Dear EC. Since you will be meeting soon in person with the members, I want to raise this topic again as an APNIC member and also a member of the APNIC community . While I understand the EC's authority in determining fee structures without mandatory community input, the community support for a reduction in IPv6-only assignment fees in response to prop-155 should have been given some weight while making such decisions.
The choice to limit the concession period to a single year appears to diverge significantly from the community's preference for a more extended (read forever) fee reduction. This anticipated measure aimed not only to boost the broader adoption of IPv6 but also to reflect APNIC’s dedication to supporting this transition in a way that resonates with the community's needs and expectations. Additionally, I am keen to understand the financial modeling that resulted in the EC's decision, particularly concerning the perceived impact on APNIC’s revenue. The general consensus within the community was that a fee reduction for IPv6 assignments would have a minimal effect on the organization's overall financial health because it was not expected that 000s of members would opt for this option anyway but those who would will be incentivised, while on the other hand APNIC fee is going to increase significantly for its member with both address family resources, giving a boost to the revenue. This belief prompts me to request detailed insights into the analysis that predicted a revenue-hurting outcome from extending the concession period. Understanding the specific impacts foreseen on annual revenue against the benefits of increased IPv6 adoption, (which remains one of APNIC’s core missions) would be invaluable. Getting clarity on these points would greatly contribute to a more informed and constructive discussion during the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM). I sincerely request that this information be shared with the community and members specifically ahead of the AGM to facilitate a productive dialogue. It is important for the members to understand the rationale behind decisions that are contradicting their consensus based opinion, when such decisions could influence the pace of IPv6 adoption across our region. Regards, Aftab A. Siddiqui On Wed, 13 Dec 2023 at 11:28, Aftab Siddiqui <aftab.siddi...@gmail.com> wrote: > I urge the EC to revisit the decision on the fee waiver. The policy's > intent was to promote the uptake of PI IPv6 by balancing incentivization > with the recovery of costs for services provided to resource holders. A > 12-month fee waiver, unfortunately fails horribly to meet this purpose and > contradicts APNIC's fundamental goal of accelerating IPv6 adoption. To > truly drive the shift towards IPv6, we must stop valuing it as if it were > IPv4 - "a costly asset" - and instead, support its adoption through more > favorable policies. The policy which the community overwhelmingly supported > but EC didn't get the essence of it. > > Regards, > > Aftab A. Siddiqui > > > On Wed, 13 Dec 2023 at 10:29, Srinivas (Sunny) Chendi <su...@apnic.net> > wrote: > >> Dear colleagues >> >> The APNIC Executive Council endorsed the proposal, prop-155: IPv6 PI >> Assignment for Associate Members, at its meeting on 26-28 November 2023. >> >> https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/proposals/prop-155/ >> >> The EC has also decided to waive the fees on IPv6 PI assignments under >> this policy for a period of 12 months from the date of delegation. After >> the 12 month period expires, the resources will become chargeable. >> >> Next steps >> ---------- >> The Secretariat will begin the implementation process and inform the >> community as soon as it is completed. >> >> Regards, >> Sunny >> >> _______________________________________________________________________ >> >> Srinivas (Sunny) Chendi (he/him) >> Senior Advisor - Policy and Community Development >> >> Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) | Tel: +61 7 3858 3100 >> PO Box 3646 South Brisbane, QLD 4101 Australia | Fax: +61 7 3858 3199 >> 6 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, QLD | http://www.apnic.net >> _______________________________________________________________________ >> >> NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended >> recipient(s) >> and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized >> review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the >> intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy >> all >> copies of the original message. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SIG-policy - https://mailman.apnic.net/sig-policy@lists.apnic.net/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to sig-policy-le...@lists.apnic.net >> >
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