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    <p>Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time to put on your tinfoil hats. /s<br/>
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    <p>"Scheme" (Noun): a secret or underhand plan; a plot.</p>
    <p>Imagine your government needs to increase it's budget and it does
      so by increasing the lower tax band rate while leaving the higher
      tax band rate untouched. The people with the lowest incomes pay
      the majority of the extra tax - it hurts those feel it, most. That
      is exactly what charging scheme A is. It is a step in the right
      direction, but unfair and unjust - to make it an unpopular option
      to vote for.</p>
    <p>How else would you deter a vote for pay-per-resource? I mean well
      done, it's absolute genius.</p>
    <p>This time next year, it will be again asked my many... "why don't
      the large ISPs with millions of IPv4 that they don't use, pay the
      same as me?" and the response will be "we tried to vote for a
      pay-per-resource, but it failed".</p>
    <p>If you will be paying more for Scheme A, I really do believe that
      it is fair - perhaps not this year, but next year we could push
      the large ISPs to pay a higher share. If we had seen this on the
      current proposed scheme, it would be a lot more attractive to
      many.<br/>
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    <p>Regardless of if you believe IPv4 will be returned to the pool or
      not, it's a case of supply and demand. It will work itself out. If
      you can shave a few thousand in fees per year by selling a couple
      of /24 blocks, why not. That will drive down the market price
      naturally. That won't happen much with a cap of ~8k per year in
      fees, but perhaps eventually the cap for IPv4 will be more and
      more.</p>
    <p>Regards,<br/>
      Josh Jameson<br/>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/25/23 21:58, Kaj Niemi wrote:<br/>
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              <div>Not to rehash the issues with charging scheme A since
                plenty has been written but here are some thoughts about
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                  <li>it certainly favors the large LIRs as there is a
                    cap set on purpose for charges as has been mentioned
                    on this list but also during the GM presentation
                    yesterday</li>
                  <li>it favors the very small LIRs as they would pay
                    significantly less than the average cost it takes to
                    cover the NCC’s services<span></span></li>
                  <li>it doesn't favor the LIRs that made RIPE NCC what
                    it is today or pretty much everyone who had an
                    initial allocation larger than /22</li>
                  <li>based on the GM presentations the previous lines
                    will continue also in the near future (yes, yes, the
                    members can vote and all those disclaimers apply)</li>
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                <div dir="ltr"> Now, regarding the issue with returning
                  addresses</div>
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                    <li>While I don’t have quantitative data, I doubt<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <i>anything
                        </i>will</span> increase address returns in a
                      significant way</li>
                    <li><span>there is a working second hand market with
                        buyers, sellers and brokers that seems efficient</span></li>
                    <li><span>why return when “everyone” gets 4-6 mails
                        per day from various people who want to buy or
                        lease your blocks?</span></li>
                    <li><span>the street price for a /24 is 10k+ - if
                        you do the math you offset the exorbitant RIPE
                        NCC fees for several years and cash today is
                        better than a promise of cash in the future ;)</span></li>
                    <li><span>On the other hand, if you keep your ipv4<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span>addresses
                        they should be on your balance sheet as
                        intangibles since they have value</span></li>
                    <li><span>If you buy addresses, they're a legal
                        business expense enabling you to amortize them
                        over longer periods of time. This is great as it
                        lowers your tax liability by reducing earnings
                        before tax (EBT)</span></li>
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              <div dir="ltr">Kaj</div>
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              <div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div>
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                sans-serif"><b>From:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sdy@a-n-t.ru">sdy@a-n-t.ru</a>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sdy@a-n-t.ru"><sdy@a-n-t.ru></a><br/>
                <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 25, 2023 10:56 PM<br/>
                <b>To:</b> Kaj Niemi <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kajtzu@basen.net"><kajtzu@basen.net></a><br/>
                <b>Cc:</b> Skyline Telecom
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:skylinetelecom@outlook.com"><skylinetelecom@outlook.com></a>; Josh Jameson
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:josh@servebyte.com"><josh@servebyte.com></a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:members-discuss@ripe.net">members-discuss@ripe.net</a>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:members-discuss@ripe.net"><members-discuss@ripe.net></a><br/>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [members-discuss] Response to
                Comments on the Charging Scheme Proposals
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                <div class="PlainText">The problem is that the scheme
