[apnic-announce] New IPv6 policy implemented on 1 July 2002

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New IPv6 policy implemented on 1 July 2002
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APNIC is pleased to announce the implementation of the new IPv6 policy
effective 1 July 2002. The new IPv6 policy was accepted by consensus at
APNIC's 13th Open Policy Meeting and is common to all Regional Internet
Registry communities - APNIC, ARIN, and the RIPE NCC. The new policy
replaces the provisional IPv6 policy launched in 1999.

The new IPv6 Address Allocation and Assignment Policy is available at:

    http://ftp.apnic.net/apnic/docs/ipv6-address-policy

APNIC is also developing a summary version of the IPv6 policy document
and will announce it to members for comment shortly.

Documentation
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Amended IPv6 documents and the revised IPv6 application form (text only)
are available from the IPv6 resource guide at:

    http://www.apnic.net/services/ipv6_guide.html

Policy highlights
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- Minimum allocation size is /32
- Eligibility criteria based on a plan to make at least 200 /48
assignments to other organisations within two years
- Members currently holding a /35 have the option of expanding their
allocation to a /32 on request

Amendments to fees
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To ensure that the minimum allocation of IPv6 address space continues to
correspond with the "Small" member category a new Membership Fee
Schedule has also been implemented from 1 July 2002. Details of the fee
amendments are available at:

    http://www.apnic.net/ipv6-fees

Best regards,
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APNIC Secretariat                              <secretariat@apnic.net>
Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)   Tel: +61-7-3858-3100
PO Box 2131 Milton, QLD 4064 Australia            Fax: +61-7-3858-3199
Level 1,33 Park Road, Milton, QLD                 http://www.apnic.net
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