The pages below are an archive of policies that existed on 14 October 2004. This format was superseded by the publication on 15 October 2004 of the Number Resource Policy Manual (NRPM). In addition, a document which shows how text was incorporated into the first version of the NRPM (version 2004.1) is available at: https://www.arin.net/policy/archive/documents/text_to_NRPM_2004_1.pdf

Addressing policies in the ARIN region are created in accordance with the "Internet Resource Policy Evaluation Process." The status of current and historical policy proposals can be found on the "Policy Proposal Archive" page.

IPv4:

• ISP Initial Request
• Requirements for Requesting Initial Address Space
• Multi-homed
• Web-Hosting
• Immediate Need
• Cable Address Space
• Maintaining IN-ADDRs
• Reassignment
• ISP Additional Requests
• End-user
• Micro-allocation
• Annual Renewal
• Policy 2001-2: Reassignments to multihomed downstream customers
• Policy 2001-6: Multiple Discrete Networks -- Single Maintainer ID
• Policy 2002-3: Address Policy for Multi-homed Networks
• Policy 2002-5: Amnesty Requests
• Policy 2002-6: Aggregation Requests
• Policy 2002-8: Privatizing POC Information
• Policy 2003-3: Residential Customer Privacy
• Policy 2003-5: Distributed Information Server Use Requirements
• Policy 2003-13: Six-Month Supply of IP Addresses
• Policy 2003-14: Remove /13 Maximum Allocation
• Policy 2003-15: IPv4 Allocation Policy for the Africa Portion of the ARIN Region

IPv6:

• IPv6 Address Allocation and Assignment Policy
• Reassignment Policy
• Micro-allocation

AS Numbers

Transfers

Acceptable Use Policies:

• ARIN Mailing Lists
• Member Mailing Lists
• Routing Registry

Other Policies:

• 2002-1 Lame Delegations in IN-ADDR.ARPA
• 2002-4 Bulk Copies of ARIN's WHOIS
• 2003-12 IANA to RIR Allocation of IPv4 Address Space

Obsolete Policies:

• 2001-7 Bulk WHOIS Data