IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer...

Sat Feb 12 06:20:08 UTC 2011

On Feb 11, 2011, at 8:29 PM, Tom Limoncelli wrote:

> I don't want to accidentally encourage an urban legend or rumor.  (For
> example, I can't find verification to the rumor that ARIN rejected a
> request from LTE providers for IPv4 space and instead told them to go
> straight to IPv6.

Not quite correct - A while back we did explain the policies regarding 
slow-start and the potential for operators to run into IPv4 depletion 
while still early in capital depreciation for their nextgen network. 

That's not rejection, just fair warning... :-)

/John

John Curran 
President and CEO
ARIN