Dear all, while I appreciate the efforts in reducing accounting complexity and organizational overhead at RIPE NCC, I’m not sure if this step of removing the possiblity for quarterly and half-yearly payment is beneficial looking at the vast amount of smaller, single-account LIRs.
Just my opinion. Kind regards, Dominic > Am 21.12.2018 um 15:34 schrieb Gwen van Berne <[email protected]>: > > Dear RIPE NCC members, > > We would like to notify you about changes to our billing processes that > will come into effect for 2019. Invoicing will take place one month > later than usual on 18 February 2019 to ensure you have time to plan for > the changes listed below. > > 1. Move to annual billing schedule only > On 13 December, the RIPE NCC Executive Board resolved to move the > billing process for members to an annual scheme only. > > This change to annual billing only is aimed at reducing complexity for > our members, eliminating repeated late payments and reminders, and also > bringing efficiencies to our processes. With the increasing number of > LIR accounts, the quarterly payments schedule has put a heavy burden on > our administration. This option also means that members often have to be > notified several times per year about late invoice payments. > > For members with only one LIR account, we will design a transition plan > for those with cash flow limitations and who therefore have difficulty > meeting the payment schedule. We will provide details about this in > January 2019. > > 2. No longer sending annual separate account statements > In line with our efforts to make our billing processes more efficient > and member-friendly, we will no longer send the annual account statement > to members separately from the invoice. This has caused confusion in the > past for members who are receiving financial statements before the > invoice is available to pay. The annual invoice will include all > charging details, including the membership contribution and, when > applicable, independent resources, legacy resources and the > redistribution from 2018. More details on the calculation for the > redistribution will be communicated in January 2019. > > We will notify all billing contacts about the changes to our billing > processes. > > The full billing procedure for 2019 is available at: > https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/ripe-ncc-billing-procedure-2019 > > There is a webpage that provides additional information on our billing > procedure and also gives further details that are useful for members in > Russia and Ukraine: > https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/ripe-ncc-billing-procedure-2019/information-on-billing-and-payment-2019 > > We are confident that these changes will simplify the billing process > and we trust that you will support our efforts to increase efficiencies > at the RIPE NCC. If you have questions or you want to request support > from us, please contact <[email protected]>. > > Kind regards, > > Gwen van Berne > Chief Financial Officer > RIPE NCC >
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