-----Original Message----- From: Randy Bush [mailto:randy@psg.com] Sent: 16 September 2011 21:38 To: Randy Carpenter Cc: North American Network Operators' Group Subject: Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network
As an ISP, ARIN will not give you any space if you are new. You have to already have an equivalent amount of space from another provider.
does arin *really* still have that amazing barrier to market entry?
arin claims to be a shining example of industry self-governance. to me, this barrier to entry looks far more like industry self-protection from new entrants.
and before anyone starts bleeding about the routing table, to me that sounds like you fear new entrants forcing you to make a small upgrade to your protected business as usual.
People have been bleating about routing tables sizes for years and everything has been fine. You could argue that the bleating has helped keep the size down of course, perhaps it has. -- Leigh ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________