On 22 Oct 2009, at 22:23, <michael.dillon@bt.com> wrote:
Hostmasters who see something that looks like a transfer of number resources should assume that it is really just outsourcing of work
Er, no. They should not do that. Or make any sorts of assumptions about an LIR's business. It may well be that inside BT transfers of number resources tend to be accompanied by some sort of outsourcing arrangement. I doubt that will always be the case. Even if this was always true for every BT transfer, that doesn't mean it'll be true for any other LIR. And it would not be wise for RIPE to have LIR-specific policies or actions whenever an LIR is shuffling number resources around its organisation.
and make inquiries to confirm the status of the number resources.
Yes. Which is what they should be doing anyway whenever an LIR's number resources are moved around.