<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div><br></div><div><br>On Jul 12, 2017, at 09:36, Andrew Alston <<a href="mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com">Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Since this discussion is now moving in this direction, at this point, I now need to ask some very pointed questions – and these questions are posed
not just to the individuals on this list – but also to the board, the legal advisor, and any others who choose to answer them, since I am genuinely curious about the answers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">To ask these questions – I am going to put them in point form as statements – I am not speaking to the accuracy of these statements – I am requesting
that each statement be refuted with legal basis or confirmed – I will take either. I also point out that I had requested opinions on this matter from other sources – some of which have responded – and others which have not – and it is now time to actually
go public because of the risks created by this policy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">It is fact that the prices per annum paid to AfriNIC by larger members are multiple times
higher than what they are in certain other registries (there is a price differential of in excess of 20 times between AFRINIC and another registry in certain categories)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The lack of a bi-directional cross-regional transfer policy puts AfriNIC at direct risk of
being in potential violation of the competitions act of 2007 – since AFRINIC is in effect forcing its members to remain using it – and paying the prices which they insist on and which the members have no control over</span></li></ol></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>Mostly true. Your assertion that the members cannot control the price is, however, false. The prices are set by the board which is elected by the members. If the members feel pricing is wrong, they can easily make this an election issue. <div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="WordSection1"><ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="2" type="a"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The fact that other RIR’s DO permit members from other regions to inbound transfer space
means that there is choice – and the members of AFRINIC are being held to ransom through the lack of a transfer policy</span></li></ol></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>False. With the exception of RIPE the other RIRs also follow the territorial exclusivity provisions of ICP-2</div><div><br></div><div>I'll leave your other points to those who care to comment on them. </div><div><br></div><div>Owen</div><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="WordSection1"><ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="3" type="a"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol></div></blockquote></div></body></html>