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Re: Best Source for ARIN Region /24

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Martin Hannigan)
Tue Jan 12 14:18:51 2016

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From: Martin Hannigan <hannigan@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 14:15:23 -0500
To: "Matthew D. Hardeman" <mhardeman@ipifony.com>,
 Rafael Possamai <rafaelpossa@gmail.com>, 
 "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
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There's an option that I forgot to mention:

You can still use an RIR and get a last /22 in the RIPE region provided you
follow their rules, and no, you do not have to be in Europe.

Read carefully:

     https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2013-03


Best,

-M<


On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 9:43 PM, Rafael Possamai <rafaelpossa@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Makes sense. In that case, I think only way out is to go through a broker
> to find a suitable party for a transfer. I would read the rules and
> regulations regarding transfer of ARIN blocks, they have some details and
> the process requires some paperwork.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 8:35 PM, Matthew D. Hardeman <
> mhardeman@ipifony.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I=E2=80=99m aware of the /24 block for facilitation concept, but my cli=
ent=E2=80=99s use
> > case can qualify as an end-user rather than as an ISP, thus their annua=
l
> > operating cost is smaller than even the X-SMALL ISP category, which
> they=E2=80=99d
> > land in =E2=80=94 if they opted for the smaller /36 initial IPv6 direct
> allocation,
> > rather than the default /32 direct allocation.
> >
> > That seems to balance toward buying an existing /24.
> >
> >
> > On Jan 11, 2016, at 8:00 PM, Rafael Possamai <rafaelpossa@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > If you apply for an IPv6 block, as an ISP, and you have the intention o=
f
> > truly utilizing it, then you can apply for a /24 to facilitate that
> > transition.
> >
> > It will cost you about $1500 or so, which is about half of what a /24 i=
s
> > going for in the transfer market.
> >
> > Thing is, if you take the IPv6 block just to use the /24 they give you,
> > then one could argue you are cheating the system.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 1:19 PM, Matthew D. Hardeman <
> > mhardeman@ipifony.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I=E2=80=99m looking to buy a /24 of space for a new multi-homed networ=
k in the
> >> ARIN region.  Can anyone out there speak to going rates for a /24 and
> best
> >> places to shop?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>

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