It requires $100 worth of someone's time to make two phone calls and/or read two signed service agreements?
Perhaps if ARIN is paying their people $100/hour, yes.
(This is a CLERK's job)
Really? You're going to educate clerks about IP transit? How interesting.
I disagree strongly on the "resistor" argument, at least for the initial assignment. Bottom line - if you're announcing networks, you need an ASN. If you're not, you don't. Demonstrate that someone is going to allow you to announce networks, and you get one.
If you want a SECOND one for administrative convenience or whatever, now for THAT I can see charging a significant fee. Why? Because its not *necessary* for you to have a second one. You might WANT a second ASN, you might in fact want several of them for policy routing reasons, but that's not the same thing as a NEED for a second (or subsequent) ASN.
So, what's the criteria? Make a proposal. I don't have a strong problem with charging more for 2nd and subsequent ASNs, but I also think charging something for the reg service is reasonable.
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