On Mar 15, 2011, at 6:27 AM, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: > On Mar 15, 2011, at 9:11 AM, Andrew Elliott wrote: > >> Looking for information on the current standard practices for charging >> customers >> for larger than default v4 assignments. >> >> Especially with the rapidly depleting v4 space, how are SP's handling these >> requests? Is it safe to assume customers requesting larger blocks are >> willing >> to pay a premium? >> >> How much are SP's charging and what are the thresholds? What are default >> allocations based on? (ie: size of the circuit, type of product, etc...) >> >> Are SP's requiring more strict justification for said assignments? > > "Larger than default"? There are rules about allocating IP space, it has to > do with justification, not default sizes. > > Charging for them means you are likely a spammer or provider catering to > spammers, and lying on your justification forms. Hopefully these types of > providers will go away as space gets tighter and justifications are > scrutinized more. > > -- > TTFN, > patrick > I'll point out that Comcast charges $5/month for a static IP on their business circuits.
If you want more addresses, they charge even more. This is not uncommon practice. I agree with you that it's undesirable, but, it's not uncommon among the access networks. Owen
