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I knew about Apple and AT&T. DoD is really hoarding them, wow.

• selectodude 5y ago
  Honestly prudential is the one that stuns me. They’re an insurance company! Why do they need all those?!
  • lmm 5y ago
    They probably got a /8 early and gave each regional office their own /16, so they'd have to unpick all the addresses they're currently using before they could sell off any.
    • Dylan16807 5y ago
      I'm sure they could split it into /16s and sell off the empty ones.
  • axaxs 5y ago
    Same with Ford. And while I do think the addresses should be returned, they should get market value or above for them. We should not punish companies for buying into the future, which turned out to be a great investment.
    • viraptor 5y ago
      Alternative view - those addresses should not be "returned". They're owned. I hope hoarders will get blocks as large as they can so that we experience real shortage and start seeing the first ipv6-only services.
      • IncRnd 5y ago
        The addresses are not owned by those in the list. They are allocated for an ongoing yearly fee.
        • Sebb767 5y ago
          If they were bought early enough, they count as legacy and are fee-free. And even if they aren't, the current price trend will easily outgrow the fee.
  • IncRnd 5y ago
    Prudential got that block 5 year before IPv6 was introduced.
    • edoceo 5y ago
      Maybe they just bought it for insurance.