Additionally to big tech, some connectivity providers, e.g. Cogent are making close 10% of their revenue leasing IPv4. And it is their fastest growing revenue.
Where do we aim? What share of connectivity providing business should be IPv4 revenue? I'd like to argue, addresses should have no economic value, and if they do, we've failed our job. On Fri, 19 Jun 2026 at 10:35, Saku Ytti <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, 19 Jun 2026 at 10:18, Andrew Kirch via NANOG > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Antitrust? Flag days? These are the timid, vacillating measures of > > Some big tech shops own billions worth of IPv4, and are buying more. > This is not antitrust issue in your mind? Are the addresses not needed > or can anyone afford the cost perpetually to the future? Is this > desirable? > > -- > ++ytti -- ++ytti _______________________________________________ NANOG mailing list https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PNOK737ZSV6T2CYA55KJSMGJ3FJ4SOZ2/
