Some days ago, we all received a long document that looked like this;

NOTE: the document has been received September 8, 1992.

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COA (92)080 T.Kalin 24.8.92 RARE and RIPE / RIPE - NCC .......

RIPE:

RIPE should stay a technical IP coordinating body within RARE, but having much more interaction with the RARE management, technical and executive bodies (CoA, RTC, REC, Raresec) than in the past according to its charter, RIPE should be serving wider population than RARE membership one should observe gradual merger (or at least very close cooperation) between identical or related Working Groups of RARE and RIPE, leading to a coordinated management of technical activities RIPE should support establishment and utilisation of the EMPB, particulary in the pilot phase, where the its expertise is crucially needed

I have now learned through reliable sources that the EMPB/PTT-telecom is planning to subcontract "IP network Consulting" for EMPB to Softlabs. Another strange thing seems to be that the receiver was "Bruce Wallace at PTT telecom" I thought he was with the CPMU? This means that the IP-comunity of Europe will probably have a zero influence on the network, that are supposed to serve our comunity. And that CPMU totally ignores the skills of the Ripe comunity. We have to pay twice, as the skills of the coumunity are not used, and we have to pay the consultants on our taxes/charges! I might be wrong, if someone has better knowledge about this, please speak up. -Peter