I like this language a lot, and the strong reasoning behind it.
> On Oct 3, 2017, at 3:52 PM, Richard J Letts <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My point of view > a) I am not sure why educational institutions are not able to pay the > fees for other categories of usage, or why they need an exception. > ARIN staff would need to decide if the application satisfies this: “a > volunteer group, not-for-profit, non-profit, or charitable organization” > > I’ve been involved with enough community groups to know that two of these > have weak governance structures that fail when there are conflicts (a > volunteer group and being a non-core aspect of a charitable organization), > inevitably leading to the collapse of the organization. I’m not going to > prejudge that debate here, but consider striking them. If the community > organization doesn’t have 501(c)3 status in the US they are leaving out the > opportunity to save money and get grants. > > Without a legal entity ‘owning’ the space how would ARIN know they were > dealing with, who is legally allowed to dispose of the space, etc. > > b) Who cares if they provide ‘other Information Technology services’ to > their community; we’re talking about internet access here > > c) ‘Persons or entities’ seems redundant (It is like saying ‘people or > not people’); who/what are the not a person and not an entity that are > excluded? > > d) I am not sure what is considered critical? Digging ditches? Pulling > fiber? Responding to ARIN requests? Filing forms with the IRS? > As an example I’m on the board of a non-profit. We decide on the aims, manage > the membership, etc. but we pay [independent 1099] contractors for services > (editing and printing the newsletter, performing at concerts, concert sound, > etc.). Some of these are non-critical (the newsletter), some are critical > (the performers), volunteers some critical things (IRS tax returns, state > registrations) and some non-critical things (run the website) > > So I think I end up with something with fewer words. > “A community network is a network organized and operated by a volunteer > group, not-for-profit, non-profit, or charitable organization > for the purpose of providing free or low-cost connectivity within their > community. Volunteers play a large role in directing the activity of the > organization, but some functions may be handled by paid staff.” > > > /RjL > > > “2.11 Community Network > > A community network is a network organized and operated by a volunteer > group, not-for-profit, non-profit, charitable organization, or > educational institution for the purpose of providing free or low-cost > connectivity, or other Information Technology services to persons or > entities within their community. Critical functions may be handled by > paid staff, but volunteers play a large role in offering services > available through community networks.” > > _______________________________________________ > PPML > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to > the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). > Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: > http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml > Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
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