                  with categories transfers the load to those<br/>
                  who do not have so many resources and they usually
                  need them.<br/>
                  It is very profitable for large address holders. It
                  does not encourage the<br/>
                  return of resources, but it will allow them to say -
                  look, we pay more<br/>
                  than others.<br/>
                  Moreover, the scheme with categories does not
                  contribute to the return of<br/>
                  unused addresses. If I have 15,000 addresses, then it
                  makes no sense to<br/>
                  return 1000 unnecessary ones! Because I will still pay
                  the same amount.<br/>
                  Therefore, a fee should be charged for each subnet
                  /24. This is the only<br/>
                  way to encourage the return of unused ones. And the
                  price should rise -<br/>
                  this will force you to switch to IPV6.<br/>
                  <br/>
                  Serbulov Dmitry<br/>
                  <br/>
                  > Arguably charging scheme A is certainly per
                  resource. The alternatives<br/>
                  > given for ASNs and xfer fees ditto. You end up
                  with an a la carte meal<br/>
                  > instead of a flat-fee buffet.<br/>
                  ><br/>
                  ><br/>
                  ><br/>
                  > Kaj<br/>
                  > ________________________________<br/>
                  > From: members-discuss
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:members-discuss-bounces@ripe.net"><members-discuss-bounces@ripe.net></a> on behalf of<br/>
                  > Skyline Telecom
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Skylinetelecom@outlook.com"><Skylinetelecom@outlook.com></a><br/>
                  > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 17:23<br/>
                  > To: Josh Jameson <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:josh@servebyte.com"><josh@servebyte.com></a>;
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:members-discuss@ripe.net">members-discuss@ripe.net</a><br/>
                  > <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:members-discuss@ripe.net"><members-discuss@ripe.net></a><br/>
                  > Subject: Re: [members-discuss] Response to
                  Comments on the Charging Scheme<br/>
                  > Proposals<br/>
                  ><br/>
                  > Hi,<br/>
                  ><br/>
                  > A per resource charging scheme has been rejected
                  many years ago because<br/>
                  > that type of charging would force RIPE to become
                  a for profit organization<br/>
                  > - from the dutch government / fiscal point of
                  view. It was a lenghty<br/>
                  > discussion and the consensus was that RIPE must
                  remain a not-for-profit<br/>
                  > organization.<br/>
                  ><br/>
                  > Silviu<br/>
                  ><br/>
                  > ________________________________<br/>
                  > From: members-discuss
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:members-discuss-bounces@ripe.net"><members-discuss-bounces@ripe.net></a> on behalf of
                  Josh<br/>
                  > Jameson <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:josh@servebyte.com"><josh@servebyte.com></a><br/>
                  > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 2:08:31 PM<br/>
                  > To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:members-discuss@ripe.net">members-discuss@ripe.net</a>
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:members-discuss@ripe.net"><members-discuss@ripe.net></a><br/>
                  > Subject: Re: [members-discuss] Response to
                  Comments on the Charging Scheme<br/>
                  > Proposals<br/>
                  ><br/>
                  > The deadline for members to propose resolutions
                  was 10th May.<br/>
                  > Unfortunately RIPE ignored the elephant in the
                  room that showed the most<br/>
                  > activity in members-discuss, which was
                  pay-per-ipv4 - like some other<br/>
                  > RIRs currently operate.<br/>
                  ><br/>
                  > They are so confident that it is not something
                  people will vote for,<br/>
                  > that they refused to include it as an option,
                  despite it providing RIPE<br/>
                  > with the most funding of any other option.<br/>
                  ><br/>
                  > If RIPE was not a monopoly in our region, I would
                  go elsewhere. To say I<br/>
                  > am disgusted with the behavior is a gross
                  understatement.<br/>
                  ><br/>
                  > Regards,<br/>
                  > Josh Jameson<br/>
                  ><br/>
                  > On 5/19/23 15:00, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sdy@a-n-t.ru">sdy@a-n-t.ru</a> wrote:<br/>
                  >> Dear Simon-Jan,<br/>
                  >><br/>
                  >> Until the fee for one resource becomes the
                  same for everyone, we will<br/>
                  >> look<br/>
                  >> for a way to distribute and pay for IPv4
                  resources indefinitely.<br/>
                  >> If we don't have enough resources now, it
                  doesn't matter how someone has<br/>
                  >> 1<br/>
                  >> billion addresses for some reason. If they
                  need them, they MUST to pay<br/>
                  >> like everyone else!<br/>
                  >><br/>
                  >> I do not understand why the NCC do not offer
                  to vote a scheme: 1 IP for<br/>
                  >> everyone = one price for everyone !!!??? Are
                  there any reasons? They do<br/>
                  >> not want to pay for these addresses? OK!
