As an individual internet user I think that the idea of the category model is good. Modest membership fee and then you pay for the resources you use. But as a representative of my business I could not vote for a model that would double my yearly RIPE fee. So flat fee it was. Kari Likovuori Category 6 -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: Sébastien Brossier <sebastien@brossier.org> Lähetetty: lauantai 23. toukokuuta 2026 13.09 Vastaanottaja: members-discuss@ripe.net Aihe: [members-discuss] Re: RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Proposals - result announced. HUOM! Ulkoinen lähettäjä. Älä avaa linkkejä tai liitteitä, ellet tunnista lähettäjää. OBS! Extern avsändare. Öppna inte länkar eller bilagor om du inte känner igen avsändaren. NOTE! External sender. Do not open links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. On 22/05/2026 13:15, Stephen Carter (Fujitsu) via members-discuss wrote:
It's appearing that the charging model is staying as is -
But the question must be asked, as it was mentioned in the meeting that 75% of members would be better off, so as an interim measure could the charging be a 50/50 split, it could even be over more year’s thirds ? quarters ?
So, a member pays half of the flat fee and half of the category fee – as I could see some members having a large increase in their fees if 75% are better off – and that ‘jump’ may not be budgeted for.
Hi, The members have voted and we must respect that choice. We'll probably keep the same model for the foreseeable future. I'm now expecting the see renewed calls to decrease the budget, given that fees are bound to increase significantly every year (inflation + decreasing number of members). Best regards, Sebastien Brossier To unsubscribe or manage your subscription, log in to the LIR Portal with your RIPE NCC Access account and go to the LIR Account page: https://my.ripe.net/#/account-details. Scroll down to Membership Mailing Lists to update your 'members-discuss' subscription. Having issues unsubscribing? More information about managing your subscription can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/s/members-discuss-subscription-options/