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On 29 Jan 2016 17:04, "Andrew Alston" <<a href="mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com">Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> The point of the policy is to allow a free and open secondary market so that those that NEED space can buy it elsewhere on the transfer market.<br>
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<p dir="ltr">You mean those in Europe buy it from Africa........</p>
<p dir="ltr">> I point out that there have been in excess of 3 thousand IP transfers in Europe in the last year or two totalling over a /8 worth of space, this shows there IS a transfer market and it IS a reality.<br>
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<p dir="ltr">That is Europe where the internet is more developed than our continent for obvious reasons....<br></p>
<p dir="ltr">> I am NOT proposing a transfer policy from RIR to RIR, I am proposing a transfer policy to allow us access to the secondary markets of the world in both directions.<br>
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<p dir="ltr">Why would African LIR or entities want to get access to IP from Europe when their own coffer is still readily available at least for now....<br></p>
<p dir="ltr">> What are Africans going to do when AfriNIC has no more space and they have to have space? Go without because we can’t transfer in and access the only available space available, that which is going on the secondary market?<br>
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<p dir="ltr">Africans will by that time still have space and dont forget IPv6 is also something folks have been looking forward too....Which is why everyone is pushing for compliance</p>
<p dir="ltr">In anycase, things in this continent are done sponteniously, no need to rush into such proposals when there are alternatives....[1]</p>
<p dir="ltr">> Andrew<br>
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<p dir="ltr">[1] The soft landing policy can still be a work around with some minor modification.... </p>