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What's probably going to happen is a marketplace will open up and unused IP blocks will go to those willing to pay for them. Eventually the cost of deploying IP
by vinceguidry 11y ago
What's probably going to happen is a marketplace will open up and unused IP blocks will go to those willing to pay for them. Eventually the cost of deploying IPv6 will be less than the cost of IPv4 addresses.
- detaro 11y agoThat market already exists, although not centrally organized by the RIRs.
- spydum 11y agoi am fairly certain RIRs do not allow this, though i know it was common practice for major hosting providers to buy up dinky/unprofitable companies which had larger legacy allocations purely for their address space.
- joepie91_ 11y agoStill is. Along with various other IP hoarding schemes. ColoCrossing is a notorious offender in this area, and has also been draining IPs from ARIN.