NIR fee structure and procedure proposal (fwd)

[John Tran <john@apnic.net>]

Hi all,

Please find below is a first version of the proposal for the fee
structure and procedure for NIRs to obatin PI and IX assignments on
behalf of their members and non-members. All feedback and comments are
welcome.

As APNIC cannot change the current non-member fee structure as this will
require members consensus. Therefore we propose the following fee
structure and procedure based on the current non-member APNIC's fee.

*NIR can translate the current multi-homing form and IX form into their
own language and make them available for organisations within their
countries.
* If an organisation wish to obtain PI or IX block then NIR will evaluate
the request, summarise it and send it to APNIC for an assignment. We also
need some information from NIR to uniquely identify the organisation for
billing and future references.
* APNIC will make the appropriate assignment from a free pools that
especially reserve for PI and IX assignments, if the evaluation is
consistent with APNIC hostmaster evaluation.
* APNIC will send the invoice to NIR as normal with reference to
appropriate assignments and allocations details.
* APNIC will send annual maintenance fee charge to NIRs for all the
assignments based on the references we received when we make the
assignment.
* The current NON-MEMBER fee should be applied to all organisations
irrespective of the country they are in to ensure consistency across the
region. This means that even if an NIR can find an alternative way to fund
for the fee that APNIC charge them to reduce the cost for these
assignments. They should charge the same fee as APNIC would charge if
these organisations approach APNIC or other NIRs.
* APNIC will apply the Assignment Window on all NIRs to ensure that the
evaluation is consistent across the region.
* To simplify the charging process we propose 50-50 split, for both
the initial and maintenance fees, between APNIC and NIRs.

Regards

Son
APNIC