Adam - Contact the Registration Services Helpdesk… we deal with situations like this fairly often and can often find a way to either get the registration updated (so that the holder can use or monetize the resources) or have them relinquished back to the registry.
Thanks! /John John Curran President and CEO American Registry for Internet Numbers > On 25 Jul 2022, at 10:30 AM, Adam Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't think there is any such process today. I would like to see such a > process exist. > > While you're addressing non-legacy blocks, though, I have the same > issue/question with *legacy* blocks. > I've recently identified almost a dozen Class C blocks (yes, they're that old > :-D) where I'm 100% certain they are not in use, and 99.9% certain I'm the > only person left on the planet who's aware of their existence... but I do > not, or no longer, have any legal connection to the assignees, so I can't > relinquish the addresses to ARIN. Some of those assignees never had a legal > existence in the first place (e.g. individual high schools), others no longer > exist, others have moved or changed identity so establishing the succession > to ARIN's satisfaction would be a nightmare. > > What kind of a process does/would/could exist for reclaiming unused legacy > blocks like these? Or are they just frozen in time and (address) space > forever and we're all OK with that? > > -Adam > > Adam Thompson > Consultant, Infrastructure Services > MERLIN > 100 - 135 Innovation Drive > Winnipeg, MB R3T 6A8 > (204) 977-6824 or 1-800-430-6404 (MB only) > https://www.merlin.mb.ca > Chat with me on Teams: [email protected] > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ARIN-PPML <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ronald F. >> Guilmette >> Sent: July 25, 2022 8:10 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [arin-ppml] Deceased Companies? >> >> Can some helpful soul please point me to the section of the NPRM that lays >> out the ARIN policy/policies that relate to ARIN members / resources holders >> that were, once upon a time, legally constituted corporate entities, but >> that >> have ceased being validly registered corporate entities? >> >> I am most particularly interested to know whether ARIN is either permitted >> or obligated to reclaim any number resources that may have been assigned to >> such entities. >> >> NOTE: I am asking now *only* about NON-LEGACY memberships & resources. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> rfg >> _______________________________________________ >> ARIN-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: >> https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml >> Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues. > _______________________________________________ > ARIN-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: > https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml > Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues. _______________________________________________ ARIN-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: https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
