Dear RIPE NCC and community
I agree with Victoria. This appeal and the issues directly addressed are
partly in common with the problems described in the letter from INAU
(covered in a parallel discussion thread), which emphasizes their
relevance for us.
10.03.2026 16:32, Viktoriia Opanasiuk:
Dear Members of the Working group,
I am writing to express my concern regarding the proposals under
consideration for the future RIPE NCC charging scheme, specifically
the potential increase in fees forPI Assignment.
Any changes to the charging scheme should takeregional
characteristicsinto account. Different countries within the RIPE
service region have diverse network structures, operator sizes, and
resource usage patterns. In Ukraine, PI resources are widely used to
ensure networkresilience and independence, and the number of
organizations using PI blocks significantly exceeds the number of
LIRs. This widespread use of PI addressing contributes to
adecentralized, robust, and distributed Internet infrastructure.
A disproportionate increase in fees for PI blocks, as currently
proposed in the consultations, would place asignificant financial
burdenon small ISPs, regional networks, and other infrastructure
organizations, many of which are already operating under serious
economic pressure during long-term war.
This could have several unintended consequences:
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Higher fees may discourage the use of PI addressing
formultihoming, potentially affecting network resilience and
independence.
*
Additional costs may strain budgets, limiting the ability to
maintainrobust network architectures.
*
PI resources are essential forredundancy and rapid traffic
reroutingin the event of failures; increasing their cost could
unintentionally reduce the adoption of these practices.
I therefore urge the Task Force tomaintain annual fees for PI
resources at the current level, avoiding disproportionate financial
burden on operators that rely on these resources forcritical connectivity.
I appreciate the efforts of the Task Force and the transparency of the
ongoing consultation process, and hope that theregional specifics of
Ukrainewill be duly considered.
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Kind regards,
Regional Director
Viner Telecom ISP
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