While the technical discussion is very important, please also do not loose site of the fact that it is not RIPEs role to act as a regulator. You cannot restrict a companies (or individuals) ability to carry out normal business because you think they are 'too small'.
what are you people smoking?
what is proposed is a NEW way of getting space in a specific case, not a restriction, but a very specific liberalization.
can we lower the hystrionics please?
Randy, Cartels may be the norm where you operate, but in the EU they are not so tolerated - except for oil and car companies of course ;-) Regardless of the current straight-jacket allocation policies at the moment, they are non-discriminatory in the sense that they do not talk about the applicants legal / commercial shape. Some people are proposing the allocation guidelines discriminate based on the applicant and not their technical requirements / qualifications. Peter