ACSP Suggestion 2008.8: Reduced Fee structure for Qualified 501c(3) (or equivalant) Organizations

Reduced fee structure for qualified 501c(3) (or equivalant) organizations.

There are a number of community-based non-profit organizations which are building networks for a variety of purposes, including community access and emergency services networks. Many of these organizations are multi-homed and qualify under policy for address space. However, for these organizations, the initial registration fees can be a substantial barrier. The annual fees for allocations are outright prohibitive to such organizations.

These fee reductions/waivers should be limited to qualified not-for-profit charitable organizations. In the US, this would be IRS 501c(3). For other nations in the ARIN service region, the appropriate equivalent standard should be used.

This suggestion is a fee related discussion and thus the purview of the Board of Trustees. ARIN will forward this to the Finance Committee of the Board for their review and analysis and will report back.

At its 10 March 2008 meeting the Board of Trustees discussed this topic at length. Following the discussion, no Board consensus was reached at that time. As a result, your suggestion will remain open and will be a matter of continuing discussion by the Board of Trustees.

This suggestion will remain open.