                  Somebody else will take it and<br/>
                  >> will be pay in happy.<br/>
                  >><br/>
                  >> Dmitry Serbulov.<br/>
                  >><br/>
                  >>> Dear all,<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> I’d like to answer the comments and
                  questions that have been raised<br/>
                  >>> since the Board Treasurer announced the
                  final proposed charging scheme<br/>
                  >>> options.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> See Raymond’s mail announcing the options
                  at:<br/>
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                  >>><br/>
                  >>> Also see my colleague Fergal’s mail
                  explaining the instant run-off<br/>
                  >>> voting method and how it will work with
                  the charging scheme vote:<br/>
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                  >>><br/>
                  >>> Purpose of the Charging Scheme and Budget<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> The charging scheme is the mechanism the
                  RIPE NCC uses to ensure it<br/>
                  >>> collects sufficient funds to carry out
                  its promises to the members in<br/>
                  >>> future years. As a safeguard, any excess
                  (or shortage) of funds is<br/>
                  >>> subject to a redistribution vote by the
                  General Meeting. This<br/>
                  >>> redistribution has happened many times in
                  the past. This ensures that<br/>
                  >>> the RIPE NCC operates on a cost-recovery
                  basis, or in other words<br/>
                  >>> operates as a not-for-profit.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> The Charging Scheme does not define the
                  cost budget of the RIPE NCC,<br/>
                  >>> but<br/>
                  >>> of course there is a relation between the
                  two. The projected income<br/>
                  >>> does<br/>
                  >>> at the very least provide direction
                  regarding discussion on the<br/>
                  >>> Activity<br/>
                  >>> Plan and Budget.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> The Activity Plan and Budget defines the
                  planned activities and<br/>
                  >>> associated costs for a financial year.
                  And for the longer term, we have<br/>
                  >>> developed a five-year strategy. Both of
                  these documents are published<br/>
                  >>> for the members to provide input on, and
                  they are then approved by the<br/>
                  >>> RIPE NCC Executive Board.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> The Draft Activity Plan and Budget is
                  published on a yearly basis every<br/>
                  >>> autumn, specifically to consult with our
                  membership. Additionally, this<br/>
                  >>> year there is the option to provide input
                  and feedback via the RIPE NCC<br/>
                  >>> Survey 2023, which will launch next week.
                  The Activity Plan and Budget<br/>
                  >>> is effectively the RIPE NCC’s promise to
                  its members in terms of what<br/>
                  >>> it<br/>
                  >>> will do and how much it will spend in the
                  coming year.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> The most recently approved Activity Plan
                  and Budget (in this case 2023)<br/>
                  >>> forms the basis for projections of the
                  required income for the<br/>
                  >>> following<br/>
                  >>> financial year, as this is the most
                  recent approved “promise to our<br/>
                  >>> members”. All charging scheme projections
                  are made with this promise in<br/>
                  >>> mind, to ensure sufficient income to
                  continue that promise. If the<br/>
                  >>> Activity Plan and Budget 2024 requires us
                  to cut or add activities or<br/>
                  >>> costs, then that is what we will do to
                  fulfill our promise.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> That being said, efficient and effective
                  use of membership funds is a<br/>
                  >>> priority and will remain a priority of
                  the Executive Board and the<br/>
                  >>> management of the RIPE NCC.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> Why Change the Current Model?<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> We need to ensure sufficient and
                  sustainable income to continue our<br/>
                  >>> operations in a stable and predictable
                  manner. The high market value of<br/>
                  >>> IPv4 resources combined with the
                  possibility of multiple LIR accounts<br/>
                  >>> per member has created uncertainty and
                  unpredictability for a<br/>
                  >>> significant part of our income. A
                  member-based model rather than an LIR<br/>
                  >>> account model will help to reduce this
                  uncertainty by removing the LIR<br/>
                  >>> account as the basis for the charging
                  scheme.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> We are also addressing the stated
                  unfairness in the current model.<br/>
                  >>> Although some members have expressed the
                  desire for increased<br/>
                  >>> differentiation, we see the proposed
                  change as a significant difference<br/>
                  >>> from the current one LIR-one fee model.
