[apologies for duplicates]

Dear Colleagues,

The APNIC Executive Council has resolved that the IPv4 eligibility criteria and minimum allocation size for LIRs in the African economies of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion, and Seychelles, should be as follows:

IPv4 eligibility criteria ------------------------- To be eligible to obtain an initial allocation, an LIR in an African economy must:

- have used a /24 from their upstream provider; or - demonstrate an immediate need for a /24; and - demonstrate a detailed plan for use of a /23 within a year.

Minimum allocation ------------------ The minimum allocation for an LIR in an African economy is /22.

All other provisions of APNIC-086 "Policies for IPv4 address space management in the Asia Pacific region" continue to apply to LIRs in these African economies. This document is available at:

http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/add-manage-policy.html

Background ------------ Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion, and Seychelles are currently served by APNIC, but will be served by AfriNIC when it becomes operational in the near future. For more information, see:

http://www.afrinic.net/documents.htm

ARIN and the RIPE NCC also apply a /22 minimum allocation for LIRs within other African economies.

Regards ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------