[AfriNIC-rpd] Definitions of LIR versus End User

[Jackson Muthili]

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Nii Narku Quaynor <quaynor at ghana.com>wrote:

> Perhaps the board has heard loud and clearly. We might at this point leave
> the board to do their job ?
>


*What is the board job in context of this discussion?*
*
*
*Cheers*
*JM*



>
> On Jul 23, 2012, at 11:40, Andrew Alston <alston.networks at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> Let me just state, that I do not think there would be any problem to
> potentially raising the fees for an end user on an annual basis.  For
> example, if you went from $100/$200 a year to even $1000 a year, its still
> in the reasonable range.  I would argue that the difference between LIR and
> End User though is currently excessive.  If we raised the end user fees and
> dropped the LIR fees to perhaps make a more inclusive fee structure, maybe
> thats the answer.
>
>
> That is one of the reasons why I have asked AfriNIC for the statistics in
> a previous email, so that we can do a proper analysis of where the revenue
> that is required is being generated from, and then perhaps can discuss how
> this could be moved around to a way that the community is happy with.
>
> Andrew
>
> On 23 Jul 2012, at 1:21 PM, Seun Ojedeji wrote:
>
> Hello SF,
>
> On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Sunday Folayan <sfolayan at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>> http://www.afrinic.net/index.php/en/library/membership-documents/273-membership-fees
>>
>> Perhaps you just focused on the setup costs. My statement (Annual fee)
>> stands.
>>
>
> Yes you are right i did looked at something different as i assumed there
> was really no issue with the current pricing for the end-user. So i was
> looking at the pricing that Institutions will be paying if they were now
> categorized as an LIR.
>
>>
>> From the structure you reference, /24 PI should pay $100 annually. /16 is
>> also expected to pay $100. It is >/16 to /14 that progresses to $200.
>>
>
> I think $100/$200 annual payment is not the biggest and unbearable part of
> the end-user's current pricing :-)
>
> Regards
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