                  It allows us to spread the<br/>
                  >>> funding burden differently because in the
                  current model, all members<br/>
                  >>> with one LIR account pay the same fee
                  (exception is the independent<br/>
                  >>> resources). Due to a significant inflow
                  of New LIRs in 2019 and 2021,<br/>
                  >>> there is a considerable amount of members
                  who hold more than one LIR<br/>
                  >>> account, and these members do pay
                  additional LIR account fees. One of<br/>
                  >>> the major benefits of the category model
                  is that it charges per member,<br/>
                  >>> and with that it reduces the uncertainty
                  caused by multiple LIRs and<br/>
                  >>> the<br/>
                  >>> associated consolidation risk.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> We aim to achieve a clearer distinction
                  between RIPE Policy and the<br/>
                  >>> RIPE<br/>
                  >>> NCC Charging Scheme by removing the LIR
                  account as the basis of the<br/>
                  >>> charging scheme.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> And we want to ensure that the RIPE NCC
                  together with its members is<br/>
                  >>> ready for any change the future might
                  bring, by increasing the<br/>
                  >>> possibilities the charging scheme
                  provides to adapt for this change. Of<br/>
                  >>> course, this can only happen with formal
                  approval by the GM.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> The Category Model<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> Under this model, the categories would
                  apply as soon as a member holds<br/>
                  >>> IPv4 or IPv6 resources as defined in the
                  charging scheme document.<br/>
                  >>> Limits as defined in the charging scheme
                  document are the upper limits<br/>
                  >>> of the categories. The lower limit for
                  Category 1 is one resource (one<br/>
                  >>> IPv4 address or one IPv6 address). The
                  base category applies to all,<br/>
                  >>> including members with no IPv4 or IPv6
                  resources.<br/>
                  >>> We have been asked why there is not a
                  per-IPv4 address model, with<br/>
                  >>> comments that the category model favours
                  bigger members. In a way, it<br/>
                  >>> does, but less so than in the one-LIR
                  account, one-fee model. We also<br/>
                  >>> need to stay true to the fact that we are
                  a membership association, so<br/>
                  >>> while we can differentiate between
                  members, this needs to stay within<br/>
                  >>> reason.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> Additionally, we need to ensure the
                  independence of the RIPE NCC by not<br/>
                  >>> becoming too dependent on a small subset
                  of our membership for a<br/>
                  >>> significant part of our income.
                  Furthermore, protecting the one<br/>
                  >>> member-one vote principle could become
                  significantly more difficult if<br/>
                  >>> the contribution differences become
                  extreme. So we can facilitate<br/>
                  >>> differentiation between members in size
                  of contribution, especially<br/>
                  >>> compared to the current model we have,
                  but it is essential that this<br/>
                  >>> stays within reason. One clear benefit of
                  the category model is that we<br/>
                  >>> can refine it over time, working towards
                  a model that is acceptable for<br/>
                  >>> more members.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> On the pricing and category limits, they
                  have been set with the latest<br/>
                  >>> Activity Plan and Budget in mind, to
                  ensure at the very least that we<br/>
                  >>> can continue with our promise to members
                  in 2024. If the Activity Plan<br/>
                  >>> and Budget 2024 requires the RIPE NCC to
                  reduce or add activities or<br/>
                  >>> costs, we will act accordingly.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> Regarding the options presented for
                  voting, our initial plan was to<br/>
                  >>> submit two charging schemes for a vote,
                  to provide a clear choice to<br/>
                  >>> the<br/>
                  >>> members on a category-based model or the
                  current model. Both of these<br/>
                  >>> models would provide income at the level
                  of the 2023 budget if we apply<br/>
                  >>> a correction for expected inflation of
                  5%, resulting in a projected<br/>
                  >>> income of EUR 42 million.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> After feedback from members we wanted to
                  ensure the GM could vote for<br/>
                  >>> “NO CHANGE” which is represented in
                  Option D. Additionally to this “NO<br/>
