* Owen DeLong via NANOG [Wed 08 Sep 2021, 20:35 CEST]:
IPv4 continues to increase in cost. Surely, there is a point where
organizations start to cry uncle.
In most western countries there isn't much growth in the total number
of connections. It's mostly churn between providers. IPv4 addresses
aren't wasted once a customer leaves (unlike for mobile numbers there
is no mandated number portability for IP addresses), they can be
reused for the next customer, they don't deteriorate when kept in
stock, and they can likely be sold for more, later, eventually.
(As long as you buy, not rent, that is, and LIR fees don't
significantly increase.)
-- Niels.
