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Patrick Velder
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Fri Dec 21 21:16:35 CET 2018
+1 It's another step to prevent people opening multiple LIRs. On 21.12.18 15:55, Dominic Schallert wrote: > Dear all, > while I appreciate the efforts in reducing accounting complexity > and organizational overhead at RIPE NCC, I’m not sure if this step > of removing the possiblity for quarterly and half-yearly payment is > beneficial looking at the vast amount of smaller, single-account LIRs. > > Just my opinion. > > Kind regards, > Dominic > > >> Am 21.12.2018 um 15:34 schrieb Gwen van Berne <gvanberne at ripe.net >> <mailto:gvanberne at ripe.net>>: >> >> Dear RIPE NCC members, >> >> We would like to notify you about changes to our billing processes that >> will come into effect for 2019. Invoicing will take place one month >> later than usual on 18 February 2019 to ensure you have time to plan for >> the changes listed below. >> >> 1. Move to annual billing schedule only >> On 13 December, the RIPE NCC Executive Board resolved to move the >> billing process for members to an annual scheme only. >> >> This change to annual billing only is aimed at reducing complexity for >> our members, eliminating repeated late payments and reminders, and also >> bringing efficiencies to our processes. With the increasing number of >> LIR accounts, the quarterly payments schedule has put a heavy burden on >> our administration. This option also means that members often have to be >> notified several times per year about late invoice payments. >> >> For members with only one LIR account, we will design a transition plan >> for those with cash flow limitations and who therefore have difficulty >> meeting the payment schedule. We will provide details about this in >> January 2019. >> >> 2. No longer sending annual separate account statements >> In line with our efforts to make our billing processes more efficient >> and member-friendly, we will no longer send the annual account statement >> to members separately from the invoice. This has caused confusion in the >> past for members who are receiving financial statements before the >> invoice is available to pay. The annual invoice will include all >> charging details, including the membership contribution and, when >> applicable, independent resources, legacy resources and the >> redistribution from 2018. More details on the calculation for the >> redistribution will be communicated in January 2019. >> >> We will notify all billing contacts about the changes to our billing >> processes. >> >> The full billing procedure for 2019 is available at: >> https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/ripe-ncc-billing-procedure-2019 >> >> There is a webpage that provides additional information on our billing >> procedure and also gives further details that are useful for members in >> Russia and Ukraine: >> https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/ripe-ncc-billing-procedure-2019/information-on-billing-and-payment-2019 >> >> We are confident that these changes will simplify the billing process >> and we trust that you will support our efforts to increase efficiencies >> at the RIPE NCC. If you have questions or you want to request support >> from us, please contact <billing at ripe.net>. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Gwen van Berne >> Chief Financial Officer >> RIPE NCC >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://lists.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/attachments/20181221/c27a6de7/attachment.html>
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