> >> 
> >> 2.2 Paying AfriNIC members can transfer part or all of their IPv4 addresses to any company. The criteria below will apply:
> >>    - The company to which the addresses are transferred must enter into agreement with AfriNIC.
> >>    - The transfer and needs analysis cannot be based on any current policies. The only requirement for the transfer to happen should be the contract between the member and AfriNIC.
> >>    - The relevant AfriNIC fees must apply to the third party.
> >>    - AfriNIC will accord the third party all relevant access to services and benefits normally available to normal members.
> > 
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