Anne, IPv4 has been depleted in ARIN region since ~2015, it's supply and demand.
On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 12:36 PM Anne P. Mitchell, Esq. <amitch...@isipp.com> wrote: > I know that a shortage of IPv4 addresses has been anticipated for quite > some time (literally decades), however, is there a shortage *right now*? > > I ask, because Liquid Web is using it as an excuse to raise their prices: > > "We're contacting you today to inform you of a change to your account. As > you may know, the global shortage of IPv4 addresses ( > https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/ipv4/ipv4-run-out) continues to > impact web hosting companies around the world. ... Effective August 31st, > we will be updating our per IPv4 address price to $2.00 per IP." > > Anne > > -- > Anne P. Mitchell, Attorney at Law > Dean of Cyberlaw & Cybersecurity, Lincoln Law School > CEO, SuretyMail Email Reputation Certification > Author: Section 6 of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (the Federal anti-spam law) > Board of Directors, Denver Internet Exchange > Chair Emeritus, Asilomar Microcomputer Workshop > Former Counsel: Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS) > >