Precisely.
What is important now is for the result to be accepted and move on. Arriving at either of the options in the 2027 Charging Scheme Proposal was the culmination of a great deal of effort and refinement
of recent previous attempts. It became THE Vote. The big one! Could this be the one where the category model finally wins? No.
To be asked to vote again on this within the next few years should be considered disrespectful to the membership and the vote they hold. I strongly suspect that irrespective on which side of the
coin you are, most don’t want to be asked again any time soon either.
Brian
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From: Andy Davidson <Andy.Davidson@ask4.com>
Sent: 22 May 2026 15:55
To: Stephen Carter (Fujitsu) <stephen.carter2@fujitsu.com>; members-discuss@ripe.net
Subject: [members-discuss] Re: RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Proposals - result announced.
On 22 May 2026, at 13:20, Stephen Carter (Fujitsu) via members-discuss <members-discuss@ripe.net>
wrote:
> 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.
No. The option B was the voting scheme with large jumps and it did not pass.
The meeting was asked to reach a decision. It decided that in this membership of equals, we should contribute equally and be treated equally.
Rare that I am the majority side of a 51/49 split in a referendum, but I really do feel the answer reached is the right one, for a membership organisation, in the long term.
Andy
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