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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I, Erwee de Kock, representing myself
as a concerned community member hereby wish to<br>
state my clear and unambiguous opposition to the IPv4 Soft Landing
BIS proposal,<br>
AFPUB-2016-V4-001-DRAFT-07<br>
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I oppose this policy because I believe that the policy in its
current form is harmful to the<br>
industry and the Internet; and regardless of the motives of the
authors, will have the<br>
effect of limiting the growth of Internet penetration in Africa.<br>
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I further believe that to lock space up in a manner that ensures
that it will still be unused<br>
after the rest of the world has moved to V6, thereby wasting a
precious African resource<br>
until such a point as it will be worthless is completely contrary
to the interests of the<br>
African industry, the African people, and the Internet as a whole.<br>
<br>
Finally, I believe that this policy and its implementation are in
direct conflict with section<br>
3.4.ii of the AFRINIC bylaws, which reads (with particular
emphasis on relevant wording<br>
indicated):<br>
<br>
(Under Types and Objects of the company)<br>
<br>
3.4 The Company shall have, both within and outside the Republic
of Mauritius, full<br>
capacity to carry and/or undertake any business or activity,
including, but not limited to,<br>
the following objects:<br>
<br>
3.4.i To provide the service of allocating and registering
Internet resources for the purpose<br>
of enabling communications via open system network protocols and
to assist in the<br>
development and growth of the Internet in the African region.<br>
<br>
As such, I oppose this policy and oppose any further tightening of
restrictions in the<br>
context of this, or future, soft landing policies.<br>
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On 01/12/2017 19:10, Andrew Alston wrote:<br>
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