>> As an ISP, ARIN will not give you any space if you are new. You have to >> already have an equivalent amount of space from another provider. I >> think it is really stupid, and encourages wasting IP space, but that is >> what the current policy is. > > If you go to ARIN, day one, and ask for address space, they have no way of > determining if your request is justified, beyond whatever pie-in-the-sky > guesses and growth projections you give them.
why is this not a problem in any other region? randy