Max, On Apr 19, 2007, at 4:23 PM, Max Tulyev wrote:
I object this proposal.
You know, in ex-USSR and especially Asian countries there is a VERY difficult (for small companies and NGOs that are main PI holders - sometime impossible at all) to have contracts and payments outside country.
This is a very real issue and must be addressed. However...
Instead of that, I propose just to change the billing scheme of LIRs and score PI and ASN by a very small rate (i.e. 1 scoring unit) next years after registration.
This will have LIRs to maintain agreements with end-users and have end-users to return unused PI/ASN to RIPE. In this case, all contracts and money transfers will be domestic for PI/ASN holders.
... your suggestion does not resolve the issue of maintaining a link between the NCC and the resource holder when the LIR is closed for non-payment. I'm not sure how many LIRs that have requested PI or ASN assignments for customers have been closed for non-payment. If the number is significant then a another solution is needed while still addressing the legitimate issue you've raised about issues with international contracts. Regards, -- Leo Vegoda IANA Numbers Liaison