[rpd] [Last Call] Draft Policy Proposal – Amendment of Utilisation in Soft Landing (AFPUB-2026-IPv4-002-DRAFT02)

Fri Jul 17 11:45:55 UTC 2026

Dear PDWG,

I would like to respectfully object to the adoption of this proposal based
on the governance concerns I raised in my previous contributions to this
mailing list.
While I support the continued adoption of IPv6 across Africa, I believe
Internet number resource policy should remain focused on fair, transparent,
and predictable resource management rather than influencing operational
deployment decisions.

Africa's operators face diverse technical, economic, and infrastructure
realities. For this reason, utilisation requirements should not indirectly
become a mechanism for influencing technology choices. AFRINIC's role is to
remain a neutral steward of Internet number resources while operational
decisions continue to rest with network operators.

I believe IPv6 adoption can be more effectively encouraged through
technical capacity building, operational experience sharing, collaboration,
and community engagement rather than through policy requirements.

For these reasons, I respectfully object to the proposal in its current
form and encourage the community to preserve the principles of neutrality,
proportionality, transparency, and fairness within the Policy Development
Process.

Thank you for your consideration.

Best Regards,
Fundiswa Nadia Maseko

On Fri, 17 Jul 2026, 09:13 , <rpd-request at afrinic.net> wrote:

