Yes. Every RIR has either assigned all the space that it has been allocated, or is getting very close and restricting the amount of v4 addresses that can be requested. Once that occurs, you can get on a waiting list to obtain space from the RIR that has been returned to the pool, but there are no guarantees on how long that will be, and if you could even get enough v4 space for your needs.
The only other option then becomes the secondary transfer markets, where costs to acquire v4 space are much higher than what direct allocations from the RIRs used to be. On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 3:35 PM Anne P. Mitchell, Esq. <amitch...@isipp.com> wrote: > I know that a shortage of IPv4 addresses has been anticipated for quite > some time (literally decades), however, is there a shortage *right now*? > > I ask, because Liquid Web is using it as an excuse to raise their prices: > > "We're contacting you today to inform you of a change to your account. As > you may know, the global shortage of IPv4 addresses ( > https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/ipv4/ipv4-run-out) continues to > impact web hosting companies around the world. ... Effective August 31st, > we will be updating our per IPv4 address price to $2.00 per IP." > > Anne > > -- > Anne P. Mitchell, Attorney at Law > Dean of Cyberlaw & Cybersecurity, Lincoln Law School > CEO, SuretyMail Email Reputation Certification > Author: Section 6 of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (the Federal anti-spam law) > Board of Directors, Denver Internet Exchange > Chair Emeritus, Asilomar Microcomputer Workshop > Former Counsel: Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS) > >
