imho the difficulty here is how do you define a "large" network, i mean when a network is large enough to obtain its own allocation.
to which i guess one option is what you mention below.... [...]
Maybe the rule should not say "planning to connect 200
organizations"
but rather "will connect x devices within the next 2 years". X has to be negotiated. Or, instead of devices, networks. But these are much more useful numbers. As well for some ISPs (which only 5-20 customers, but these are big) as for other organizations, which in the end connect more end-users then most ISPs.
how much is x?
Since the device count is not the limited resource but the route count is how about a completely different size measure. As a first attempt: 1. Define a list of interconnect points (NAPS/interconnect exchanges) This would be fairly strict with only the main interconnect points in each country qualifying. 2. Any entity wanting an allocation must interconnect IPV6 at more than N of these points (and be an LIR of course) to qualify for an allocation. I don't know how the number of allocations would vary with N but a guess is that N=2 would be a reasonable number. Chris Cain