Re: Charging for IPs

[michael brooks - ESC via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

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michael brooks
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Adams 12 Five Star Schools
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On Fri, Sep 4, 2026 at 1:36 PM Kevin Tillery via NANOG <
nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:

> I'll be the contrarian here. Surely whether or not this is sane depends on
> the total price and surrounding circumstances. If a provider charges say
> $200 for a service, whether they itemize it as $200 connection, free BGP,
> free IPs; or $180 connection, $20 BGP, free IPs; or $1 connection, $9 BGP,
> $190 for IPs to run BGP on; is entirely up to them and makes little
> difference.
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