On Apr 9, 2010, at 9:58 AM, Curtis Maurand wrote: > > According to the docs that I read that's 1250 for the first year and 100/yr > thereafter. The big boys pay more up front, but pay $100.00 per year > thereafter. There's the competitive disadvantage. AT&T, Comcast, > Time-Warner pay $100.00/yr for huge address space while the little by pays > $100.00/yr for a comparatively tiny one. Something's not quite right with > that structure.
A large *end-user* pays maintenance fees of $100/year. ISPs pay an annual registration services subscription fee each year, proportional to the size of aggregate address space held. /John John Curran President and CEO ARIN