                  >>> CHANGE” vote, I personally requested to
                  add a vote to keep the income<br/>
                  >>> (before any correction for inflation) at
                  the same level as in 2023,<br/>
                  >>> which is the reason Option C has been
                  added. The 2nd or 3rd vote on<br/>
                  >>> charging for ASN assignments and/or
                  transfers would (if approved)<br/>
                  >>> provide additional income over that
                  provided by the charging scheme<br/>
                  >>> voted for by members.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> The Waiting List<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> The current situation regarding the IPv4
                  waiting list and costs<br/>
                  >>> associated with a /24 IPv4 allocation is
                  in our eyes an undesirable<br/>
                  >>> one.<br/>
                  >>> With the uncertainty of the waiting
                  period (around 1.5 to 2 years)<br/>
                  >>> which<br/>
                  >>> can be shorter or longer, plus the
                  two-year “non-transfer” policy, it<br/>
                  >>> means unpredictable costs for our members
                  and income that is not<br/>
                  >>> transparent for the RIPE NCC.<br/>
                  >>> - Two-year waiting period = sign-up fee
                  plus two years LIR service fee<br/>
                  >>> =<br/>
                  >>> 4,100 EUR<br/>
                  >>> - Two-year “non-transfer” policy = two
                  years LIR service fee = 3,100<br/>
                  >>> EUR<br/>
                  >>> - Indicative price 7,200 EUR<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> To address this, we propose a one-time
                  join-the-waiting list fee, and a<br/>
                  >>> to-be-determined /24 IPv4 allocation fee.
                  This would replace costs that<br/>
                  >>> apply to members based on being on the
                  waiting list for a long time<br/>
                  >>> without receiving resources, as members
                  would be charged the waiting<br/>
                  >>> list fee upon placement on the waiting
                  list, and the allocation fee<br/>
                  >>> only<br/>
                  >>> just before resources are allocated (with
                  the opportunity to reject the<br/>
                  >>> resources).<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> This is, in our opinion, a fairer way to
                  charge for these resources. To<br/>
                  >>> define this charge and work out any
                  possible issues with RIPE Policy,<br/>
                  >>> we<br/>
                  >>> are postponing this vote to allow for
                  consultation with the membership<br/>
                  >>> because this to-be-determined fee will
                  have an effect on who applies<br/>
                  >>> for<br/>
                  >>> the resources. We also need to consider
                  fees already paid by LIR<br/>
                  >>> accounts, and whether a discount would be
                  in order for fees already<br/>
                  >>> paid<br/>
                  >>> in relation to specific IPv4 allocations.
                  And for this, time is needed<br/>
                  >>> to consult with membership.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> Additionally, this fee will also result
                  in additional income for the<br/>
                  >>> RIPE NCC, which will be subject to a
                  redistribution vote, assuming this<br/>
                  >>> provides excess funds.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> See the original announcement on the
                  waiting list freeze:<br/>
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                  >>><br/>
                  >>> Finally, there are probably more
                  questions and comments than I have<br/>
                  >>> answered here. But we are preparing for
                  the General Meeting (GM) next<br/>
                  >>> week where there will be several
                  presentations from our side on the<br/>
                  >>> charging and budgeting of the RIPE NCC.
                  Our Managing Director will<br/>
                  >>> present at both the NCC Services Working
                  Group on the past and future<br/>
                  >>> of<br/>
                  >>> the RIPE NCC, and he will present a more
                  detailed presentation on<br/>
                  >>> budget<br/>
                  >>> developments in the GM. I will also
                  present on the Charging Scheme<br/>
                  >>> options as well as give an update on our
                  current financial situation.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> I hope you will register to join and
                  follow these presentations, and<br/>
                  >>> you<br/>
                  >>> will have the opportunity to further ask
                  questions and discuss the<br/>
                  >>> various options to vote on.<br/>
                  >>><br/>
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                  >>> Kind regards,<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>> Simon-Jan Haytink<br/>
                  >>> Chief Financial Officer<br/>
                  >>> RIPE NCC<br/>
                  >>><br/>
                  >>>
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