quietly....

Thu Feb 3 13:11:35 UTC 2011

* Nick Hilliard:

> On 03/02/2011 12:49, Eugen Leitl wrote:
>> Any reason why RIPE NCC charges so much more?
>>
>> http://www.ripe.net/membership/billing/procedure-enduser.html
>>
>> (other than "because they can", I mean).
>
> That's if you deal with the RIPE NCC directly.  If you get your direct
> assignments via a LIR, the cost drops to €50 per each independent
> number resource, with no setup fee.  Although a wholesale cost, it is
> significantly cheaper than ARIN.

Has RIPE charged a LIR for their independent resources yet?  I don't
think so.  Therefore, comparisons with ARIN are a bit premature.

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