Pricing is too tight. ASN charging seems like a punishment. Very reasonable pricing for one /24 owner and dozens of /16 members. But for the rest of the members, there is a rather unfair approach. The current model should stay or a more equitable approach should be applied instead of this strict strict calculation. Not all RIPE members use the EURO currency. And injustice reaches even greater heights.

Regards,

Alptekin Sünnetci

From: members-discuss <members-discuss-bounces@ripe.net> On Behalf Of Paul Lewis
Sent: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 2:30 PM
To: members-discuss@ripe.net
Subject: [members-discuss] [GM] Consultation on RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024

Hi,
Regarding the two proposed charging models for 2024, I honestly think that the pricing is a bit on the steep side. Model 1 certainly seems to have a sharp increase.

The 50 EUR 'per ASN' charge I imagine might be a problem for LIR members with many ASNs. I feel that it would be better to have this charge apply to 16-bit ASNs which are in limited supply. This could be seen as a surcharge or penalty for holding onto legacy hardware and/or supporting providers that do so. As for 32-bit ASNs, they could still be charged something but I think they should be charged quite a bit less.

There's no description in the spreadsheet about the categories in model 2 (e.g. the thresholds), short of taking a look at the formulas used. It would be nice if there's further clarity around this.

As it stands, for me personally model 2 is considerably cheaper than model 1. However, if model 2 was chosen then it may need some further changes for larger LIR members based on more feedback.

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Regards,
Paul Lewis.