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>    1. [Last Call] Draft Policy Proposal- Amendment of Utilisation
>       in Soft Landing AFPUB-2026-IPv4-002-DRAFT02 (Hytham El-Nakhal)
>    2. [Last Call] Draft Policy Proposal - Soft Landing, Recovered
>       Space and Priority (AFPUB-2026-IPv4-001-DRAFT02) (Hytham El-Nakhal)
>    3. [Last Call] Draft Policy Proposal - Hierarchical Names for
>       New AS-SETs (AFPUB-2026-ASN-001-DRAFT02) (Hytham El-Nakhal)
>    4. Re: [Last Call] Draft Policy Proposal - Hierarchical Names
>       for New AS-SETs (AFPUB-2026-ASN-001-DRAFT02) (James Bensley)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:08:10 +0000
> From: Hytham El-Nakhal <hytham at tra.gov.eg>
> To: "rpd at afrinic.net" <rpd at afrinic.net>
> Subject: [rpd] [Last Call] Draft Policy Proposal- Amendment of
>         Utilisation in Soft Landing AFPUB-2026-IPv4-002-DRAFT02
> Message-ID: <1784239690230.54504 at tra.gov.eg>
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> Dear PDWG,
>
>
> Last Call: Amendment of Utilisation in Soft Landing
> (AFPUB-2026-IPv4-002-DRAFT02)
>
>
> The Policy Development Working Group (PDWG )Chairs  have initiated a Last
> Call for this proposal, following rough consensus at the AFRINIC-37 Public
> Policy Meeting held in hybrid format in Nairobi, Kenya on 24 June 2026.
>
>
>   *   Proposal Name: Amendment of Utilisation in Soft Landing
>
>   *   Proposal ID: AFPUB-2026-IPv4-002-DRAFT02
>
>   *   Proposal URL:
> https://www.afrinic.net/afpub-2026-ipv4-002-draft02.html
>
> .
>
> Last Call closes on : July 31, 2026, at 23:59 UTC.
>
>
> The Secretariat will provide an operational definition of "utilisation"
> during this period to assist with final community review.
>
>
> As always, we kindly request that all participants adhere to the AFRINIC
> Code of Conduct<https://www.afrinic.net/code> to maintain a respectful
> and professional environment on the mailing list.
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
>
> Haitham el Nakhal
>
> AFRINIC PDWG Co-Chair
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:08:49 +0000
> From: Hytham El-Nakhal <hytham at tra.gov.eg>
> To: "rpd at afrinic.net" <rpd at afrinic.net>
> Subject: [rpd] [Last Call] Draft Policy Proposal - Soft Landing,
>         Recovered Space and Priority (AFPUB-2026-IPv4-001-DRAFT02)
> Message-ID: <1784239728924.52164 at tra.gov.eg>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Dear PDWG,
>
>
> The Policy Development Working Group (PDWG )Chairs  have initiated a Last
> Call for this proposal, following rough consensus at the AFRINIC-37 Public
> Policy Meeting held in hybrid format in Nairobi, Kenya on 24 June 2026.
>
> Proposal Details:
>
>   *   Proposal Name: Soft Landing, Recovered Space and Priority
>
>   *   Proposal ID: AFPUB-2026-IPv4-001-DRAFT02
>
>   *   Proposal URL:
> https://www.afrinic.net/afpub-2026-ipv4-001-draft02.html
>
> Last Call will  close on : July 31, 2026, at 23:59 UTC.
>
>
> The Secretariat will provide information on the resource recovery process
> during this period to assist with final community review.
>
>
> As always, we kindly request that all participants adhere to the AFRINIC
> Code of Conduct<https://www.afrinic.net/code> to maintain a respectful
> and professional environment on the mailing list.
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
>
> Haitham el Nakhal
>
> AFRINIC PDWG Co-Chair
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:09:48 +0000
> From: Hytham El-Nakhal <hytham at tra.gov.eg>
> To: "rpd at afrinic.net" <rpd at afrinic.net>
> Subject: [rpd] [Last Call] Draft Policy Proposal - Hierarchical Names
>         for New AS-SETs (AFPUB-2026-ASN-001-DRAFT02)
> Message-ID: <1784239787450.20999 at tra.gov.eg>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Dear PDWG,
>
>
> The Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) Chairs have initiated a Last
> Call for this proposal, following rough consensus at the AFRINIC-37 Public
> Policy Meeting held in hybrid format in Nairobi, Kenya on 24 June 2026.
>
>   *   Proposal Name: Hierarchical Names for New AS-SETs
>
>   *   Proposal ID: AFPUB-2026-ASN-001-DRAFT02
>
>   *   Proposal URL:
> https://www.afrinic.net/afpub-2026-asn-001-draft02.html
>
> Last Call closes on: July 31, 2026, at 23:59 UTC.
>
>
> Please note the staff observation regarding implementation constraints:
> due to the current prioritization of the MyAFRINIC v2 deployment, physical
> database implementation of this policy will be scheduled once the MyAFRINIC
> v2 deployment is concluded.
>
>
> As always, we kindly request that all participants adhere to the AFRINIC
> Code of Conduct<https://www.afrinic.net/code> to maintain a respectful
> and professional environment on the mailing list.
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
>
> Haitham el Nakhal
>
> AFRINIC PDWG Co-Chair
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:13:05 +0000
> From: James Bensley <james at inter.link>
> To: Hytham El-Nakhal <hytham at tra.gov.eg>, "rpd at afrinic.net"
>         <rpd at afrinic.net>
> Subject: Re: [rpd] [Last Call] Draft Policy Proposal - Hierarchical
>         Names for New AS-SETs (AFPUB-2026-ASN-001-DRAFT02)
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> Dear PDWG,
>
> I support the adoption of this proposal.
>
> Full disclosure: I am the original author.
>
> With kind regards,
> James Bensley (he/him)
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> Dear PDWG,
>
>
> The Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) Chairs have initiated a Last
> Call for this proposal, following rough consensus at the AFRINIC-37 Public
> Policy Meeting held in hybrid format in Nairobi, Kenya on 24 June 2026.
>
>   *   Proposal Name: Hierarchical Names for New AS-SETs
>
>   *   Proposal ID: AFPUB-2026-ASN-001-DRAFT02
>
>   *   Proposal URL:
> https://www.afrinic.net/afpub-2026-asn-001-draft02.html
>
> Last Call closes on: July 31, 2026, at 23:59 UTC.
>
>
> Please note the staff observation regarding implementation constraints:
> due to the current prioritization of the MyAFRINIC v2 deployment, physical
> database implementation of this policy will be scheduled once the MyAFRINIC
> v2 deployment is concluded.
>
>
> As always, we kindly request that all participants adhere to the AFRINIC
> Code of Conduct<https://www.afrinic.net/code> to maintain a respectful
> and professional environment on the mailing list.
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
>
> Haitham el Nakhal
>
> AFRINIC PDWG Co-Chair
>
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