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Technically that depends on the agreements with IANA. If IANA could say "HEY YOU if you're not using 80% of your space actively, by January after next then we'l
by leeter 8y ago
Technically that depends on the agreements with IANA. If IANA could say "HEY YOU if you're not using 80% of your space actively, by January after next then we'll charge you a an exponentially increasing fee" I suspect they'd get a lot more movement. I suspect that the price of IP space on the market will also change that attitude as people go "Well crap that's worth a lot of money"
- craftyguy 8y agoWhat if they didn't pay it? It's the US military, IANA would have a hard time enforcing any punishment they bestowed on the DoD.
- leeter 8y agoThen they reverse the assignment, as the ultimate authority on the internet they do have the right.
- craftyguy 8y ago"Something something National Security"
- AstralStorm 8y agoSince they are not publicly used, these sound like bait for routing redirection attacks. It is a security issue for everyone involved.
- astrodust 8y agoIf the US military had to pay a staggering $100/IP per year it wouldn't even show up in a detailed audit. It's an utterly inconsequential amount compared to the military budget. It's not a price thing, it's a "why should we" thing.